Best Poditics Podcasts (2025)

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Poditics: My Milwaukee, Driving and Talking (Pts 1 & 2) 29:22

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1+ y ago29:22

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A brand new feature on Poditics: My Milwaukee: Tim S. drives and talks to you, about things, including Milwaukee! Note that there is no politics content contained within this particular feature and episode of Poditics.By Tim S

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Poditics, My Milwaukee, Episode 2: So Sorry Slash Mea Culpa 31:04

2y ago31:04

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Tim S. checks in after two months with no podcast episodes of Poditics with an update! We discuss protests, keeping a promise, Milwaukee, and more!By Tim S

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Poditics: My Milwaukee, Episode 1 29:49

2y ago29:49

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Tim S is back! And they live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin now. This new season of Poditics will feature: episodes that are 30 minutes long (at minimum), possible expert guests, Milwaukee area content, and much, much more!NOTE: we're having some tech issues with our new logo, please be patientBy Tim S

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Cloud Audit - Switching from Zoom to Whereby 2:56

2+ y ago2:56

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On this episode of Beyond Net Zero Journey, host Chloe Thomas explores her recent transition to a more sustainable video conferencing solution. Recognizing that using video conferencing platforms like Zoom can contribute to carbon emissions, Chloe references Mike Burners Lee's book, "How Bad Are Bananas," (episode 3) which estimates that using Zoom…

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Cloud Audit (ish) Changing Mobile Phone contract to Honest Mobile 5:24

2+ y ago5:24

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On this episode of Beyond Net Zero Journey, host Chloe Thomas shares her recent discovery of a mobile phone service provider in the UK that aligns with her mission of reducing carbon usage. Chloe discusses her decision to switch to Honest Mobile, a BCorp and carbon-negative company that offers a better roaming deal and contributes to environmental …

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Final Sustainable Business Banking Update 14:45

2+ y ago14:45

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On this episode of Beyond Net Zero Journey, host Chloe Thomas provides the final update on her mission to change her business banking set up so it's better for the planet. She believes that she has reached the law of diminishing returns with the banking project, so it's time to move on to the next caron reduction project... the cloud. Other Benefit…

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Book Review - The Carbon Almanac 5:14

2+ y ago5:14

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On this episode of Beyond Net Zero Journey, host Chloe Thomas invites listeners to join her in a book review of "The Carbon Almanac," a beautifully designed book that offers inspiration and education on the climate crisis. Chloe discusses the collective behind the book, their meticulous research, and the vast resources available on their website. S…

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Our first interview! Meet Carbon Poditive 29:40

2+ y ago29:40

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It's our first ever interview! [warning- Chloe edited this herself, so apologies for the audio not being better!!] Chloe's chatting to Andrew Bosomworth, founder of the brilliant Carbon Poditive tool. This tool has saved Chloe HOURS of trying to work out how to enable her listeners (you included) to listen carbon-guilt free. An awesome easy to use …

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Book Review - The World is On Fire But We're still Buying Shoes by Alec Leach 3:49

2+ y ago3:49

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It's time for another book review - and now Chloe's focusing on book directly relevant to eCommerce. This time it's "The World is on Fire but we're Still Buying Shoes" by Alec Leach. Get your copy here: https://alecleach.com/products/the-world-is-on-fire-but-we-re-still-buying-shoes Comment on Chloe's LinkedIn Post about it here: https://www.linked…

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Kicking off our Cloud Audit 12:56

2+ y ago12:56

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It's time to start the next section of our Supplier Audit... and the new focus is The Cloud. How are we going to tackle reducing the carbon footprint of our cloud storage? Chloe's outlining her plan of attack, which includes tackling it in three distinct areas: One - Storage what files are we storing that we shouldn't be? what files are unnecessari…

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Taking the Flight Free Pledge with Flight Free UK 4:10

2+ y ago4:10

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Reducing the carbon footprint of our business travel has always been part of the journey, and talking about it can have a massive carbon shadow impact (inspiring others to do the same). To help do that Chloe's taken the Flight Free Pledge: What is it? Why take it? How to use it for increasing Carbon Shadow AND... the impact so far... Useful links: …

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Supplier Audit - Banking - Moving to Xero 10:14

2+ y ago10:14

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The (final?) stage of our Banking Supplier Audit is underway - and it's the move from FreeAgent to Xero... Quick Banking Supplier Audit recap Why move to Xero? Any issues? Final thoughts on banking (hopefully!?) See also episodes 7,9,11By Chloe Thomas

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Carbon Literacy Training 11:27

2+ y ago11:27

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Chloe started the year with a Carbon Literacy Training Course.. Why get some training? Why this course? What was it like? Would she recommend it? Links: Jen Gale https://www.asustainablelife.co.uk/carbon-literacy/ The Carbon Literacy Project/Trust https://carbonliteracy.com/ Fashion Declares https://fashion-declares.org/ LinkedIn post to announce t…

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Diary Update - we're back! Updates on lots that we've been up to 15:50

2+ y ago15:50

15:50

FINALLY we're back with another episode - sorry for the longer-than-intended absence. The good news is that although I've been failing to update this audio diary, I have been doing a lot on our journey. So updates on: Why the gap has been so long Carbon Literacy Training - LinkedIn up date here Podcasts becoming carbon-guilt free The end of the ban…

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Diary Update - That's it for 2022 a look back on the year 14:11

3y ago14:11

14:11

We're pausing the show until January, so here's Chloe's look back on 2022 and our progress. Including: Offsetting The Banking project The Travel Policy Finding ways to keep making progress The helpful community Investing Links: https://chloelink.com/creditcard Eco UK Business Credit Card we switched to (use this link to earn us both £75 when you ma…

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Book Review - the Future we Choose the Stubborn Optimists Guide to the Climate Crisis 5:43

3y ago5:43

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Chloe's review of the book "the Future we Choose the Stubborn Optimists Guide to the Climate Crisis" by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. Listen to find out why she read it, what's in it, and why she loved it enough to record a review of it! Get your copy at at a 'good' BCorp bookseller like these two: World of Books (wob) for new and seco…

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Diary Update - Supplier Audit Progress inc first 'Podcasts' update 14:27

3y ago14:27

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Time for another diary update! Where have we got with the banking changes? What's the impact been of the website improvements? How's the offsetting going? Which supplier audit topic am I tackling next? (podcasts!) And several more tips too... Mentioned links: Offsetting with ecologi - https://chloelink.com/offsetting (and if you sign up they'll pla…

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Travel Tips to reduce your carbon usage 17:00

3y ago17:00

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This episode builds on episode 5 where I shared our carbon reducing Travel Policy. In this one I'm sharing the steps I take to reduce the carbon impact of my work travel. Step1 - do you need to go? Step 2 - do you need to go to the whole thing? Step 3 - Maximise the return from the trip Step 4 - Minimise waste during the trip Step 5 - Low Carbon Tr…

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Buy Books Better! Use BCorps like xigxag and wob 13:44

3y ago13:44

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How can you do better for the planet when you buy books? Chloe's been trying to work this one out! In this episode she's sharing: The best places to buy The best formats to buy Her new approach to the books she's reading Her new approach to how she's promoting her own books and others Important links: World of Books - BCorp of paperbacks - https://…

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Diary Update - Supplier Audit Progress + website improvements update 13:40

3y ago13:40

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Time for another diary update! Where have we got with the banking changes? What's the impact been of the website improvements? How's the offsetting going? And several more tips too... Mentioned links: See our ecologi status (and if you sign up they'll plant 30 trees) Website carbon calculations at websitecarbon.com Capital on Tap Credit card (using…

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Is this Going to Make the World better for Other People's Grandchildren? 5:21

3y ago5:21

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Trying to make the right decisions as you make your business greener / more sustainable etc is HARD. Often there are no perfect answers - it’s actually a balancing act between competing priorities. And a challenge to avoid going down the rabbit hole. Recent eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast guest Kresse Wesling from Elvis and Kresse shared her killer qu…

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Supplier Audit - Sustainable Business Credit Card Tips 4:02

3y ago4:02

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This is a quick episode to update you on our progress on our supplier audit. (check out episode 7 for part 1 and a bigger explanation of what it all is). I’m currently working through changing our banking providers - because this is one of the biggest impacts I can have, and once all the changes are made - they’re (hopefully) made forever! I've fin…

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Diary Update inc 10 things I'm doing to constantly remind me to do better 28:54

3y ago28:54

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It's time for another diary update - what have I actually achieved on: My business's path to beyond net zero? Shouting about it and inspiring others Learning about it PLUS I'm sharing 10+ little things I've done to help remind me to do better, that do do better, AND which spark conversations to inspire others to change too. Useful links to things I…

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Net Zero Supplier Audit - Business Banking Tips 14:18

3+ y ago14:18

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I'm deep in the depths of our Supplier Audit at the moment (episode on how we're tackling that coming up later!) One of the areas I've found that we can have a HUGE impact is by changing our banking suppliers. In this episode, I'm sharing what we're doing, and the awesome tips I've had that made it a LOT easier to change your: Business Current Acco…

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Our Tech Replacement Policies 11:28

3+ y ago11:28

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This is another area it's really simple for any business to lower their carbon impact via. Stop needlessly replacing your hardware! In this episode we're talking: mobiles desktops and laptops podcast mics tablets And sharing some stats from Mike Berners-Lee's 'How Bad Are Bananas?' book - hear Chloe's review of that in episode 3.…

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Our Net Zero Travel Policy 17:27

3+ y ago17:27

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We now have a net zero travel policy at eCommerce MasterPlan. That sounds rather grand - as it’s just me a tribe of freelancers. BUT I know this is potentially our biggest negative impact, so I wanted to make sure I wasn’t stumbling through it and actually was making conscious decisions. 3 parts to this. Reduce our travel Reduce the impact of our t…

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Diary Update - Finding the time to get to net zero 9:11

3+ y ago9:11

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Finally! It is diary update 2 on how we're getting on, plus how to find time to get your business to net-zero. Diary Blocking Make the project easy to pick up and drop Beat the Guilt!By Chloe Thomas

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Our episode about Ukraine, with Matteo Grassi from Commerce4Good - eCommerce MasterPlan 35:32

3+ y ago35:32

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This bonus episode is our response to what’s happening in Ukraine. It’s VERY low-fi – no jingles, no ads, and edited by Chloe!!! Because I wanted to get it out fast (this is hitting the airwaves a mere 2 hours after we recorded it), because we’re putting it out on multiple podcasts AND because it just feels totally wrong to put ads in an episode li…

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Book Review - How Bad Are Bananas by Mike Berners-Lee 9:18

4y ago9:18

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Chloe's review of the book "How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything". Listen to find out why she read it, what's in it, and why she loved it enough to record a review of it! Get your copy at a 'good' BCorp bookseller like these two: World of Books (wob) for new and second hand - https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/mike-berners-lee/how-b…

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Book Review - What we Need to Do Now by Chris Goodall 8:40

4y ago8:40

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Chloe's review of the book "What we Need to Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future" by Chris Goodall. Listen to find out why she read it, what's in it, and why she loved it enough to record a review of it! Get your copy at at a 'good' BCorp bookseller like these two: World of Books (wob) for new and second hand - https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/chris-goo…

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First Diary Update - how are we starting our Beyond Net Zero Journey? 20:37

4y ago20:37

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Our first 'diary' update on our Beyond Net Zero Journey. Covering: A little background What we're doing to the business 'eCommerce MasterPlan' to make it more carbon neutral What we're doing to inspire others to follow us Key links: Episode 359 of the eCommerce MasterPlan podcast https://ecommercemasterplan.com/our-new-net-zero-focus-podcast/ Our N…

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Introducing the Beyond Net Zero Journey Podcast 2:57

4y ago2:57

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A quick guide to why Chloe Thomas (eCommerce MasterPlan, Keep Optimising) has created this new audio diary of her businesses journey to net zero and beyond. Find out more at https://beyondnetzerojourney.com Verification code ZvVo9elkwOJFTaH7BYUUBy Chloe Thomas

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No Crying in Space Politics! 13:14

4y ago13:14

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A shameful episode! Tim S. breaks down in the engine room.By Tim S

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Round 8, Episode 2: It Was Like a Boom Boom 24:58

4y ago24:58

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We're back! Tim S., Jaz and Billy watch an episode of the classic prisoner of war camp situation comedy Hogman's Heroes, the only show that's licensed for broadcast in space.By Tim S

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Round 8, Episode 1: Politics... in Space! 32:31

4+ y ago32:31

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Tim S. has been shot into the depths of space... outer space, that is! He's joined by his longtime associates Jaz and Billy, along with his usual profound musings on politics and all things political. The start of a brand new "Poditics adventure."By Tim S

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PODITIVITY SEASON TWO - JAN 31 2014 26:38

12y ago26:38

26:38

Max and Al welcome back the papaya faced fountain of knowledge that is Wisdom Sue. Once more, Max attempts to creep his own violent and degrading views of women into the podcast arena. Turns out, women = rubbish after all. Max was right, who knew?

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PODITIVITY SEASON TWO - JAN 24 2013 45:20

12y ago45:20

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After 5 weeks of silence, Max and Al return, joined by human fountain of positive vibes, Isla Ure. They discuss mechanically recovered meat and try to understand why Max is such a horrible sexist idiot.

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PODITIVITY SEASON TWO - DEC 16 2013 32:35

12y ago32:35

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Max and his horrible father return to the pod-waves to elicit positivity from themselves and everyone that happens upon them. This week, genuine exorcist Loren O'Brien joins them to bring Max's demons to the forefront and slap them with logic. Max learns to say Catholicism.

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PODITIVITY - FEB 19 2013 - SEASON FINALE 35:06

12+ y ago35:06

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Illustrious bee. Max and Al are finally joined by Guru, Saint and Master of all things "Wisdom Sue" the level of intelligence, philosophy and horse requirement increases massively and forever.

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PODITIVITY - FEB 12 2013 15:35

12+ y ago15:35

15:35

Max and Al take yet another journey into the mystical world of beauty and positivity. More total rubbish and idiocy in general.

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PODITIVITY - FEB 05 2013 22:09

12+ y ago22:09

22:09

Max and Al are joined by acclaimed actress and writer Sydney Stevenson as they wind their way through the positive beauty that the earth has to offer. They discuss things like, well, Max's weird hair again, his square head and celebrate Royal racism with a sticky bun.

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PODITIVITY - JAN 29 2013 27:51

13y ago27:51

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Al and Max are joined by genius, entrepreneur and scholar, Prof. B.R.S.Targay who will attempt to sort Mr. Negativmo (Max) out once and for all. The results are beautiful, haunting and erotic. Also the chaps discuss mugs again, awful haircuts and the wonderful phenomenon of the "Tessay".

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PODITIVITY - JAN 22 2013 26:29

13y ago26:29

26:29

Max and Al are joined by their first ever "Yes Guest" - It's Nick Long, he fills our ears with glorious mundane-ness*.*Not a word.

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PODITIVITY - JAN 15 2013 - SEE DESCRIPTION FOR GENUINE WARNING 30:41

13y ago30:41

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**SERIOUS MEDICAL WARNING** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A GENUINE HYPNOTIC INDUCTION. DO NOT LISTEN WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY. Al despairs at Max's lack of self-belief and constant negativity and so hypnotises him. For real.

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PODITIVITY - JAN 8 2013 25:33

13y ago25:33

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Max sits warm at the buttery microphone and spews forth his positive vomit whilst considering living 4 times as long and the perils of being retired at the age of 21.

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PODITIVITY - JAN 2 2013 33:10

13y ago33:10

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Al and Max reconvene to tackle the challenge of staying positive during the winter months.**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CIDER FESTIVAL HAS BEEN INDEFINITELY POSTPONED**

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PODITIVITY - DEC 21 2012 22:01

13y ago22:01

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CHRISTMAS! IT'S NEARLY HERE! WE'RE SO POSITIVE!This episode, Max learns the poditivity chant and the power it can wield. He also shares his experiences of asking for time off at work, eating fajitas and visiting New York.

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PODITIVITY - DEC 14 2012 23:32

13y ago23:32

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In this first episode of "Poditivity" Al Clayton and Max Saidi sit down to discuss what makes them feel positive in life. Al confesses his undying love for Max and Max remembers the time he didn't burn the toast.