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Latest Episodes
148: How To Avoid A Climate Disaster | Book Club with Zahra Biabani, Soulful Seeds
In April we read Bill Gates’ latest: a manual on climate change for the general public, How To Avoid A Climate Disaster, with environmental justice advocate + influencer (and my friend!) Zahra Biabani of @Soulful_Seeds.
147: Influence, Book Deals + Individual Action | Ashlee Piper
We’re joined by one of my very first guests and very favorite people in the sustainability space – Ashlee Piper!! Ashlee is a TV personality, sustainability consultant, and author of Give A Shit: Do Good. Live Better.
146: Shea Butter, Access and Ethics in Beauty | Abena Boamah-Acheampong, Hanahana Beauty
We are speaking to the thoughtful, empowering, badass woman behind the most fabulous, transparent, ethical beauty brand I’ve known yet – Abena Boamah-Achempong, founder of Hanahana Beauty! Hanahana began as a line of whipped shea butter,
145: Waste Is A Design Flaw | Emma Rose Cohen, Final Co.
Our Earth Week episode has me fired up about the topic that first brought many of us into sustainable living: the plastic crisis! We’re joined today by Emma Rose Cohen, the CEO and founder of Final, creators of FinalStraw—the world’s first reusable,
144: Environmental Scandals: Piney Point, Superfund Sites, + Oil Spills
We are gossiping today about environmental scandals! We’ll start off breaking down last week’s events at Piney Point, a resovoir in Florida holding toxic phosphate mining byproducts that began leaking. We then discuss America’s first Superfund site,
143: The Case For Appointing A Fashion Czar | Elizabeth Segran
We are speaking today with Elizabeth Segran, senior staff writer at Fast Company, about her February article, “President Biden, Appoint A Fashion Czar!“. The article gained wild amounts of attention and support from fashion advocates online,
142: Truly Ethical Tools: Sustainable, Fair Trade Beauty Brushes | Anisa Telwar Kaicker, ANISA Beauty
We talk about ethical, ‘clean’ beauty, but today we’re taking it one step further and learning about the tools on our vanities: brushes. We’re learning about fibers (did you know brushes were historically animal fibers?!), self-love,
141: Climate/Sustainability Careers: Chic Chats
We’re joined by five brilliant, trailblazing, superstar listeners to learn about their careers in climate and sustainability! I also share some insight on my career in local government and podcasting. We chat with: Julia,
140: How Luxury Lost Its Luster | Book Club with Megan McSherry, Acteevism
Welcome to book club!! This month we read Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas with supply chain professional and fashion blogger Megan McSherry of @Acteevism. We discuss the “democratization” of luxury fashion, consumer psychology,
139: Eco Education, Environmental Justice, Content Creation | Isaias Hernandez, Queer Brown Vegan
We are joined by eco educator extraordinaire (and my friend!) Isaias Hernandez, creator of Queer Brown Vegan. @QueerBrownVegan is a space where Isaias creates introductory forms of environmentalism through colorful graphics, illustrations, and videos.