Compost, Cotton & Cornrows

About Compost, Cotton & Cornrows

Compost, Cotton & Cornrows is a podcast centering Black sustainability leaders across fashion, agriculture, wellbeing and beyond. Through storytelling, culture, and climate conversations, the show explores how ancestral wisdom and modern practices can cultivate regenerative futures. Hosted by Dominique Drakeford, each episode unearths powerful insights that shift the narrative of environmental justice.

Publisher

Dominique Drakeford

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Episode 53 | Movement Lawyering with Raya Salter (aka Climate Auntie) on Climate Justice & Intergenerational Youth Leadership

   In episode 53 of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with energy justice attorney, activist and self-proclaimed "Climate Auntie" Raya Salter for an unfiltered conversation about what it truly means to fight for environmental justice in an era defined by corporate power and political upheaval. From exposing the fossil fuel industry's decades-long misinformation campaigns to reimagining what accountability, reparations and climate justice can look like, Raya offers an expansive ...

2. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Episode 52 | Mary Annaïse Heglar on Climate Grief, Black Storytelling & Why the Future Depends on Honest Narratives

   In this profound and deeply reflective episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with acclaimed author, essayist and climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar for a conversation about what it means to bear witness in a world shaped by ecological crisis. Drawing from her upbringing in Alabama and Mississippi, Mary reflects on the Black Southern traditions, elders and landscapes that first taught her environmental stewardship happening before sustainability became a mainstream mov...

3. 

   25 Jun 2026

   EPISODE 51 | What Style Remembers: Talia Bella on Fashion, Survival & Living Archives

   In this deeply personal episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with creative director, stylist, vintage curator and image consultant Talia Bella for a conversation that expands what sustainable fashion can truly mean. Together, they move beyond conversations about fabrics and production practices to explore style as survival and self-expression. Drawing from her upbringing between Washington, D.C. and New York, Talia reflects on how family, vintage clothing, community ...

Who has been a guest on Compost, Cotton & Cornrows

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Maya Penn
• Abena Boamah-Acheampong
• Franklyn Hutchinson
• Cory Elliott
• Naomi Grevemberg

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.