Climergency: a sustainability podcast

Jessica DeFino (aka Jessica L. Yarbrough) is a beauty reporter covering natural, holistic & sustainable skin care. We dig into the definition of clean beauty, how her "problem skin" led her down a long, winding road towards sustainability, the incestuous nature of the beauty & media industries that results in misinformation, her personal skincare routine, some shocking statistics that might make you rethink your own routine & more.

Nicole Robertson is the CEO & founder of Swap Society, an online clothing swap for women and kids. We discuss how a random career change ignited her personal sustainability journey & opened her eyes to how polluting the fashion industry is, the Playa del Rey clothing swap that inspired her online platform, the guilt of consumerism, opting out of fast fashion, becoming an advocate for sustainable fashion & how the coronavirus has impacted her company's operations.

Shilla Kim-Parker is the CEO & co-founder of Thrilling, aka shopthrilling.com, which is a platform that partners with small vintage & secondhand shops across the U.S. & helps them go online. We dig into the inspiration for the company, the 2.1 million dollar question of how she was able to raise funding as a woman of color in Silicon Valley, the union between her personal & professional sustainability journey, Thrilling's current collab with Banana Republic, how they're supporting their stores via a Covid relief fund & some jaw-dropping stats on the enormous environmental footprint of fashion.

Dianna Cohen is an artist, as well as co-founder & CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, so she has a design-based philosophy on breaking our addiction to plastic. We talk about why ocean cleanup won't solve the problem, but you can greatly reduce your personal contribution to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch with some simple lifestyle tweaks.

Kevin Green, who leads Rare's Center for Behavior & the Environment, outlines six relatively easy behaviors you can adopt to reduce your carbon footprint & live a more sustainable lifestyle. If you're feeling overwhelmed about climate change, this interview will make you feel more empowered. It's also the perfect starter episode to send to your eco-curious friends & family!

The trailer for a new podcast about how individual actions can add up to make a big impact on climate change. New episodes every Wednesday, starting Earth Day, April 22nd!