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204: Our Top Climate Solutions Today
We are overviewing the top climate solutions across four major sectors demanding major overhaul to heavily decarbonize: Transportation, the Built Environment, Food/Agriculture, and Electricity. As we are awaiting climate commitments from the currently-und
203: The Power of Walkable Cities
Walkability has some clear climate benefits: lower carbon footprints, resource sharing, and decreased reliance on cars for transportation. We're exploring all those, and also discussing some major social sustainability aspects to walkable cities, yielding
202: Virality, Novelty, + Plastic-Free Personal Care | Lindsay McCormick, Bite Toothpaste Bits
Lindsay McCormick is the Founder + CEO of Bite Toothpaste Bits, a brand dedicated to a plastic-free personal care routine through novel products, like their flagship, viral toothpaste tablets. Lindsay and I discuss all things sustainable entrepreneurship:
201: Crafting Climate Careers | Yesh Pavlik Slenk, Environmental Defense Fund
We're learning from Yesh Pavlik Slenk, the Network Senior Manager ofEnvironmental Defense Funds Climate Corpsprogram and host ofDegrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers. Yesh is literally an expert at helping folks get paid to save the planet -
200: Voting on Climate | The Girl and The Gov, Sammy Kanter and Maddie Medved
We're joined by the coolest girls rebranding politics - Sammy Kanter and Maddie Medved, cohosts of The Girl and The Gov, The Podcast. Sammy and Maddie educate us on lesser-known political basics as we prep for Midterm Elections, coming up November 8th. We
199: Thoughtfully Building Your Perfect Wardrobe | Annie Spence
Annie Spence is a freelance creative and marketing consultant in fashion blogging, who also blogs and offers personal styling services. She's also one of my favorite people - an IRL friend turned internet bestie. Annie gives immediate, actionable tips for
198: Trick or Treat? Tips for a Susty Spooky Season
From costumes to chocolate... Halloween is an easy time to trip up on our conscious consumerism. We're discussing some quick tips to keep your waste and impulse purchases this time of year, and also exploring some heavier ethical issues surrounding season
197: Climate Migration: Humanitarian Crises from Environmental Stressors
With more extreme weather events, we're hearing more and more about climate refugees: communities forced to flee due to environmental factors. We are having a conversation about why people migrate, whether from gradual or sudden climate stressors, and how
196: Creating Thoughtful Spaces | Amanda Gunawan, OWIU Designs
Architect and sustainable design advocate Amanda Gunawan of OWIU Designs joins us to discuss spaces: how we live, the spaces we create, and how conscious consumption can be brought into your build environment. Amanda and I discuss thoughtful design, susta
195: 5 Ways to Spot Fast Fashion
One of the most common pitfalls when we're working to become more conscious consumers is figuring out if the clothing we're buying is fast fashion. I'm breaking down five tried-and-true guidelines for us as we examine brands and think more deeply about ou