# Conscious Chatter

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Official site: http://consciouschatter.com/
Author: Kestrel Jenkins
Episodes: 344

## Resource

The first global sustainable fashion podcast, Conscious Chatter opens the door to conversations about our clothing + the layers of stories, meaning and potential impact connected to what we wear. Hosted by Kestrel Jenkins, Conscious Chatter tackles nuanced topics that intersect with sustainability, fashion, systems of oppression, health, and wellbeing through a curiosity-driven lens. Through deep dive monthly themes, the focus is on making the conversation more circular.

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## Episodes
- [Designer Olivia Cueva of Oakland Style Lab on the overlapping of biomaterials research, fashion design, & community-centered education as a multifaceted approach to rethinking fashion's systems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/designer-olivia-cueva-of-oakland-style-lab-on-the-overlapping-of-biomaterials-research-fashion-design-community-centered-education-as-a-multifaceted-approach-to-rethinking-fashion-s-systems) — 2026-07-14T16:53:00+00:00
- [Dr. Joanne Brasch of the California Product Stewardship Council on SB 707 The Textile Recovery Act Of 2024 - the nation's first textile EPR bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/dr-joanne-brasch-of-the-california-product-stewardship-council-on-sb-707-the-textile-recovery-act-of-2024-the-nation-s-first-textile-epr-bill) — 2026-05-25T17:36:00+00:00
- [Constanza Gomez of Sortile on the questions we should be asking around EPR policy, a tool to support textile recycling, and the need for more research and data in the textile sector](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/constanza-gomez-of-sortile-on-the-questions-we-should-be-asking-around-epr-policy-a-tool-to-support-textile-recycling-and-the-need-for-more-research-and-data-in-the-textile-sector) — 2026-05-11T20:21:00+00:00
- [Beth Jensen of Textile Exchange on fashion's complex history with data, how the organization is addressing it through their open-source reporting and the need to ensure the search for *perfect data* doesn't hinder real action](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/beth-jensen-of-textile-exchange-on-fashion-s-complex-history-with-data-how-the-organization-is-addressing-it-through-their-open-source-reporting-and-the-need-to-ensure-the-search-for-perfect-data-doesn-t-hinder-real-acti) — 2026-02-03T18:22:00+00:00
- [Miranda Green of Atmos on disappearing climate data, how it's impacting journalists & their ability to tell important stories, and what we can do about it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/miranda-green-of-atmos-on-disappearing-climate-data-how-it-s-impacting-journalists-their-ability-to-tell-important-stories-and-what-we-can-do-about-it) — 2026-01-20T20:52:00+00:00
- [Gail Gallie of THE NAT on their inaugural gala and the need to focus on galvanizing global capital to close the nature finance gap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/gail-gallie-of-the-nat-on-their-inaugural-gala-and-the-need-to-focus-on-galvanizing-global-capital-to-close-the-nature-finance-gap) — 2025-11-18T20:07:00+00:00
- [Carry Somers on her new book "The Nature Of Fashion" and the importance of both restoring fashion's connection with nature and repositioning fashion in the broader narrative of ecology as a mirror of who we are](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/carry-somers-on-her-new-book-the-nature-of-fashion-and-the-importance-of-both-restoring-fashion-s-connection-with-nature-and-repositioning-fashion-in-the-broader-narrative-of-ecology-as-a-mirror-of-who-we-are) — 2025-11-04T15:00:00+00:00
- [Lisa Kibutu of Regenerative Fashion Collaborative Exchange (REFACE) on developing textiles in Africa from Indigenous agricultural waste and embracing AI (ancestral intelligence)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/lisa-kibutu-of-regenerative-fashion-collaborative-exchange-reface-on-developing-textiles-in-africa-from-indigenous-agricultural-waste-and-embracing-ai-ancestral-intelligence) — 2025-10-21T20:09:00+00:00
- [Emily Mikhaiel of Nazeerah on honoring her ancestors and Egyptian cotton through regenerative, organic farming practices and a localized supply chain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/emily-mikhaiel-of-nazeerah-on-honoring-her-ancestors-and-egyptian-cotton-through-regenerative-organic-farming-practices-and-a-localized-supply-chain) — 2025-09-17T17:41:00+00:00
- [Cate Havstad-Casad of Range Revolution on building a leather supply chain that centers traceability and regenerative practices for the land, people & community](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/cate-havstad-casad-of-range-revolution-on-building-a-leather-supply-chain-that-centers-traceability-and-regenerative-practices-for-the-land-people-community) — 2025-08-26T16:21:00+00:00
- [An Update From Kestrel: why she's embracing sorting, shedding and creating space & why we should welcome the in-betweens in life, sustainability and fashion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/an-update-from-kestrel-why-she-s-embracing-sorting-shedding-and-creating-space-why-we-should-welcome-the-in-betweens-in-life-sustainability-and-fashion) — 2025-08-20T17:24:00+00:00
- [Ben Mead of OEKO-TEX® on the what brands should be doing to mitigate toxic chemicals across fashion's supply chains amidst shifting tariffs & global policy change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/ben-mead-of-oeko-tex-on-the-what-brands-should-be-doing-to-mitigate-toxic-chemicals-across-fashion-s-supply-chains-amidst-shifting-tariffs-global-policy-change) — 2025-05-20T13:57:00+00:00
- [Commons & the Second Nature Podcast on: what actually happens to your clothing donations?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/commons-the-second-nature-podcast-on-what-actually-happens-to-your-clothing-donations) — 2025-05-06T14:13:00+00:00
- [Personal stylist Jennine Jacob on welcoming the multiplicity of personal style while interrogating the language we use around fashion and why that matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/personal-stylist-jennine-jacob-on-welcoming-the-multiplicity-of-personal-style-while-interrogating-the-language-we-use-around-fashion-and-why-that-matters) — 2025-03-25T14:11:00+00:00
- [Environmental scientist and microplastics researcher Dana Zhaxylykova on the links between fast fashion, toxicity and microplastics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/environmental-scientist-and-microplastics-researcher-dana-zhaxylykova-on-the-links-between-fast-fashion-toxicity-and-microplastics) — 2025-02-25T14:48:00+00:00
- [Sanchali Pal of Commons Commons on why they developed their own sustainable brand ratings, one way to combat fast fashion this month, & the importance of connecting data with storytelling to shift behavior](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/sanchali-pal-of-commons-commons-on-why-they-developed-their-own-sustainable-brand-ratings-one-way-to-combat-fast-fashion-this-month-the-importance-of-connecting-data-with-storytelling-to-shift-behavior) — 2025-02-04T14:47:00+00:00
- [Anna Bario of Bario Neal on why jewelry is integral to pushing fashion to be more sustainable, why small businesses have power to instigate change & how "investment" in jewelry can reflect economic trends](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/anna-bario-of-bario-neal-on-why-jewelry-is-integral-to-pushing-fashion-to-be-more-sustainable-why-small-businesses-have-power-to-instigate-change-how-investment-in-jewelry-can-reflect-economic-trends) — 2025-01-28T14:55:00+00:00
- [How do you define *investment piece*, what makes you feel comfortable spending more on certain items & why is this integral to the sustainable fashion conversation?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/how-do-you-define-investment-piece-what-makes-you-feel-comfortable-spending-more-on-certain-items-why-is-this-integral-to-the-sustainable-fashion-conversation) — 2025-01-14T14:57:00+00:00
- [Motherhood, entrepreneurship & sustainability: navigating impossible expectations while caring for yourself and others, and building things that center care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-navigating-impossible-expectations-while-caring-for-yourself-and-others-and-building-things-that-center-care) — 2024-10-29T13:30:00+00:00
- [Kestrel on vulnerability, personal health, podcast evolutions & a question to sustainable fashion folks: are you OK?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/kestrel-on-vulnerability-personal-health-podcast-evolutions-a-question-to-sustainable-fashion-folks-are-you-ok) — 2024-10-15T14:09:00+00:00
- [Nelson ZêPequéno of Black Men With Gardens and Cayetano Talavera of Hecho By Caye on why fashion needs to listen to nature's lessons on slowing down, tuning in, practicing patience & cultivating creativity to better center sustainability](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/nelson-z-pequ-no-of-black-men-with-gardens-and-cayetano-talavera-of-hecho-by-caye-on-why-fashion-needs-to-listen-to-nature-s-lessons-on-slowing-down-tuning-in-practicing-patience-cultivating-creativity-to-better-center-s) — 2024-07-02T14:05:00+00:00
- [Teju Adisa-Farrar of Black Fiber & Textile Network and Author Layla K. Feghali on geography and what our relationship to place can teach us about *sustainability*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/teju-adisa-farrar-of-black-fiber-textile-network-and-author-layla-k-feghali-on-geography-and-what-our-relationship-to-place-can-teach-us-about-sustainability) — 2024-06-11T14:10:00+00:00
- [Wafa Ghnaim of Tatreez and Tea & Dr. Tanveer Ahmed of Central Saint Martins on preserving culture, decolonial frameworks, and how intersectional reform can be a pathway toward sustainable fashion futures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/wafa-ghnaim-of-tatreez-and-tea-dr-tanveer-ahmed-of-central-saint-martins-on-preserving-culture-decolonial-frameworks-and-how-intersectional-reform-can-be-a-pathway-toward-sustainable-fashion-futures) — 2024-04-23T14:00:00+00:00
- [Sustainable fashion podcasters unite — Emily Stochl of Pre-Loved Podcast & Stella Hertantyo of Conscious Style Podcast help us reflect on 11 years since Rana Plaza, celebrating collective movements & ways to focus our continued advocacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/sustainable-fashion-podcasters-unite-emily-stochl-of-pre-loved-podcast-stella-hertantyo-of-conscious-style-podcast-help-us-reflect-on-11-years-since-rana-plaza-celebrating-collective-movements-ways-to-focus-our-continued) — 2024-04-09T14:06:00+00:00
- [Upcycling artists Francisco Alcazar & Ella Wiznia of Series NY are redefining sustainable fashion while reimagining craft & challenging the gender binary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/upcycling-artists-francisco-alcazar-ella-wiznia-of-series-ny-are-redefining-sustainable-fashion-while-reimagining-craft-challenging-the-gender-binary) — 2024-03-26T16:05:00+00:00

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