Little Green Pod

It's mid-COVID19 isolation time and Fi is popping in to say hi. She lets us know that some of the episodes we’ve put out like No Thyme for Food Waste, Mind Your Nannas, Greener Gardens and Glug Guilt Free Alcohol are going to be even more useful to us in this crazy time. 

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/little-green-pod/no-thyme-for-food-waste/11582898 ;

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/little-green-pod/mind-your-nannas/11564906 ;

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/little-green-pod/greener-gardens/11611680  ; 

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/little-green-pod/glug-guilt-free-alcohol/11611606

Fi says goodbye to shampoo and discovers fellow ABC personality Richard Glover has been 'poo free for years. Luscious-locked blogger Lucy Aitken-Read also gives Fi a bunch of green alternatives to clean her hair.

Insulation, draught-proofing and window treatments. Green-DIY expert Lish Fejer shows Fi how to heat your home in winter and cool it in summer, without a power-sucking air conditioner.

Banks, superannuation and insurance. Fi learns how to invest in the planet from ABC finance expert Alan Kohler and Market Forces researcher Will van de Pol.

From mowers to insecticides to weed killers. Fi calls in help from gardening consultant Steve McGrane to give her shed an eco-makeover. What to keep, what to cull and how to properly dispose of toxic nasties.

Fi conquers her fear of the bulk food shop and learns why it’s the eco way to buy. Get your jars ready — they don’t have to match.

How to handle a climate change denier, knock back plastic at your favourite sushi place, and inspire an apathetic friend. 2040 filmmaker Damon Gameau helps Fi navigate difficult discussions.

Should we bother recycling? Fi follows her plastic, glass and paper to the local recycling centre and gets some tips on how to make sure her efforts aren’t going to waste.

Culling, shopping, swapping, renting, mending and choosing better materials. Fi learns how to become an eco-fashionista from Melinda Tually — head of Fashion Revolution Australia and New Zealand.

Fi visits the plastic-free headquarters of fashion label Spell and the Gypsy Collective for inspo on how to make our workplaces eco-friendly.