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Hot Buttons

Hot Buttons


Hot Buttons

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Length:
29 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Hot Buttons is a show about the future of fashion and culture on a changing planet. Each week, Christina Binkley, Rachel Kibbe, and Shilla Kim-Parker unwind the breaking news, industry moves, cultural trends, and tech breakthroughs that are shaping sustainable fashion. The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Can we change it?
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 29 episodes

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Synthetic biology, clean chemistry, and beauty, oh my!

This week we look at the role of biotech in the beauty industry. It promises the abilit...

53 minutes
Jan 30, 2023

Gisele Fetterman to the rescue! Mom, founder, firefighter and thrifter

We wanted a minute of Gisele Fetterman’s time to hear about her advocacy work, how she ...

44 minutes
Jan 23, 2023

The truth about vegan leather, organic cotton, and cow farts

This week, we’ve decided the best way to understand claims of sustainable textiles and ...

62 minutes
Jan 12, 2023

Finding hope for sustainable fashion in 2023

Happy New Year! We’re back with our review of 2022, and predictions for 2023. But first...

54 minutes
Jan 05, 2023

It’s beginning to look a lot like over-consumption season; the predatory side of women’s fashion; and… compostable underwear?

It’s the end of the year, and our listeners have been asking questions: What does it me...

49 minutes
Dec 23, 2022

Charles Conn, Board Chair of Patagonia, on the company’s past and future

This week, Charles Conn, Chair of the Board of Directors at Patagonia joins us to share...

47 minutes
Dec 15, 2022

DressX has designs on fashion's digital future

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54 minutes
Dec 08, 2022

Balenciaga makes a bad move worse, Raf ends his label’s run, and COP27 mostly disappoints

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58 minutes
Dec 01, 2022

Fashion’s having a metaverse moment

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38 minutes
Nov 17, 2022

“Fast furniture” is clogging up landfills, Leo likes vegan shoes, and fashion is a bummer at COP27

It’s COP27 week, so we look at how well the fashion industry is doing keeping its promi...

45 minutes
Nov 10, 2022