Carpenters and craft, friendship and rivalry: Wally is building a mansion for a dot-com multimillionaire in the Silicon Valley of California. As the dot-com's stock keeps rising, the size of the house - and the owner's ego - keep growing. Wally and his colorful crew may be into something that's over their heads. When little guys work for bigshots, who gets nailed? From bungling to burglary, from demolishing concrete to racing beltsanders, from love of tools to falling in love, everyone will encounter Wally's Laws of Construction - or are they Laws of Life? Each house, it seems, is a miracle. Joe Cottonwood is a contractor in the Silicon Valley of California where he has been building houses - and fixing homes - for over 30 years. He is the author of FAMOUS POTATOES and other novels.

The ShowIng Up podcast by a couple guys who think life is a spiritual journey full of beauty, suffering, peaks, and depth (often called valleys). At times or all at once it can be terrifying, exhilarating or ordinary. Sometimes we get very lost other times we feel found. So what do you do? How do you engage life without a clear roadmap? We think showing up and risking the journey is the highest calling. The alternatives seem unacceptable.

If you could turn your back on everything you knew to follow a dream, would you? Joel Sanders used to perform comedy in Vegas but, since 2010, he's living on a canal boat, floating around the UK's waterways. His podcast explores the quirky and often harsh realities of life afloat. You can see 'Angry Boater' live at 'Chilibomb' on Curtain Rd, Liverpool Street on Sunday September 19th - his first show in over a year. All ticket revenue from will be donated to The Michael Sobell Hospice. http://www.angryboater.com

We want to teach you how to decorate! We'll help you unleash your inner decorator with interviews from interior designers, sharing the trials and triumphs from our own homes, and answering your burning decorating questions. Brought to you from the Ballard Designs team.

Music Is My Life is a podcast produced by Berklee Online's magazine Take Note.

Join author and screenwriter Mark Stay with coach and entrepreneur Mark Desvaux, as they discover the secrets to writing a bestseller and challenge themselves and you to write, market and self-published a bestselling book in just one year. Each week, they are guided by and interview million-selling, chart-topping authors, publishers on the inside, editors, agents, social media specialists, and many more big names who play a part in the bestseller process. From the writing to marketing, plotting to publishing, learn the secrets to help you write your way to the top of the charts.

Facing writer’s block? Stuck looking at a blank canvas? Writing your next album but you don’t know where to start? Looking to explore ideas? "Create, live, breath and be free" : There is another way! The ‘There is another way’ podcast is all about the journey of being a creativity, a no holed barred account of the ups and downs of being a creative. We give listeners the whole truth about the journey and the inspiration to know that they can make it work, no matter their circumstances. With advice, interviews and live talks, this podcasts aims to assist you in making the right choices about your future and kickstart your creativity. Dr Neil Bruce is a composer, sound designer, audio engineer and author. He is also an award winning film maker. For more info check out www.spencerbruce.com

Hogwarts Radio is a general entertainment HARRY POTTER podcast dedicated to discussing all things about J.K. Rowling's wizarding world! Feed your Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts addiction one episode at a time! We are passionate fans -- just like you, that want to share our love for the franchise across the world!

Read Learn Live is your book club discussion - times ten. Join host Jon Menaster as he takes a deep dive with an author and a book they've written to learn about their writing process, the how and the why of the book itself, and tries to learn some lessons about life along the way. Learn about your world from a new perspective. Find new books to read. Or just listen and laugh.

A slightly tipsy exploration of Outlander, Jane Austen, and whatever else we feel like. Currently: Austen adaptations.

Once a month, Infinite Jest does an experimental standup show @ The Flying Scotsman in Perth. Then, comics hang out and talk about whatever. These are their stories. Hosted by Jez Watts. Twitter.com/briefhideous - Facebook.com/briefhideous - More info at InfiniteJest.com.au

Papertrail is a monthly interview series where writers share and discuss three books that have inspired and influenced them. Find new authors, discover exciting books, and get creative insights from exciting writers.