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1. S4: Ep1 - The Ultimate Green Queens Sustainable Gift Guide 2025! 💚🎁 🎄
56:36||Season 4, Ep. 1🎄 Ho ho ho! Welcome to a very festive episode of the Green Queens Podcast! ✨This Christmas, we’re spreading holiday cheer without the waste. Did you know that in 2024, 3 in 5 Brits received gifts they didn’t want, creating over £1 billion of waste? 😱So we (Abbie Dewhurst & Imogen Bhogal) curated a sleigh-full of sustainable, ethical, and truly thoughtful gifts—perfect for everyone on your list (and totally okay to treat yourself, too!). From upcycled saris and bread-brewed beer to heated cushions and experiences that give back, this is your ultimate Green Queens Christmas Gift Guide.We also share our family traditions, spill the tea on the perils of buying “tat,” and explore why sometimes the best gift is just time together. 💚🎁 Josh's Chocolate - https://joshschocolate.co.uk/I was a Sari - https://iwasasari.com/collections/clothingNearly New Cashmere - https://www.nearlynewcashmere.co.uk/Stoov - https://uk.stoov.com/collections/heated-cushionsEre Perez - https://ereperez.com/en-gb/products/coco-crayon-lipstick?_pos=1&_sid=63795f35c&_ss=rBAM Clothing - https://bambooclothing.co.uk/Unseen Tours - https://unseentours.org.uk/Tinwood Wine Estate - https://www.tinwoodestate.com/Tea People - https://teapeople.co.uk/Regilt - https://www.regilt.co/The Ballroom Emporium Oxford - https://www.ballroomemporium.co.uk/Lush Spa Treatments - https://www.lush.com/uk/en/c/spa-treatmentsToast Brewing - https://www.toastbrewing.com/00:00 - Intro: Festive jumpers & technical difficulties 02:16 - Why we are doing a sustainable gift guide 05:25 - The shocking stats on Christmas waste & unwanted gifts 09:44 - A genius (free) gift idea for nieces & nephews 12:20 - Our family gift traditions: Needs vs. Wants 21:26 - The Virtual Gift Exchange Begins! 22:20 - Gift 1: Josh's Chocolate (Cornish & Sustainable) 23:30 - Gift 2: 'I Was A Sari' Upcycled Goods 26:15 - Gift 3: Nearly New Cashmere Fingerless Gloves 29:00 - Gift 4: Stoov Heated Cushion (Energy Saver!) 30:45 - Gift 5: Homemade Gingerbread & The Gift of Time 35:00 - Gift 6: Ere Perez Plastic-Free Lipstick 36:35 - Gift 7: Unseen Tours (Social Enterprise) 39:30 - Gift 8: BAM Bamboo Leggings 41:35 - Gift 9: Tinwood Estate English Sparkling Wine 43:55 - Gift 10: Tea People (Ethical Loose Leaf Tea) 45:30 - Gift 11: Regilt Upcycled Jewellery 47:50 - Gift 12: Vintage Gucci Strawberry Earrings 50:55 - Gift 13: Lush Spa Massage 52:00 - Gift 14: Toast Brewing (Beer made from waste bread!) 54:30 - Friendship, community, and wrapping up💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Friday🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#greenqueenspodcast #GreenQueens #sustainablegifting #christmas #ecofriendlyliving #sustainablechristmas #lowimpactliving #GreenQueensPodcast #SustainableChristmas #EcoFriendlyGifts #EthicalShopping #HolidaySeason #Christmas2025 #ThoughtfulGifts #ZeroWasteChristmas #MindfulHolidays #GiftGuide2025
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9. S3: Ep9 - Cupra Raval Test Drive & EV 101: Fixing Car Culture for Women ft. Erin Baker 🚗
53:43||Season 3, Ep. 9This week on Green Queens we take you with us on our jaunt to Barcelona where we got behind the wheel of the pre-production Cupra Raval—an electric car designed for the city that drives like a go-kart and sounds like a spaceship 🚀. Get our honest first impressions from the winding streets of Spain.BUT we couldn't help but note something missing at the launch event… where were all the women?To explore the gender gap in the automotive world, we sat down with Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Auto Trader, motoring contributor for Vogue andthe UK’s most senior female motoring journalist. She breaks down how men and women buy cars differently, why the industry struggles to connect with female buyers, and what needs to change to get more people into EVs.00:00 Intro: If Vogue is doing it, why aren’t you?06:05 EV 101: Range, price, and the 2035 mandate explained10:38 Carbon Footprint: Batteries vs. petrol engines14:31 On the Road:Testing The Cupra Raval22:48 Interview: Erin on being a woman in a man’s world30:00 Brands Talking to Women:Who’s getting it right?32:40 Buying Data: How men and women shop differently36:26 EV Confidence Gap: Why women are hesitating on EVs39:25 “She’s Electric”44:55 UK Budget & EV Grants: What needs to change49:15 Dealership Tips:51:40 Erin’s Initiatives: Vogue & Women in the Driving Seat @Autotrader_uk @CUPRAOfficial Check out Erin's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iqcJ7pJGfqxdhv7eVhPaK?si=8e11398ebef042d3and her work here: https://www.erinbaker.co.uk/work💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Friday🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#greenqueenspodcast #GreenQueens #electricvehicles #EVs #ElectricCars #cupra #Raval #autotrader #erinbaker #cars8. S3: Ep8 - Red Carpet, Green Choices?! How We Did Glamour Women of the Year Awards Sustainably!
35:52||Season 3, Ep. 8Welcome to this very special episode of Green Queens, the perfect podcast for imperfect environmentalists! This week, Imogen Bhogal and Abbie Dewhurst take you behind the scenes of their whirlwind adventure at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London — an unforgettable night of celebrating sisterhood.From frantic sustainable outfit sourcing, cruelty-free makeup sessions to red carpet nerves and late-night unhinged post night debriefs, Abbie and Imogen share all the silliness and glamorous moments of this special night. This episode is equal parts red carpet chaos and eco-conscious reflection — packed with a big dose of love for women doing incredible things.💚 What’s inside this episode:💚 Embracing Eco-friendly fashion by renting outfits via @byrotationofficial and You Curated Style💚 Accessorising sustainably with Daniella Draper recycled-metal jewellery💚 Getting glam (ethically!) with Em-J and from English Mineral Makeup (discount code: GREENQUEENS20)💚 The impact of fast fashion’, and how rewearing or renting outfits can cut environmental harm by up to 30%💚 The inspiring stories behind award winners like Demi Moore, Sugababes, Tyla, Adwoa Aboah, and The Dolls00:00 Pre Getting Ready13:28 Fast Fashion14:56 Cruelty Free, Ethical Makeovers19:23 ByRotation Dresses22:03 The Awards23:41 The Debrief27:54 Reworn or Rented?!28:25 Sisterhood🫶🏼 Noteworthy Mentions:English Mineral Makeup - https://englishmineralmakeup.co.uk/Em-J, Cruelty Free Makeup Artist - https://www.instagram.com/emjedit/Soph, Your Curated Style - https://www.instagram.com/yourcuratedstyle_/Daniella Draper - https://danielladraper.com/The Retro Room Oxford - https://www.instagram.com/retroroomoxfordByRotation - https://byrotation.com/ 💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Thursday!🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd #greenqueenspodcast #GreenQueens #SustainableFashion #GlamourAwards #EcoChic #WomenSupportingWomen #Podcast #ByRotation #EnglishMineralMakeup #Sustainability #ImperfectEnvironmentalists7. S3: Ep7 - Stop Putting Plastic in Lipstick! The Key to Cruelty-Free & Sustainable Beauty with Em-J!
49:43||Season 3, Ep. 7Join Imogen Bhogal and Abbie Dewhurst as they sit down with the wonderful Em-J—a makeup artist of 20 years, a spokeswoman for Cruelty-Free, and an ambassador for the Soil Association. Em-J shares her journey from traditional makeup artistry to becoming a leading voice for cruelty-free, vegan, and sustainable beauty.In this eye-opening episode, they uncover the hidden issues in the cosmetics industry, from the shocking truth about plastic in lipstick to the complex world of ingredients like phalates and the problem of confusing certifications. Em-J offers practical, non-judgemental advice on how to make better choices without compromising your look or mental health, proving that you can look fabulous while being kind to the planet.✨Noteworthy mentions go to: 💚 Em-J - https://www.instagram.com/emjedit/💚 Fit Pit - https://www.thegreenwoman.co.uk/aluminium-free-natural-deodorant💚 Ere Perez - https://ereperez.com/en-gb💚 Dr Organic - www.drorganic.co.uk💚 Face Theory - https://www.facetheory.com/gb-en/💚 Botanics - https://www.boots.com/botanics/botanics-skincare💚 Super Facialist - https://www.superfacialist.co.uk/💚 LUSH - https://www.lush.com/uk/en💚 Tropic - https://tropicskincare.com/💚 English Mineral Makeup - https://englishmineralmakeup.co.uk/💚 Lucy Bee - https://lucybee.com/💚 Soil Association - https://www.soilassociation.org/💚 Cruelty Free - https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/💚 Cosmos -https://www.cosmos-standard.org/en/00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Sustainable Makeup Artist Em-J00:01:29 Em-J's Journey: From Makeup Artist to Eco-Activist00:02:37 The Cosmetics Industry's Landfill Problem00:03:59 The Challenge of Sustainable Packaging and Preservatives00:05:28 Key Ingredients to Avoid: The Trouble with Phalate-Containing Fragrance00:07:44 Decoding Certifications: What ""Natural"" and ""Organic"" Actually Mean00:09:51 The Gold Standard: Cosmos and Soil Association Approval00:11:36 Fighting Overwhelm: Finding the Balance in Sustainable Choices00:16:15 How to Influence Change: Showing People a Better Way00:17:58 The Success of Natural Deodorants and the Path Ahead00:24:09 The Product to Swap: Plastic in Lipstick & Alternatives00:27:37 Packaging Solutions: Lush's Admirable Process and Design Simplicity00:35:57 Em-J's Beauty Hacks: Overnight Curls and Face Taping00:38:52 The #1 Makeup Artist Secret for Skin: Electrolytes00:42:37 Em-J's Must-Have Product: English Mineral Makeup00:45:51 The Power of Consumer Choice and Green Economics00:48:19 The Last Thing I Did for the Environment: Tea Bags and Plastic?!💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Thursday!🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#GreenQueens #GreenQueensPodcast #GoodClimateNews #EcoPodcast #SustainabilityPodcast #SustainableBeauty #CrueltyFreeMakeup #VeganMakeup #CleanBeauty #ImperfectEnvironmentalist #MakeupArtistEm-J6. S3:Ep 6 - Green Sea Turtles Downgraded, A Billion Birds To Save & The Rise of Renewables! 🐢☀️
35:17||Season 3, Ep. 6It’s officially sweater weather (OSW) — but Abbie Dewhurst has fled to the sunny climes of Portugal, while Imogen Bhogal is fully embracing OSW with a snotty nose and croaky voice to match. 💚This week, the Green Queens are serving up a hearty dose of good news for the planet: from green sea turtle comebacks to the quiet revolution in renewable energy — plus some surprisingly simple solutions to help save a billion birds. 🐢🐦☀️✨ In This Episode:🍂🌰 Autumn Magic: Why this autumn’s colours are extra vibrant — and what a mast year means for squirrels, seeds, and seriously stunning trees. 🐢🌊Turtle Triumph: Green sea turtles are no longer endangered! Global conservation efforts have helped their populations bounce back after decades of decline — a massive win for wildlife. 🕊️🪟💡Saving a Billion Birds: Each year, over one billion birds die in the U.S. after colliding with glass — an invisible killer along their migration routes. But there’s hope! The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and New York’s Javits Center are proving cities can lead the change with bird-friendly glass. And at home? A few dots, decals, or even soap marks spaced two inches apart can save millions of birds every year. ☀️💨🔋The Renewable Revolution: For the first half of the year, renewables generated more electricity than coal worldwide! The UK’s powering past 50% renewable energy, and we break down why solar, wind, and battery storage are officially the cheapest (and brightest) options. 🦈💌Sustainable Business Shout-out: Meet Flora, founder of Washed Up Cards, who turns River Thames plastic into beautiful art and greeting cards — and even sculpted a shark to celebrate the surprising creatures lurking in London’s river.Noteworthy mentions:- https://earth.org/green-sea-turtles-no-longer-endangered-species-in-major-conservation-win/- https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/how-to-make-your-windows-safer-for-birds- https://iucn.org/resources/conservation-tool/iucn-red-list-threatened-species- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgffBQ7iThg- https://grid.iamkate.com/- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lwy8sg- https://washedupcards.uk/02:10 — Autumnal Nature Facts & OSW (Official Sweater Weather)05:22 — Green Sea Turtles Downgraded from Endangered14:44 — The Billion-Bird Problem & the 2-Inch Solution21:11— Renewables Overtake Coal Worldwide29:24 — Sustainable Business Shout-out: Washed Up Card💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Thursday!🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#GreenQueens #GreenQueens #GoodClimateNews #EcoPodcast #SustainabilityPodcast #ClimatePositivity #EcoFriendlyLiving #GoodNewsOnly #GoodClimateNews #WildlifeConservation #greenseaturtle #Turtles #BirdSafeWindows #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #WashedUpCards #SustainabilityPodcast #AutumnVibes #EcoFriendlyLiving #ClimatePositivity #PlanetHope #Upcycling #CollectiveAction #biodiversity5. S3: Ep 5 - Loved Before: The "Fluffy CEO" Rescuing Thousands of Teddy Bears from Landfill! 🐻
40:56||Season 3, Ep. 5In this week’s episode, Imogen Bhogal and Abbie Dewhurst sit down with Charlotte Liebling, aka the “Fluffy CEO” and founder of Loved Before, a truly magical teddy bear rehoming centre. From rescuing stuffed animals destined for landfill to creating a global community of collectors and advocates (yes, including Blake Lively…), Charlotte shares the story behind her innovative brand, her advice for the toy industry, how she even got noticed in parliament, and the challenges she’s faced as a woman entrepreneur.Discover how Loved Before transforms pre-loved toys into cherished companions, the power of storytelling in sustainability, and why emotional connections can make all the difference in the circular economy.🐻 https://www.lovedbefore.london/🐻 https://www.instagram.com/thefluffyceo00:00 The Charity Shop Problem 01:08 Loved Before02:31 The Emotional Power of Toys & Social Media Success 05:00 Community & Storytelling Impact 07:07 Charity Shop Challenges & Toy Lifecycles 09:43 The Loved Before Spa & Rehoming Process 12:55 Teaching Kids Sustainability Through Play 15:32 Team Growth & Global Expansion 17:31 Learning & Developing New Skills 19:52 Creativity & Education Gaps 22:40 Partner & Family Support 25:27 Overcoming Skepticism & Gender Dynamics 29:28 Future Vision: Stores, Books, Media 32:29 Advice for Entrepreneurs & Mindset Lessons 36:03 Collaboration & Scaling the Mission 38:59 Sustainability Habits & Episode Close 💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Thursday!🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#greenqueenspodcast #carbonfootprint #climateaction #ecoliving #sustainableliving #podcast #sustainability #climatechange #cleanenergy #netzero #climateadaptation #kewgardens #carbon #lovedbefore #toys #toystory4. S3:Ep 4 - The Mystery of False Autumn: Nature’s Warning and Its Solutions for a Warming World 🍂🌳
30:58||Season 3, Ep. 4In this episode of Green Queens, Imogen Bhogal and Abbie Dewhurst step into the Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens— a new space designed to show how the carbon cycle, plants, and fungi shape our climate future.With the help of: 🌳 Joe Richomme – Garden Supervisor and project lead of the Carbon Garden💧 Justin Moat – Senior Research Leader on carbon capture🌿 Kevin Martin – Head of Tree CollectionsThey discuss why it’s not just rising temperatures, but water shortages that really put trees at risk, and how fungi beneath our feet quietly act as nature’s hidden carbon heroes. They dive into the curious phenomena of “false autumn” and summer branch drop—signs of trees struggling to cope with stress—and explain why protecting old, established trees matters so much more for storing carbon than planting new ones alone. The conversation also celebrates the benefits of “messy” gardening, showing how leaving leaves, letting grass grow, and embracing natural cycles can boost soil health and biodiversity. Above all, they encourage us to think long-term, with a 200-year vision for the landscapes of the future. Enjoy! 00:00 False Autumn00:23 Welcome to Green Queens03:13 A trip to the Carbon Garden04:00 What is the Carbon Cycle?04:44 The head of Trees!05:28 What will it look like in 100 years time?!07:54 Water, Autumn and Cracking Branches!10:21 Not capturing carbon?!11:51 Fungus?!13:30 Make more mess...18:36 What to do at Kew?!21:10 Plant more trees?23:31 Why bother?27:20 Big take home30:28 Thank you and please subscribe (love you bye xx)💚✨ Join the greenest girl gang around—hit subscribe, give us a like, and share with a friend!📆 Join us for new episodes every Thursday!🎥 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenQueensPod🫶🏼 Follow us on instagram: @green.queens.pod - https://www.instagram.com/green.queens.pod/?igsh=MWdzZHFpc2Q5Mnk5bw%3D%3D#🎵 Find us on tiktok - Green.queens.podd#greenqueenspodcast #carbonfootprint #climateaction #ecoliving #sustainableliving #podcast #sustainability #climatechange #cleanenergy #netzero #climateadaptation #kewgardens #carbon