Conscious Chatter

331 Episodes

1. Amy Powney of Mother Of Pearl on the new documentary *Fashion Reimagined* and the need to reconnect to the people, the land & the process behind our clothes

   Published: 3/7/2023
2. Trish Langman of Sovereignty on the need for comprehensive fashion education from childhood and beyond, to help collectively shift awareness about how our clothes are made

   Published: 2/28/2023
3. Sage Paul of Indigenous Fashion Arts on why thinking sustainably is innately an Indigenous cultural practice & why we must see Indigenous designers on a global stage

   Published: 2/21/2023
4. Doen's Director Of Impact Kristine Kim on their 2030 Roadmap & the importance of welcoming discomfort when navigating value chain impact work

   Published: 2/14/2023
5. Kelly Lottahall on making art out of old clothes and bringing the fashion & art worlds together to tell stories about *waste culture*

   Published: 2/7/2023
6. Angel Chang on why listening to Indigenous knowledge & preserving textile traditions can offer solutions for a more sustainable future

   Published: 1/31/2023
7. Kristin Morrison of All Species asks: what if we *embodied* our garments by actually wearing the land?

   Published: 1/24/2023
8. Katia Dayan Vladimirova on The Hot Or Cool Institute's new report, what a 1.5 degree wardrobe could look like & questioning how much is enough

   Published: 1/16/2023
9. What are *healthy clothes* & understanding that our clothing actually enters and impacts our bodies

   Published: 1/10/2023
10. Nadia Bunyan of Growing A.R.C. on how cultivating community led to the collective cultivation of the flax plant for linen

    Published: 10/11/2022
11. S06 Episode 279 | Jono Salfield of Afends on DIY hemp farming for textiles & why hemp rules (from both a farming & carbon-capture lens)

    Published: 10/4/2022
12. S06 Episode 278 | Why we must approach waste holistically & how Material Library Of India is reimagining & documenting neglected materials while advocating for systems change

    Published: 9/26/2022
13. S06 Episode 277 | Questioning how we *value* garments & respecting the limits of partnership across fashion with Jesus Herrera

    Published: 8/8/2022
14. S06 Episode 276 | Fashion psychology, contextualizing our buying behaviors amidst today's *speed* & how shopping is not equal to happiness

    Published: 8/1/2022
15. S06 Episode 275 | The Or Foundation's take on their recent agreement with SHEIN, how these grant funds are/will be used within the Kantamanto community & extended producer responsibility (EPR)

    Published: 7/5/2022
16. S06 Episode 274 | What are biosynthetic dyes & could they replace the toxic petroleum-heavy ingredients in today's predominant indigo garment dye?

    Published: 6/21/2022
17. S06 Episode 273 | Kesiena Onosigho on slow art as a tool for liberation and why sustainability isn't passive – it's something you live

    Published: 6/6/2022
18. S06 Episode 272 | Revealing lipstick's dirty little secrets & questioning the beauty industry's lack of regulation with Angela Weinberg of Kolorete

    Published: 5/23/2022
19. S06 Episode 271 | Anuj Sharma on button masala and questioning cut & sew as the primary way to join garments together

    Published: 5/16/2022
20. S06 Episode 270 | Doctoral candidate Timnit Kefela on the rise of plastic fashion & the journey of microplastics that come with it

    Published: 5/3/2022