Discarded

About Discarded

This is the story of a modern-day Erin Brockovich, set on the Mississippi River in an area known as “Cancer Alley." Her name is Sharon Lavigne, her community is St. James Parish in Louisiana, and her fight is to keep out one of the largest plastic manufacturing companies in the world. In this investigative four-part series, hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Gloria Riviera, we discover how our plastic world came to be. Because plastic is everywhere - it has advanced our world, but it has damaged our environment and our health. So what do we do? We look at what’s next for all of us, and how we can learn from communities like St. James to make a difference in our own backyards. This series is presented in partnership with Only One, the action platform for the planet. Only One is on a mission to restore ocean health and tackle the climate crisis in this generation — with your help. Visit only.one to learn more and get involved.

Publisher

Lemonada Media

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jan 2023

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis | Introducing Last Day

   To listen to the rest of this episode, search for Last Day wherever you listen to podcasts. When Nadia Bowers's sister Sasha died of fentanyl overdose in 2015, Nadia was seven months pregnant with her first child and had gotten married just six weeks earlier. Suddenly she had to ask herself: how do I go on after the worst thing that's ever happened to me? In this episode, Nadia tells Stephanie how writing her new memoir, Dear Dealer, helped her process her rage, grief, and the anxiety of new motherhood while navigating this crippling loss. Pick up a copy of ⁠Dear Dealer⁠, available wherever books are sold or listen to the audiobook, narrated by Nadia. Order Steph’s book Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis at ⁠https://bit.ly/LastDayBook⁠, and the audiobook at ⁠https://bit.ly/3RW4WtF⁠, or wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Talkaboutable Sneak Peek: Tips for Picky Eaters

   Child psychiatrist Dr. Susan Swick interviews a mom about her son's food anxieties, offering practical solutions for picky eaters.

3. 

   5 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Tells Matthew McConaughey How Success Broke Him

   New series sneak peek! No Magic Pill is hosted by TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, who fell apart after building and selling one of the most recognized brands on the planet. After a years-long journey through every therapy and treatment imaginable, Blake is finally talking honestly about the dark side of success and the reality of mental health. In No Magic Pill, Blake travels the country to sit down with survivors, experts, and cultural icons who have looked into the darkness and found a way out. These aren’t stories of quick fixes; they are honest conversations about the daily choices, big and small, that create a path forward. In this episode excerpt, Blake speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey about the darkest moments in his life and how solo trips helped him purge the shame, guilt, and embarrassment of his younger years. You can hear the full episode and hear more of No Magic Pill at https://lemonada.lnk.to/NoMagicPillBlakeMycoskie

Inside a recent episode

How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis | Introducing Last Day

Published 19 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So Sasha was two and a half years older than you. Your family grew up in Brantford, Connecticut. Your mom was a pediatric cardiologist. Your dad was a professor of psychiatry at Yale. A house full of dummies. My gosh. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. I was like very impressed with your family. I'd love to know more about Sasha. So growing up, how would you describe her and characterize your relationship, the two of you? She was that person, like you heard her voice before she entered a room. You know, she had this kind of Tasmanian devil, like the Looney Tunes kind of energy. […]

Who has been a guest on Discarded

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

• Carmen Rojas
• Gretchen Rubin
• Elizabeth Craft
• Erika Mahoney

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

169 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

49 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

98

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