Hot Buttons Podcast
1) Unpacking fashion’s complicated impact on the planet
For the first topic of our first episode, we are asking a simple question: what is fashion’s actual impact on the environment? We know the environmental impact of fashion is vast. But has it been prop...Show More
2) Synthetic biology, clean chemistry, and beauty, oh my!
This week we look at the role of biotech in the beauty industry. It promises the ability to program and design molecules that can be less toxic, more sustainable, and customizable in everything from m...Show More
3) Gisele Fetterman to the rescue! Mom, founder, firefighter and thrifter
We wanted a minute of Gisele Fetterman’s time to hear about her advocacy work, how she champions thrifting and vintage, and what she learned from last year’s bruising campaign on behalf of her husband...Show More
4) The truth about vegan leather, organic cotton, and cow farts
This week, we’ve decided the best way to understand claims of sustainable textiles and leather is to step outside the fashion universe and go straight to someone who lives at the source: in food, agri...Show More
5) Finding hope for sustainable fashion in 2023
Happy New Year! We’re back with our review of 2022, and predictions for 2023. But first, we have to say goodbye to Dame Vivienne Westwood, and take a few more shots at Balenciaga for what can only be ...Show More
6) It’s beginning to look a lot like over-consumption season; the predatory side of women’s fashion; and… compostable underwear?
It’s the end of the year, and our listeners have been asking questions: What does it mean that menswear is often made with better materials than womenswear? How do we kick the overconsumption habit wh...Show More
7) Charles Conn, Board Chair of Patagonia, on the company’s past and future
This week, Charles Conn, Chair of the Board of Directors at Patagonia joins us to share his story of how the company made the landmark decision to “make Earth its only shareholder.” This was news not ...Show More
8) DressX has designs on fashion's digital future
We want your feedback! Fill out our listener survey for a chance to win a $100 Patagonia gift card. This week, we’re setting our news feeds aside and spending our time with Natalia Modenova of DressX,...Show More
9) Balenciaga makes a bad move worse, Raf ends his label’s run, and COP27 mostly disappoints
We want your feedback! Fill out our listener survey for a chance to win a $100 Patagonia gift card. First, we have to talk about Balenciaga. If you type “Balenciaga child porn” into Google right now, ...Show More
10) Fashion’s having a metaverse moment
We want your feedback! Fill out our listener survey for a chance to win a $100 Patagonia gift card. Join us on November 30 for a live, virtual episode of Climavores. Come ask a question about food, nu...Show More