{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Harrison Schoen / Living Small is Thinking Big","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/harrison-schoen-living-small-is-thinking-big","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/d3a12600/podcast/play/116037573/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-25%2F418815613-44100-2-febf27f5376a.mp3","description":"Harrison Schoen is a Navy veteran, content creator, and full-time vehicle dweller. He's lived in a Porsche Cayenne, built out a 1985 Mercedes Unimog, and appeared on MrBeast's Beast Games as Player 251. 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