PBSL Podcast

Planet Blue Student Leaders FreeStore team talks about the nearby thrift stores around Ann Arbor! We discuss the locations, business hours, and more information on how to access them!

In this episode, we explore the world of lending libraries: what they are, why they matter, and the creative forms they take. We break down how these community-powered resources are making everyday items more accessible and reducing waste. Plus, we take a closer look at the Sustainability Lending Library right here on the University of Michigan campus!

The PBSL Waste Pod has a new name and a bigger mission: introducing....the Repair Café Pod! In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our pilot repair café event: how it came together, what we learned, and the moments you don’t see during the event. We’ll also share what’s next as we gear up for our upcoming repair café on April 1st and how we’re working to turn this first event into an ongoing campus tradition of repair, reuse, and community.

*Correction: Our repair cafe pilot event happened on March 11th

The FreeStore pod offers a view of the behind the scenes of a FreeStore event. Listen in for advice on how to be more sustainable on campus!

The Sustainability Lending Library pod offers a quick recap of the history of screen printing. As passionate screen printers, we’re here to spread knowledge and shine a light on the history and sustainability behind the craft.

Hungry for a deal and a little planet-saving action? In our kickoff episode, the waste pod digs into food waste and gets the inside scoop on Too Good To Go—the app that lets you nab surprise bags of surplus food from local favorites. A special guest from Molly’s Cupcakes in Ann Arbor joins us to share the business perspective of Too Good To Go and maybe a sweet secret. Tune in and discover how you can treat yourself and help reduce food waste, all in one bite!

Special editing credits go to PBSL Intern Elliott, thank you!

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Welcome to the 2026 season of the PBSL Podcast! Meet our new cohort and tune into engaging sustainability topics, inspiring ideas, and lively conversations. Happy listening!

In the final podcast episode of the 2024-2025 season, the Energy and Emission Team breaks down all things sustainable living with Daisy Hall from the Michigan Sustainability Community (formerly SLE)!

We hope you enjoy this final episode, and thank you for listening throughout the season. See you in the fall!

Our insight into waste practices at UofM, and what it takes to keep the wheel spinning on waste education and supporting our waste goals across campus

Meet the LAW pod and learn about ways that you can reduce your climate anxiety! We talk to Samuel Kocurek from Nature Rx, Adam Solomon an intern with Student Life Sustainability and Jason who is a student at the University of Michigan about ways they lower their climate anxiety and how they provide resources for students to do the same.