Episode 323 features Kestrel (just me!) in the first-ever solo episode of the show. With a primary focus on vulnerability, Kestrel shares some of the rollercoasters she has faced personally over the last year (from health to finances), why she and Nat are parting ways when it comes to regularly hosting the show, the true costs of producing a podcast, as well as a question on whether performative vulnerability is what we are seeing too often from the industry.
Read MoreIn episode 322, you’ll hear from guests Nelson ZêPequéno, a Ghanaian-American Artist and the founder of Black Men With Gardens and Sustain Creative, alongside Cayetano Talavera, a fiber artist, zero waste fashion designer, and the creative force behind Hecho By Caye.
Read MoreIn episode 321, you’ll hear from guests Teju Adisa-Farrar, the founder and co-creator of the Black Fiber & Textile Network and the creator/host of the Black Material Geographies podcast, alongside Layla K. Feghali, the founder of River Rose Remembrance, a Plantcestral & Ancestral Re-Membrance practitioner, cultural worker, author & story re-collector (archivist).
Read MoreIn episode 320, you’ll hear from guests Wafa Ghnaim, a Senior Research Fellow at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator for the Museum of the Palestinian People and Founder of The Tatreez Institute, alongside Dr. Tanveer Ahmed, a Senior Lecturer in Fashion and Race at Central Saint Martins and also Course Development Lead for MA Fashion and Anthropology at London College of Fashion.
Read MoreIn episode 318, you’ll hear from guests Francesco Alcazar, a zero waste designer & founder of his eponymous label, alongside Ella Wiznia, the founder and designer of ethically made genderless clothing & accessories brand Series NY.
Read MoreIn episode 317, you’ll hear from guests Megan L. Schnitker, an Indigenous Traditional Herbalist and the founder of Lakota Made LLC, alongside Niha Elety, a fashion advocate, designer, chef, and storyteller, & CEO of Tega Collective.
Read MoreIn episode 316, you’ll hear from guests Lina Barkawi, a tatreez practitioner, preservationist, and educator based in Brooklyn, alongside Eman Toom, a Palestinian tatreez artist, teacher, sewer and crafter.
Read MoreIn episode 315, you’ll hear from guests Amy Denet Deal, the founder of 4Kinship, a Diné (Navajo) owned sustainable artwear brand, alongside Sha’Mira Covington, Ph.D., interdisciplinary scholar-artist and Assistant Professor in Fashion.
Read MoreLiz Spencer is the natural dye wizard behind Dogwood Dyer. With experience in both tending organic natural dye gardens and coaxing color from plants, Liz has devoted her artistic practice to discovering as much as possible about color that can come from plants.
Read MoreAnjana Baburaj is an impact-focused strategist and communications specialist. Her recent research looked at TikTok Shein hauls, and focused on fashion, social media, and consumption.
Read MoreLizz Leral is the Executive Director of Quilting for Community, a nonprofit organization focused on building community by teaching the art of quiltmaking.
Read MoreTrish Langman is a fashion designer who is currently working with the Fashion CEOs Accelerator program at Sovereignty, Hecho Por Nosotros and the Board of Fashion Ghana, West Africa.
Read MoreSage Paul is an award-winning artist and designer, as well as the artistic director and founder of Indigenous Fashion Arts.
Read MoreAngel Chang is a designer who has been working with artisans in southwest rural China over the past decade, making garments using zero carbon design / Indigenous practices.
Read MoreJesus Herrera – also known by their moniker Donatella because of their Instagram handle @donatellaversanchez – is a model, clothing designer, vintage curator, poet and the cofounder of The Vintage Jesus online store and Les Jesus fashion brand.
Read MoreAngela Weinberg is the cofounder of KOLORETE, a luxury color cosmetics brand specializing in the lips category and focused on organic ingredients.
Read MoreAnuj Sharma is an innovative designer, who developed a unique method to make clothing called Button Masala, which does not require any cutting or sewing to construct a garment.
Read MoreDr. Sandra Niessen is a cultural anthropologist, fashion scholar and activist, who currently works closely with Fashion Act Now.
