Conscious Chatter

About Conscious Chatter

The first global sustainable fashion podcast, Conscious Chatter opens the door to conversations about our clothing + the layers of stories, meaning and potential impact connected to what we wear. Hosted by Kestrel Jenkins, Conscious Chatter tackles nuanced topics that intersect with sustainability, fashion, systems of oppression, health, and wellbeing through a curiosity-driven lens. Through deep dive monthly themes, the focus is on making the conversation more circular.

Publisher

Kestrel Jenkins

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2016

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 347 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Jessica Matlock of Landbell USA and Paul Doertenbach of Landbell Group compare local and global notes on the implementation of textile EPR policy and explore what global alignment could look like in practice to build a more sustainable fashion industry

   Host Kestrel interviews Jessica Matlock of Landbell USA and Paul Doertenbach of Landbell Group, comparing textile EPR policy implementation locally and globally to foster industry sustainability.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fashion circularity leader Nicole Bassett on why running for office shouldn't be considered a *leap*, why we need more everyday people in government and how policy can be a significant lever in creating change in fashion and beyond

   Host Kestrel interviews fashion circularity leader Nicole Bassett about leveraging policy for textile waste reduction and her transition into politics.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Beth Esponnette of Unspun on 3D weaving, how this technology could reduce textile waste, costs and emissions, and what that could mean for systems change across fashion

   Kestrel interviews Beth Esponnette of Unspun about how 3D weaving revolutionizes apparel production, reducing waste, costs, and emissions for systems change in fashion.

Inside a recent episode

Jessica Matlock of Landbell USA and Paul Doertenbach of Landbell Group compare local and global notes on the implementation of textile EPR policy and explore what global alignment could look like in practice to build a more sustainable fashion industry

Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, absolutely. I mean, that's the downside. And I think when we're building EPR systems, we really need to watch out to not create too much bureaucracy around it and always have a focus that we eventually want to create impact, right? It's not about documenting, registering, knowing the exact volumes, but it's rather about endorsing a new way to treat and abuse textiles, implementing new business models in line with the circular economy, supporting scale-up companies who are dealing with textile-to-textile recycling. I think these are all practices that should be put into the focus. Yeah, for sure. […]

Who has been a guest on Conscious Chatter

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

• Jessica Matlock
• Paul Doertenbach
• Nicole Bassett
• Beth Esponnette
• Adam Taubenfligel

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

138 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

33 ratings

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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.

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