{"podcast":{"title":"Conscious Chatter","slug":"conscious-chatter-322689","podcast_index_feed_id":322689,"rss_url":"https://consciouschatter.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://consciouschatter.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/b/b/2/6bb2c19c8cd8a9fd16c3140a3186d450/Channel_Cover_Conscious_Chatter_Kestrel_Jenkins-sustainable-fashion-Final.png","author":"Kestrel Jenkins","episode_count":344,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:18:41.073288+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689"},"episode":{"title":"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","slug":"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","published_at":"2025-08-20T17:24:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689","url":"https://www.consciouschatter.com/podcast/2025/08/20-episode-332-kestrel-shares-a-personal-update-welcoming-the-in-betweens","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/consciouschatter/Conscious_Chatter_ep_332_solo_Kestrel_life_changes_mothering_release.mp3?dest-id=523042","summary":"Episode 332 features Kestrel (just me!) in the second-ever solo episode of the show. With a focus on Kestrel's reemergence after having her second child, she shares some of the things that have been on her mind during this postpartum era, the power of sorting, what \"release\" has meant to her over this last year, what she's shedding and what's she's embracing. It's very personal, raw and vulnerable — one of the ways Kestrel always loves to connect with you all. \"Maybe this whole episode is sounding disconnected from what you generally hear in the sustainability and fashion realm. But – if you've been around for a while, you know that I am not exactly the voice of the typical narrative. I like to push beyond binaries. I want to explore the nuances. I don't want to put people, things or ideas into boxes. These in-betweens are where SO MUCH can thrive, if we let it and give it space to breathe.\" -Kestrel August THEME — WELCOMING THE IN-BETWEENS IN LIFE, SUSTAINABILITY & FASHION When I started the show back in 2016, I never thought I would be into doing solo episodes. My mind was clear that I wanted to welcome guests onto the show and to really focus on learning, listening and sharing multifaceted ideas from solutionists working at the intersections of fashion and sustainability. And that general intention hasn't wavered. BUT surprisingly, in moments of change or transition, I have felt pulled to connect with you all on my own – just me and my thoughts. It gives me the chance to connect in a really honest, personal, and vulnerable way. It's maybe weird, but I almost feel like having a podcast – a space to dump my thoughts, musings, learnings, challenges – it's really cathartic, and at times, healing as well. Throughout this brief episode, you'll hear: + Welcoming a new baby…","meta_description":"Episode 332 features Kestrel (just me!) in the second-ever solo episode of the show. With a focus on Kestrel's reemergence after having her second child,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1036,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conscious-chatter-322689/episodes/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/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}