Business as Unusual

Kirk Kunihiro turned getting into music festivals for free by volunteering on the green team into a career. He now runs Long Beach Community Compost with Celeste Mendez, who unfortunately could not join us for the interview. We chat about the ins and outs of composting in city like Long Beach, his pals the Trash Pirates, and just *what* a job in waste management entails. He also left us with an excellent trash-themed playlist that I would recommend to anyone next time they find themselves rif...

Jasmin Chua was the founding managing editor of Ecouterre, an ethical fashion website that I used to read quite regularly. Currently she writes for a wide range of publications, including Sourcing Journal, The New York Times, Vox, Vogue Business, The Business of Fashion, The Daily Beast, Fashionista, Refinery29, and more, on all things social and environmental in the $3 trillion fashion industry. We chat a little about the current state of sustainable fashion, a horrifyingly fascinating story...

Tamara speaks how I wish I could write. She announced that after a history-making tenure as North American Director at 350.org, she would be moving on to new endeavors - and I am so excited to see what she does next. As with the last couple of episodes, this was recorded a few months ago pre-election, so some references may be slightly out of date. With that said, the advice she imparts on staying engaged despite having a temporarily good outcome (an incoming president who reads!) are words t...

This episode was recorded pre-election in the summer. I chat with my friends Kristy and Rochelle about what it's like being a woman in sustainability-adjacent engineering. We also spent an extended amount of time talking about concrete. Riveting conversation awaits!!Music: Who Built The Moon by yumenoma

For my inaugural episode I got to talk to Drew Costley, who's a reporter, editor, photojournalist, and multimedia journalist who covers the environment, health, science and tech. He’s based in the Bay Area. He writes for Medium OneZero's Color of Climate column. We discuss police brutality, environmental justice, cancel culture, and more! This was a fun one.You can find Drew & his work at: https://medium.com/@drew.costleyhttps://twitter.com/drewcostleyhttps://www.instagram.com/...