Podcasting seems to be everywhere these days. They’re an entertaining way to make the most of mundane chores or traveling by listening to empowering talks that shed a light on significant issues, such as climate change and sustainability. And, when it comes to sustainable fashion podcasts theses eleven have caught our ears. From environmental activism to social justice each of these podcasts offer a unique perspective on how we can all minimize our impact on the planet. Some even manage to do this with a touch of humor. All the hosts are entertaining and their guests are experts on conscious living and sustainability.
These sustainable fashion podcasts focus on a number of different topics, but are filled with inspiration to help you implement your own conscious lifestyle choices today. So, rest your eyes after a long day of work and get some eco-inspiration in your ears. Let’s get listening!
Fashion Fix With Charli Howard
In her eponymous BBC podcast, model Charli Howard explores two urgent issues: diversity and sustainability in the fashion industry. Topics range from vegan and vintage fashion to garment worker rights. She offers tips, personal experiences, and conversations on these two issues. So, if you are someone that’s supporting both movements, it’s well worth a listen.
Episode Highlight: Sustainable Trainers with Veja
This French fashion brand has taken the world by storm with its distinctive sneakers, which might just be the world’s most sustainable ones. In this sustainable podcast, Charli speaks with one of the brand’s co-founders, François-Ghislain Morillion, so you can get an insight on what goes on behind-the-scenes at this shoe brand.
Listen on | Spotify
A Sustainable Mind
A Sustainable Mind is hosted by Marjorie Alexander, who started this podcast as a master’s thesis project. Its continuity and growth were motivated by a visible lack of women, young people and women of color within these environmental conferences. Episodes are uploaded once a week with interviews with individuals behind some of the most impactful start-ups, organizations, and campaigns today.
Episode Highlight: Bringing Innovation to Menstrual Cups and the Feminine Hygiene Industry with Christine Brown
Christina Brown is the founder and designer of the best ergonomic menstrual cup Kind Cup. In this podcast, Marjorie and Christina discuss how menstrual cups work and why they can be a much better alternative to tampons and pads and how to consider when choosing a menstrual cup that works best with your body and lifestyle.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Fashion Revolution
In the Fashion Revolution Podcast, Tamsin Blanchard interviews garment workers, supply chain experts, activists and politicians and each episode takes you deep into the issues behind fast fashion, but leaves you with tips to help make a positive difference. While there are only three episodes, they are well worth a listen!
Episode Highlight: Garment Workers’ Voice
The first episode of the 3-part series explores the hidden stories behind the clothing we wear. It explores the collective voice of the garment workers in influencing change, the barriers that make unionization a challenge, and the progress made in this.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Good Ancestors
In this sustainable podcast, Layla F. Saad, an anti-racism educator, respected speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy, interviews predominantly Black and Brown authors, speakers, teachers, artists, creators, activists, healers and thinkers exploring what it means to be a good ancestor. Layla speaks out on topics like sustainable fashion, women’s empowerment, race and self-love.
Episode Highlight: #GoodAncestor Aja Barber on Sustainable Fashion
In episode 22 Layla is joined by the incredible influencer Aja Barber, whose work focuses on sustainability, the intersections of feminism, colonialism, race in terms of our clothes, how we decide to consume them and finally, all the ways systems of power effect our buying habits. In this episode they discuss garment workers, fashion billionaires, and unpack white fragility among other things.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts or Spotify
Conscious Chatter
Kestrel Jenkins’ fashion podcast Conscious Chatter talks about sustainable fashion, the garment industry, and the social and environmental issues surrounding it. It encourages listeners to address difficult questions such as the potential impact associated with the clothes we wear. It will inspire you to spark change and be a more conscious fashionista.
Episode Highlight: Shakaila Forbes-Bell On The Relationship Between Fashion Psychology + Black Lives Matter
In this episode, Jenkins is joined by Fashion Psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell, and the founder of the platform Fashion Is Psychology. Shakaila shares what led her to carve out her own place in the psychology discipline at the intersections of fashion, representation, media, and marketing and how she thinks fashion can really make people happy.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Wardrobe Crisis
Hosted by fashion journalist Clare Press, Wardrobe Crisis dives into the world of ethics, sustainability, consumerism, activism, identity, and creativity. Each week, Press interviews people from all over the world, and together they decode the impact of the fashion system on people and the planet, and what we can all do about it.
Episode Highlight: The Magic Thrifting Powers of Bay Garnett – How to Shop Second-Hand (& why you should)
Bay Garnett is a British Stylist and super thrifter who started working in fashion in the late ‘90s. In this episode you will learn her tips and tricks on finding fashion gems in charity shops, how thrifting has evolved over 20 years, and much more.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Style with Substance
Style with Substance discusses a new topic every week. Lucy Kebbell, the host of this podcast, is joined by industry insider guests to discuss, among other things, building sustainable brands, the future of reusables, clothing recycling, thrifting and fashion that gives back to the planet
Episode Highlight: Fashion After COVID-19 With Livia van Heerde
Environmental Science to Climate Change student and sustainable fashion writer Livia van Heerde discusses the effect of COVID-19 on the fashion industry, including the plight of garment workers, and union busting. She also explains the carbon footprint of fashion shows and events and the environmental impact of shopping online.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts
Sustainable Jungle
Hosted by Lyall & Joy, this sustainable podcast is described as a ‘mission driven show’ aiming to deliver meaningful conversations with inspiring people working to solve the world’s trickiest sustainability and conservation challenges. With a solution-focused approach, this podcast gives special attention to the areas of wildlife, environmental conservation and the natural world.
Episode Highlight: Jenny Whelan and Oscar Pearce – Carbon Neutral Schools
Jenny Whelan is the Admin Director / Enrolment & Payroll Officer of Albert Park Kinder, the very first Carbon Neutral early learning center in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode she discusses the journey to become carbon neutral, tackling waste, the importance of children being exposed to nature and more.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Green Dreamer
Hosted by Kaméa Chayne, a pioneer in the ethical and sustainable living space, each episode of Green Dreamer features an interview with other visionaries, activists and entrepreneurs in the space discussing our journey to collective healing, ecological regeneration, and true abundance and wellness for all. If you’re someone that’s seeking more environmentally-conscious work and lifestyles, this podcast was made for you!
Episode Highlight: Why sustainability doesn’t make headlines in mainstream media and how we can better reframe this topic
In this episode, Georgina Wilson-Powell, founder of Pebble, a community-focused and mobile-first magazine on a mission to influence consumer change through inspiring advice for sustainable living, shares her thoughts on why environmental issues rarely make headlines in mainstream media. She also shares her best piece of advice on how we can tell more engaging stories when it comes to sustainability and how you can inspire friends and family members to care about sustainability topics.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Sustainababble
We know that everything is terrible, but if you’re looking for a more light-hearted take on what’s going on in the world of environmental campaigning and politics, here’s a comedy podcast discussing serious issues surrounding climate change. The hosts, Ol & Dave, don’t hide their confusion with the subject, but with each episode, they try to get a little bit closer to enlightenment.
Episode Highlight: Eco-anxiety
Clover Hogan, climate activist, and founder of Force of Nature, a group which works with young people to help them overcome that sense of powerlessness in the face of the climate emergency. In this episode you will hear all about the topic and the best ways to help alleviate eco-anxiety.
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Practical(ly) Zero Waste
Practical(ly) Zero Waste offers clear and convenient steps to start zero waste living. The Canadian podcast hosted by Elsbeth Callaghan covers topics from food and agriculture to fashion and life at home and each episode discusses straight forward practical changes everyone can make on a daily basis, which will add up to create an immense difference.
Episode Highlight: Rewilding
In this episode, J.B. MacKinnon, author of the 100 Mile Diet and most recently of the book The Once and Future World discusses the idea of rewilding – to bring wildness back into all spaces of the planet in whatever ways that we can. He talks about his work, and the practical and important practice of rewilding cities and natural areas around us!
Listen on | Apple Podcasts, Spotify
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