{"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":"Gail Gallie of THE NAT on their inaugural gala and the need to focus on galvanizing global capital to close the nature finance gap","slug":"gail-gallie-of-the-nat-on-their-inaugural-gala-and-the-need-to-focus-on-galvanizing-global-capital-to-close-the-nature-finance-gap","published_at":"2025-11-18T20:07:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689","url":"https://www.consciouschatter.com/2025/11/18-episode-337-gail-gallie-the-nat-nature-finance-gap","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/consciouschatter/conscious_chatter_ep_337_gail_gallie_the_nat_nature_finance_gap.mp3?dest-id=523042","summary":"In Episode 337, Kestrel welcomes Gail Gallie, the founder of THE NAT, to the show. A new convening force for Nature, THE NAT is primarily focused on galvanizing the private capital needed to close the nature finance gap; they just held their inaugural NAT Gala \"Night For Nature\" in September 2025. From working in advertising to co-leading the creation of the UN Global Goals Campaign, Gail has an extensive background in global advocacy and campaigning. \"I was pretty blown away that you could quantify the amount of money that was needed to fix where we are now to where we need to get to in order to be in harmony and sustainably working with the planet's resources…and then she said the number and it was $711 billion a year. And I was like, OMG that's enormous…And at the same time, this guy next to me lent in and he said, did she just say the nature finance gap is $711 billion? I said, yeah, I had like sad face, like boo, thumbs down, it's loads. And he said, no, he said, that's like not that bad.\" -Gail THEME — BRINGING NATURE BACK INTO THE FASHION FOLD In our last episode, I talked about how this 2-part episode theme – BRINGING NATURE BACK INTO THE FASHION FOLD – was inspired by Carry Somers' new book The Nature Of Fashion and the importance of reminding ourselves that we are Nature and fashion has the potential to be more of a reflection of Nature. This episode approaches this narrative from an ENTIRELY different lens – one that involves finance, luxury and creating a spectacle – which is why I really love the juxtaposition of these two conversations. If you hadn't heard yet, there is an actual number that has been calculated – an amount of money that if invested annually into nature-positive projects – could halt biodiversity loss and support a reset for the earth, enh…","meta_description":"In Episode 337, Kestrel welcomes Gail Gallie, the founder of THE NAT, to the show. A new convening force for Nature, THE NAT is primarily focused on galva…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conscious-chatter-322689/episodes/gail-gallie-of-the-nat-on-their-inaugural-gala-and-the-need-to-focus-on-galvanizing-global-capital-to-close-the-nature-finance-gap/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/gail-gallie-of-the-nat-on-their-inaugural-gala-and-the-need-to-focus-on-galvanizing-global-capital-to-close-the-nature-finance-gap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}