Interview: Keturah Lamb Leafbox Podcast

Keturah Lamb, an American writer, educator, and community builder, discusses her unconventional upbringing, her philosophy, her projects, and her views on technology and society. Raised in a family that rejected social security cards for four generations, Lamb was homeschooled and grew up in various locations across the US. She has hosted workshops through her project, the Living Room Academy, to pass on traditional knowledge and skills regarding home building, community building and more. She also shares her experiences of traveling and meeting different communities, her approach to using the internet, and her thoughts on politics and spirituality. She emphasizes the importance of community building, hospitality, and sacrifice in her life and work.
Topic Time Stamps
* (4:31) Keturah’s upbringing and unconventional lifestyle 
* (9:31) Views on religion and her current spiritual practices 
* (14:02) Ketura's approach to aesthetics and her Living Room Academy project 
* (19:31) Demographics and a Response to Ketura's work and projects
* (28:55) Rumspringa
* (33:10) Travel and the 12 Tribes
* (35:12) Church jumping
* (37:14) Relationship to Internet and Social Media
* (45:02)Writing practice and community building
* (47:03) Keturah’s Politics
* (51:51) Dating advice for others 
* (53:58) Spiritual framework and her views on gossip 
* (56:12) Gossip 
* (59:02) Current focus and future projects
* (1:04) The role of sacrifice / closing thoughts
Connect with her work:
The Living Room Academy Projecthttps://www.livingroomacademy.com/
She writes
- On Point Whimsical Fiction And Essays
The Girl Who Does Not ExistGuide to life without a Social Security Numberhttps://thegirlwhodoesntexist.com/
Find her on Twitter: @KeturahAbigail
Interview Transcript @ Leafbox.com









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