Joshua Berman has volunteered with the Peace Corps, fought wild fires, gone on a 1+ year-long honeymoon, and written guidebooks. He's a dad, a teacher, columnist for the Denver Post, and he's good people.
On the 6th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory disaster that killed 1,134 Bangladeshi garment works and injured thousands more, Kelsey shares his experiences in Bangladesh. This episode also features Christopher Cox of the Human Thread Campaign who, along with Kelsey, was a featured speaker at DePaul University's Fair Trade fashion show.
If you met the Colombian farmers who grew your Starbucks coffee, would you still drink it? Kelsey and Jay talk about Kelsey's time in Colombia with farmers.
Ben Conard's class assignment became a business - Five North chocolate. Ben shares his journey from farmer's market to national shelves and how and why Five North became the first to print the LGBTQ-owned label on its packaging.
Kelsey and Jay share a $40 beer and talk about that time Kelsey was guilted into buying a pair of $400 jeans. This conversation serves as an introduction to the concepts of Effective Altruism.
Author Kelsey Timmerman introduces the Good People podcast. Talks with his friend and cohost Jay Moorman. Interviews Justin Narducci of Lifewater international to discuss the global water and sanitation crisis.
1 hr 7 min
About Good People with Kelsey Timmerman
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Explore what it means to be good by listening to everyday heroes, philanthropists, altruists, and do-gooders. Hosted by NYT’s bestselling author Kelsey Timmerman and his friend Jay Moorman.