Season 8 was launched in January of 2026 and is the current season of Conscious Chatter.

 
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Breaking down California's SB 707: The Textile Recovery Act of 2024, the nation's first textile EPR bill and some of the ways it will impact the fashion and textile sector
Breaking down California's SB 707: The Textile Recovery Act of 2024, the nation's first textile EPR bill and some of the ways it will impact the fashion and textile sector

Episode 341 features Dr. Joanne Brasch, the Assistant Director at the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC), a nonprofit that has been promoting & educating on product stewardship & Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) since 2007.

Questions around EPR policy, a tool to support textile recycling, and the need for more research and data in the textile sector
Questions around EPR policy, a tool to support textile recycling, and the need for more research and data in the textile sector

Episode 340 features Constanza Gomez, the cofounder and CEO of Sortile, a company focused on empowering the textile recycling industry with technology that enables the identification, sorting and traceability of textiles.

Fashion's complex history with data, how Textile Exchange is addressing it through their open-source reporting and ensuring the search for *perfect data* doesn't hinder real action
Fashion's complex history with data, how Textile Exchange is addressing it through their open-source reporting and ensuring the search for *perfect data* doesn't hinder real action

Episode 339 features Beth Jensen, the Chief Impact Officer at Textile Exchange, a global nonprofit helping brands, manufacturers, and farmers drive climate- and nature-positive impact across the fashion supply chain.

Climate data is disappearing: how it's impacting journalists & their ability to tell important stories, and what we can do about it
Climate data is disappearing: how it's impacting journalists & their ability to tell important stories, and what we can do about it

Episode 338 features Miranda Green, investigative journalist and the author of The Understory, a weekly newsletter for Atmos that looks behind the climate headlines to question how decisions are made, why they matter, and what they reveal about this moment.