# The Tao of WAO (new podcast from We Are Open Co-op)
**URL:** https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727
**Category:** General
**Tags:** podcasts, news
**Created:** [20 May 2021 10:56 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727 "2021-05-20T10:56:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [20 May 2021 10:56 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/1 "2021-05-20T10:56:07Z")
Hey all, [We Are Open Co-op](https://weareopen.coop) has just released the first three episodes of our new podcast 🥳
> **[Announcing our new podcast](https://blog.weareopen.coop/announcing-our-new-podcast/)**
>
> The Tao of WAO is ready to enlighten your ears
[RSS feed](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:938068006/sounds.rss)
We’d love it if you could:
- Share with your networks
- Give us feedback (the first episode is on Co-operatives!)
- Come and have a chat with us on a future episode
I’d ask you to ‘like and subscribe’ but I’d be filled with shame and self-loathing if I did so 😉
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### Author:  [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)
#### Post date: [20 May 2021 23:21 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/2 "2021-05-20T23:21:18Z")
I have listened to the first episode and I love it. You’ve both got great podcast voices and the production quality is good so when you mention coops and people that I know and have met (outlandish, Sion Wellans) I feel like some kind of massive insider.
I liked hearing the prehistory of We Are Open and Doug’s angry anti-landlord rant (just kidding).
Anyway, I would like to be a guest on your show whenever you’ll have me. I have a joke about Ashington that I think you’ll like Doug and want to see if Laura gets it.
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [21 May 2021 07:52 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/3 "2021-05-21T07:52:10Z")
Yay! First listener who isn’t a member of my family! 😉
But seriously, thanks for taking the time, and we’d love to have you as a guest. We’ve been setting aside time to record on Tuesday mornings from 09:00 our time. Given @laura is on holiday for three weeks, our next recording session will be June 15th, if you’d like to pencil that in?
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### Author:  [@KingMob](https://community.coops.tech/u/KingMob)
#### Post date: [27 May 2021 17:06 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/4 "2021-05-27T17:06:39Z")
Yes, that sounds great!
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [25 June 2021 12:26 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/5 "2021-06-25T12:26:19Z")
Hey all, just a heads-up that @KingMob **did** end up joining us for Episode 5 of the Tao of WAO podcast, which you can listen to here (and everywhere you get your podcasts):
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1074230035&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166
If you would like to be a guest on a future episode, give @laura or me a shout! 🙂
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### Author:  [@calummackervoy](https://community.coops.tech/u/calummackervoy)
#### Post date: [26 June 2021 14:19 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/6 "2021-06-26T14:19:43Z")
Freed on the orders of @KingMob 🙂 enjoyed the episode a lot thanks for posting
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### Author:  [@alex](https://community.coops.tech/u/alex)
#### Post date: [28 June 2021 17:09 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/7 "2021-06-28T17:09:38Z")
Hey @dajbelshaw,
I’d love to come on the podcast representing Common Knowledge and my own takes. Really enjoyed this episode and working my way through the backlog. I think hearing people in our movement talk unambigiously about things like how they actually get stuff done is really important!
Let me know if you’d like this. I’m pretty flexible. My email is alex at my coop domain name.
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [28 June 2021 17:52 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/8 "2021-06-28T17:52:33Z")
Thanks @alex - emailing now!
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [25 January 2022 20:14 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/9 "2022-01-25T20:14:29Z")
For those interested / following along, we recorded S03 E02 of **The Tao of Wao** with @alex from Common Knowledge. Listen via SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts!
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1203433066&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166
Bonus points for leaving comments on SoundClourd, or rating the podcast on either Spotify or iTunes 🙂
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### Author:  [@alex](https://community.coops.tech/u/alex)
#### Post date: [31 January 2022 08:56 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/10 "2022-01-31T08:56:00Z")
Thanks for having me on Doug and Laura. It’s all a bit meta, because it talks at length about CoTech and this very forum!
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### Author:  [@laura](https://community.coops.tech/u/laura)
#### Post date: [12 April 2022 11:05 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/11 "2022-04-12T11:05:44Z")
A new episode of the Tao of WAO was just released. This time we had a chat with @Kayleigh and I do say it was absolutely lovely.
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1248800341&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166
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### Author:  [@garlic\_onions](https://community.coops.tech/u/garlic_onions)
#### Post date: [18 April 2022 19:15 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/13 "2022-04-18T19:15:30Z")
Hi, Doug. This is Ana Luisa from Autonomic Cö-op. I’d like do know we’re interested im doing a guest spot! We’re excited to discuss the themes around running the cö-op in general and our views and values on digital activism. We’re open to hear any themes and ideas you’d like to discuss as well. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@dajbelshaw](https://community.coops.tech/u/dajbelshaw)
#### Post date: [5 May 2022 09:11 UTC](https://community.coops.tech/t/the-tao-of-wao-new-podcast-from-we-are-open-co-op/2727/14 "2022-05-05T09:11:41Z")
Hi @garlic_onions please do email us! podcast@weareopen.coop
(sorry for not checking in here more often)
We recently recorded a fantastic episode with @Kayleigh recently which everyone should listen to!
> **[Podcast - Learn with We Are Open Co-op](https://learnwith.weareopen.coop/products/podcast/)**
>
> The Tao of WAO is a podcast about the intersection of technology, society, and internet culture – with a dash of philosophy and art for good measure. Hosted by Laura Hilliger and Doug Belshaw of We Are Open Co-op. Tao of WAO · The Tao of WAO – Season...