How to Make Climate Change Sexy

In this week's episode I'm joined by Will Eliot to discuss Biodesign and his creative practice!Will is the founder of Biocrafting Studio and he is pioneering biocollaborative design, literally working with nature. His work is at the cutting edge of what it means to be a designer, aiming to reshape our relationship with the environment.In this episode, we discuss his various projects, from mealworms that digest polystyrene to creating wood-based robots as well as what inspires him, how symbiotic design works and the untapped potential of biomaterials. You can find more of Will's work on Instagram under the handles @takaomakesthings and @biocrafting_studio!How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs! It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) and edited by Tanya Dudnikova (tatianabynight_) with original music by @healingwithgrace__.Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram or find us as www.sexyclimatechange.com!

In this week's episode I'm joined by Seth Thomas to discuss Biodiversity and the Trade of Endangered Species!Seth is a researcher interested in conservation biology, currently working as part of the Nature-based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford. He also contributed research to a recent paper for CITES, the (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) discussing how legal trade of endangered species can help restore their populations. Seth is also a great environmental communicator and can be found posting viral videos on TikTok under the handle @zethdafer !In this episode we discussed what Biodiversity is and why its so important, how the fashion industry affects biodiversity as well as looking at how the trade of endangered species can sometimes benefit the species!How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that explores how the fashion industry fuels the climate (and ecological) crisis and what can be done about this. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg)Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram or find us as www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk!

In this week's episode I'm joined by Emma Hakansson, Eirinn Hayhow and Daze Aghaji to discuss the intersections of sustainable and ethical fashion! Emma is the founder of not-for-profit Collective Fashion Justice, an organisation dedicated to the creation of a Total Ethics Fashion. This panel discussion was recorded live at the launch of Emma's new book Total Ethics Fashion which outlines why this approach is needed and how it works. We were also joined by designer Eirinn Hayhow and environmental regeneration activist Daze Aghaji. How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that explores how the fashion industry fuels the climate (and ecological) crisis and what can be done about this. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram or find us as www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk!

This episode was recorded in collaboration with Hothouse Book Club, it is a climate justice book club that meets every six weeks IRL and online. This panel talk was part of our Solastalgic Summer event celebrating our 1st anniversary as a group. On this panel we discussed the concept of Solastalgia - the distress specifically caused by environmental change while still in a home environment. I was joined by Tori Tsui, author and a fierce advocate for climate justice and Samrawit Gougsa, co-lead of the Land Body Ecologies research group at the Wellcome Trust and Head of Communications at Minority Rights Group and Damien Gayle, environment correspondent for the Guardian. How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that explores how the fashion industry fuels the climate (and ecological) crisis and what can be done about this. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg). Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram or find us at www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk!

For the first episode I’m joined by Tolmeia Gregory (@Tolmeia). Tolmeia is an Artist, Illustrator, Climate Justice Activist, and host of the Idealistically podcast where guests are asked what they would idealistically want, in an ideal world, to inspire more people to start creating radical visions of the future!In this episode we discuss her journey from being a fashion blogger in her teens to the climate activist she is today. We also spoke about finding your place in the movement and the sneaky greenwashing fast fashion brands engage in. How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that explores how the fashion industry fuels the climate (and ecological) crisis and what can be done about this. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg). Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram or find us at www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk !