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Kirk Kunihiro turned getting into music festivals for free by volunteering on the green team into a career. He now runs Long Beach Community Compost with Celeste Mendez, who unfortunately could not join us for the interview. We chat about the ins and outs of composting in city like Long Beach, his pals the Trash Pirates, and just *what* a job in waste management entails. He also left us with an excellent trash-themed playlist that I would recommend to anyone next time they find themselves rifling through the contents of a dumpster. Music:  Team Leader by Mike Gutterman, Electronic Music For Productions Volume 4 The LBCC Song by Moon Mandel, Luke Dunn, & Trankwil resources to check out: Green Mary ReCREATE Waste Collaborative Long Beach Fresh article on the founding of Long Beach Community Compost Trash Pirates & WasteNaught Events WasteNaught Events Official Website Trash Pirates Facebook Page New York Times feature on the Trash Pirates California Alliance for Community Composting

Jasmin Chua was the founding managing editor of Ecouterre, an ethical fashion website that I used to read quite regularly. Currently she writes for a wide range of publications, including Sourcing Journal, The New York Times, Vox, Vogue Business, The Business of Fashion, The Daily Beast, Fashionista, Refinery29, and more, on all things social and environmental in the $3 trillion fashion industry. We chat a little about the current state of sustainable fashion, a horrifyingly fascinating story about mink and COVID-19, and more.Music: who built the moon? by yumenoma Resources to Check Out: Journalists Whitney Bauck's work at Fashionista Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas Tansy Hoskins Elizabeth Cline Activists Intersectional Environmentalist Aditi Mayer Céline Semaan's work at Study Hall and The Slow Factory Lauren Singer Bea Johnson Articles Forced Uyghur Labor in Fashion Supply Chains: WWD Mink & COVID-19: The Atlantic Sustainable Fashion Materials Evrnu Modern Meadow Bolt Threads

Tamara speaks how I wish I could write. She announced that after a history-making tenure as North American Director at 350.org, she would be moving on to new endeavors - and I am so excited to see what she does next. As with the last couple of episodes, this was recorded a few months ago pre-election, so some references may be slightly out of date. With that said, the advice she imparts on staying engaged despite having a temporarily good outcome (an incoming president who reads!) are words that we should all take with us into 2021 and the new administration. Music: who built the moon? by yumenoma Resources to Check Out: 350.org Snowpiercer: Trailer 2100: A Dystopian Utopia by Vanessa Keith

This episode was recorded pre-election in the summer. I chat with my friends Kristy and Rochelle about what it's like being a woman in sustainability-adjacent engineering. We also spent an extended amount of time talking about concrete. Riveting conversation awaits!!Music: Who Built The Moon by yumenoma

For my inaugural episode I got to talk to Drew Costley, who's  a reporter, editor, photojournalist, and multimedia journalist who covers the environment, health, science and tech. He’s based in the Bay Area. He writes for Medium OneZero's Color of Climate column. We discuss police brutality, environmental justice, cancel culture, and more! This was a fun one.You can find Drew & his work at: https://medium.com/@drew.costleyhttps://twitter.com/drewcostleyhttps://www.instagram.com/fortheshadow/His mixtape is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SFcU1kXBfPj77lLnzIYbk?si=4oLzMk4WTCGsbxUtj7Dq8AMusic: Who Built the Moon by Yumenoma