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

 
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Why running for office shouldn't be considered a *leap* from working in circularity and fashion & why we need more everyday people in government
Why running for office shouldn't be considered a *leap* from working in circularity and fashion & why we need more everyday people in government

Episode 345 features Nicole Bassett, a leader in circular economy innovation who’s now running for office. After working at Patagonia and prAna, Nicole co-founded The Renewal Workshop, a factory that gave unsold products a second life. Today, she runs Citrus Circular, and is now running for State Senate in Oregon’s 26th District.

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3D weaving, how this technology could reduce waste, costs and emissions, and what that could mean for systems change across fashion
3D weaving, how this technology could reduce waste, costs and emissions, and what that could mean for systems change across fashion

Episode 344 features Beth Esponnette, the Cofounder and CPO at unspun, a fashion-tech company that has built the world’s first 3D weaving technology for apparel. Their OneWeave™ system enables woven products to be made locally in California, on demand, and with almost zero waste.

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Digitally dyed denim, how this new technology goes beyond “reducing impact" in the making of jeans, and how it could really shake up the sustainable fashion industry
Digitally dyed denim, how this new technology goes beyond “reducing impact" in the making of jeans, and how it could really shake up the sustainable fashion industry

Episode 343 features Adam Taubenfligal, the cofounder, creative director and responsibility lead at Triarchy. With the goal of restoring integrity to the word sustainable, Adam drives innovation in denim, advancing mindful materials and responsible production at Triarchy.

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The overlapping of biomaterials research, fashion design, & community-centered education as a multifaceted approach to rethinking fashion's systems
The overlapping of biomaterials research, fashion design, & community-centered education as a multifaceted approach to rethinking fashion's systems

Episode 342 features Olivia Cueva, a radical dreamer, designer, technologist, and researcher, whose work bridges creative technology, fashion, biomaterials, and storytelling to explore transformation, regeneration, and collective care.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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