The Restart Project Podcast

A bi-weekly talk show by The Restart Project, plus a monthly documentary series produced by brilliant podcaster Dave Pickering, based on fixing triumphs, heartbreaks and wisdom shared at our community repair events – called Restart Parties – here in London. We go into real depth about good and bad design, obstacles to repair of electronics, emotional aspects of ownership, environmentally irresponsible business models, and the “end of life” of our gadgets. This podcast is for you if you'd like to fix your relationship with electronics. Let’s rethink, restart.

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Restart Radio: from changing plugs to changing the world


On our show this week, we had a special guest, Alison from The Goodlife Centre, a workshop and learning centre not far from Resonance FM’s London studios in Borough.

Through her thriving business, Alison has helped thousands of Londoners learn about DIY, electricals, plumbing and making/repairing furniture. She tells the story of some “dollhouse DIY” as a child and how her love of materials and production took her in fascinating professional directions.

We also talked about why people no longer have DIY skills – why nobody can change a plug – and what motivates them to go to The Goodlife Centre to learn.

We then discussed two stories: a feature about a Minnesota appliance salesman-turned-indie-repairman and a comparison of open source, grassroots innovation to prevent climate change as opposed to the massive climate talks scheduled for December in Paris.

For background reading, in order of our discussion:

  • “Maytag Man rejects the throw-away society, one appliance at a time“
  • COP vs. POC: innovation under the radar of the climate talks

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 November 4, 2015  28m