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  • Halloween

    "Pumpkin pie is so good, I didn't have it until like... I think the first time I ate pumpkin pie was like two years ago? Game changer, I could not believe what I had been missing for so many years."

     In this episode, Kyla and Kristen take on the spookiest day of the year by challenging themselves to find ethical Halloween solutions. Topics: costumes and cultural appropriation; sustainable costumes; ethical candy; and ethical decorations.

     

    Website:

    https://www.pullback.org/research/halloween

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    47 min
  • COVID-19, Wildfires, and the Climate Crisis

    “Does that include the people who think both of them are a hoax?” In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by climate activist Robert Miller. Following another Global Climate Strike, they reflect on the California wildfires and climate activism in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics: West Coast wildfires; the climate movement in 2020; impact of the pandemic on climate activism; racial justice and climate activism; will governments choose a green recovery?

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/califires

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    49 min
  • Ethical Tea

    “Excuse me, but I can’t see you from on top of my horse over here. Clip clop, clip clop.” In this episode Kyla and Kristen spill the tea on tea production. Kristen tries to make chai and vows to leave future attempts to the experts. Kyla disses George Orwell’s formula for the perfect cup of tea. Topics: what is tea; how tea is produced; the tea supply chain; tea and the environment; tea and human rights; what to do about it.

    Website:

    https://www.pullback.org/research/tea

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    59 min
  • Forced Labour Part Two

    “Ya… that’s dark, Kyla.”

    For part two of the forced labour series, Kristen and Kyla discuss what consumers should do to address forced labour. Kyla is sad about how Christmas lights are made. Kristen learns about three different kinds of forced labour in rice production. Topics: forced labour in global supply chains; leading big brands; fair trade; boycott?; use your voice to promote human rights; our challenges.

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/forcedlabour

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    47 min
  • Forced Labour Part One

    “Not to spoil food for everybody ever… I mean, that is, unfortunately, a sentence I say a lot at parties…”

    In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by Alexandra Sundarsingh to discuss the topic of forced labour. Alexandra (Lex) Sundarsingh is a second year PhD student in the department of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a BA and MA from the University of Toronto. Topics: what is forced labour; the scale of forced labour; where it occurs; who is affected; and causes.   

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/forcedlabour

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Lex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ATSundarsingh

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Eating Insects

    “Apparently stinkbugs taste like apples.”

    In this episode, Kyla and Kristen try cricket powder and dig in to the subject of eating insects as food. Is this a fad, or the future of food? Topics: History of eating insects, environmental and health benefits, the ethics of farming insects, and the potential downsides of scaling up the industry.

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/eatinginsects

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Operation Breadbasket

    “Depression: it’s in the name!” In this episode, Kristen tells the story of Operation Breadbasket, one of the civil rights movement’s most successful boycott campaigns. Kristen and Kyla reflect on why Breadbasket worked and whether a similar campaign would be possible today. Topics: what are boycotts; boycotts and civil rights; the Great Migration and segregation in the north; Operation Breadbasket’s model, history, and outcomes.

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/breadbasket

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

     

    1 hr 1 min
  • Carbon Offsets with Robert Miller
    In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by climate activist Robert Miller to talk about carbon offsets. Robbie laughs when he learns that the Vatican tried to buy what he describes as climate indulgences. Kyla is shocked that Canadian forests have been net emitters since 2001. (Stupid pine beetles!) Topics: what are carbon offsets; principles of good carbon offsets programs; problems with carbon offsetting; certification schemes; should you use carbon offsets and, if so, how should you buy them.

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/carbonoffsets

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Art, Artists, and COVID-19 with Lydia Hall, Lisa Buchfink, Brad Fehr, Panthea Vatandoost, and Jagen Johnson

    In this episode, Kristen and Kyla received 5 recordings from artists discussing how the pandemic has affected their lives so far.

    Recorded in May:

    Lydia Hall- an actor trained in musical theatre. London, UK
    Lisa Buchfink - a visual artist. Edmonton, Canada

    Recorded in June:

    Brad Fehr - a visual artist. Edmonton, Canada

    Recorded in July:

    Panthea Vatandoost - an actor for television, film, and theatre, and a founder and artistic director for Medusa Theatre Society. Vancouver, Canada
    Jagen Johnson - an actor for film, television, and voiceovers. Vancouver, Canada

     

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/artistscovid

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    45 min
  • The Plastic Crisis with Sarah King

    In this episode, Kristen and Kyla talk to Sarah King, Head of the Oceans and Plastics Campaign at Greenpeace Canada, about the plastic pollution crisis.

    Make your voice heard on the federal government’s plastics ban here: https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/act/support-complete-single-use-plastic-bans/

    Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/plasticfreejuly

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ 

    Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

    56 min

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