Podcasts by Kiss That World Podcast | Sustainability + Conservation + Environmentalism

KTW 45 | Conserving Cameroonian Wildlife with Bristol Zoo Lecturer Osiris Doumbé from 2018-12-04T09:30

Osiris Doumbé has always been a nature fan. Though his favorite animal has changed from a lion when he was young now chimps and giraffes; one thing was always clear- he was going to work with Af...

KTW 44 | Surfing and Sustainabilty with Dan Ross from 2018-11-27T09:30

Dan Ross grew up in a small fishing town on the East Coast of Australia. He described it to me as the best place to grow up, a surfers dream there are tons of different types of waves close by. ...

KTW 43 | Trash Talk with Evan Steinbrink from 2018-11-20T09:00

How much do you think about what you throw out? Chances are if you are an avid listener, it's more than the average bear. This weeks guest Evan Steinbrink wants to start his own waste management...

KTW 42|My Unsustainable Habits from 2018-11-13T09:00

Here at Kiss That World, I am always trying to learn more from environmental experts in order to truly live sustainably. Let me take a step back and say that my defi...

KTW 41 | A Year in Podcasting from 2018-11-06T09:00

Meghann reflects on how she got to a year in podcasting, and answers some guest questions at the end. Some other topics I get into on this episode are the events of my life in the last 10 years ...

KTW 40 | Climate Change and The Crises of Imagination with Carter Brooks from 2018-10-30T08:00

Carter Brooks is a climate artist, philosopher, and philosopher of climate art. And how does one become a philosopher of climate art? For Carter the journey started with math, he was a whiz in h...

KTW 39 | Bringing Nature Back into People's Lives + Following Through on Big Ideas with WOODCHUCK USA's Ben from 2018-10-23T08:00

Benjamin Jo Vandenwymelenberg was born and raised in Wright, WI. He created a thin wood phone case and his friends thought it was cool. Ben incorporated WOODCHUCK USA and found the vision “putti...

KTW 38| Finding the Courage to Be the Change with Children and Youth First Founder Haushala Thapa from 2018-10-16T08:30

KTW 37| Environmental Racism, Injustice, and Health with All Positives Possible's LaDonna Williams from 2018-10-09T08:00

LaDonna is a passionate, outspoken and energetic advocate for environmental racism, health and injustice. She knows the fight is as important as it is difficult. But for LaDonna, this work chose...

KTW 36 | Biomimicry, Renweable Energy + Messages from the Universe with Dr. Phil Watts from 2018-10-02T08:30

Dr. Phil Watts is an aeronautical engineer, environmental engineer, inventor, entrepreneur and most importantly a father. Phil grew up in Canada and spent his time building things, exploring the...

KTW 35 | Finding Purpose Through Surfing and Sustainability with Soneva's Sunny Yang from 2018-09-25T08:30

Sunny Yang lives by the motto "when you're comfortable, it's time to change." She knows that growth doesn't happen by settling into a routine. This is partially from her childhood, her parents a...

KTW 34 | Health and Wellness for a Thriving Planet with Kaméa Chayne from 2018-09-18T08:00

To say Kaméa Chayne is a go-getter is an understatement. She's an Listen

KTW 33 | The Urgency of Sustainable Palm Oil with RSPO Dan Strechay from 2018-08-21T08:30

Palm oil is a complicated issue. The supply chain itself is very complicated and crosses several borders. The products made from palm oil are touched by many hands before they reach the shelves....

KTW 32 | The Simple Art of Giving a Fuck With Sara Rickards from 2018-08-14T08:30

Sara Rickards has a Permaculture Design Certification, Bachelors in Biomedical Science, a Masters in Environmental Engineering and she's also a street wizard. Sara has an uncanny ability to see ...

KTW 31| Fighting Food Insecurity + Social Norms with Rob Greenfield from 2018-08-07T08:00

Rob Greenfield thinks differently than the average bear. He dreams up big, challenging and exciting projects that push him forward as an individual and often push sustainability issues into the ...

KTW 30 | Eco Women in History: Smart-Mouthed Starlet Turned Activist Katie Lee and That Damned Dam from 2018-07-31T08:30

There are some people in this world that cannot be extinguished. They have a spark that’s lit from within.  Katie Lee was one of those people and her spark was ignited by a rafting trip on the C...

KTW 29 | Re-Imagining Housing as Self-Sustaining Communities with SmartHoods Initiator Florijn De Graaf from 2018-07-24T07:30

Florijn De Graaf wants to revolutionize neighborhoods. Imagine living in an affordable, modern home with no bills to pay. Now imagine if you need more energy, or your solar panels produce too mu...

KTW 28 | Creating a Culture of Sustainability in Our Public Schools from 2018-07-17T08:30

If you've been keeping up with KTW, you already know that Americans waste 1/4 of the groceries they buy. This trend doesn't just start and stop with adults- kids are wasteful too. I myself have ...

KTW 27 | How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Plastics from 2018-07-10T08:00

Plastic has been getting a lot of attention in the sustainable community. Because, unlike climate change, accumulating plastics is something we can touch, feel and see. There are no nuances to a...

KTW 26 | Be Patriotic, Sustainable + #resist This Fourth of July from 2018-07-03T08:00

What a time to be alive. As an immigrant, and an empathetic human I have a lot of feelings about being an American citizen right now. It's challenging to balance the pride I feel as a new citize...

KTW 25| Attempting Zero Waste Biking the Coast of California with the AIDS Lifecycle from 2018-06-26T08:00

The AIDS Lifecycle is a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to LA with 2400 (+) bikers plus volunteer roadies, medical staff, chiropractic and massage therapists. 

Each participa...

KTW 24| Aligning Life's Work + Values With Dr Omar Clay from 2018-06-19T08:00

After seeing his students take jobs supporting companies he didn't agree Dr. Omar Clay took the chance to pivot. Dr. Clay lives in Baja Mexico and is the founder of Science for the People. An or...

KTW 23| Water Conservation Through Better Communication with Dr. Jennifer Adler from 2018-06-12T08:00

Dr. Jennifer Adler grew up loving the ocean. She lived in Massachusetts and took up competitive sailing when she was little. Her parents also got her a pink snorkeling mask, which was a staple o...

KTW 22| Planting Trees in the Name of Ignorance with Trump Forest's Jeff Willis from 2018-05-29T08:00

It's easy to feel overwhelmed, upset and incredulous at the rhetoric around climate change. 3 friends took these feelings and turned them into a project to help better the planet. They are plant...

KTW 21| Fighting Oppression One Lawsuit at a Time With Lori Ann Burd from 2018-05-22T08:00

In her role at the Center for Biological Diversity, Lori Ann directs a team of intrepid scientists and lawyers who focus on toxic issues like EPA’s deeply flawed pesticide regulatory system. The...

KTW 20 | Ending Desertification + Helping Brown Thumbs with Solid Water from 2018-05-15T07:00

Adnan's father Ibrahim lived in Saudi Arabia, where desertification is rampant.  A solution was needed to help plants grow with less water, less often.
To that end, he developed a polymer ...

KTW 19 | Eco Women in History | Rachel Carson Catalyzed the Modern Environmental Movement... + the Counter-Movement from 2018-05-08T06:00

Rachel Carson was a writer, environmentalist, marine scientist and a cat person. She was in part responsible for the formation of the EPA- America's Environmental Protection Agency, Earth Day, T...

KTW 18 | Sustainable Living Upgrades with Alice Ojeda Authentic House from 2018-05-01T05:00

Alice Ojeda created Authentic House to help connect local citizens to local services they can trust for all their home improvement needs. Alice interviews experts on interior design, landscaping...

KTW 17| Slow Living + Master Recycling with Conscious By Chloé from 2018-04-24T04:00

Chloé is the mastermind behind Conscious by Chloé the slow living, zero waste and fashion blog based in Portland. She's actually the first person I met in rea...

KTW 16 | Gibbon Conservation Center Director Gabi Skollar from 2018-04-17T04:00

Gibbons are arboreal apes from Southeast Asia. That means they live on the trees and spend a majority of their time brachiating (swinging by their arms) through the forest. They have one mate at...

KTW 15| Stop Wasting Food + Stick it to the Man with Ends and Stems Alison Mountford from 2018-04-10T04:00

We all have to eat. But we don't have to continue the pattern of wasting 1/4 of what we buy. Alison Mountford wants us to stop wasting food + stick it to the man. Her website Ends and Stems prov...

KTW 14| Tackling Ocean Plastic One Fishing Net at a Time with Bureo from 2018-04-03T04:00

They say opposites attract but the founding fathers of Bureo have a lot in common... Likes: surfing, skateboarding, engineering degrees, travel, Australia, their home on the East Coast of the St...

KTW 13| Aquatic Adventure with the Queen of the Mantas Andrea Marshall from 2018-03-27T04:00

Calling all adventurers, explorers, + ocean lovers: this one is for you. Andrea Marshall has lived a lifetime of adventure- submerged. She has been a part of exploratory missions, pioneering res...

| BONUS | True Life Zero Waste Beginner: The Good, The Bad, The Exploding Compost from 2018-02-27T05:00

This week we are talking with Kiss That World fangirl and Zero Waste Beginner Brittany Morgan. Brit talks about her wins and lessons learned on her quest to become more environmentally friendly....

KTW 12 | Book a Hotel, Help Humanity with Wander Clementina Oliveras from 2018-02-13T05:00

Today's expert is Clementina Oliveras, founder of Wander.io. A hotel booking company that partners with Vitamin Angels to provide 5 children under 5 a years supply of vitamins. 

KTW 11| Cultural Appropriation&Sustainability with Francesca Willow from 2018-02-06T05:00

Today's expert is Francesca Willow of the Sustainable Living and Social Justice blog Ethical Unicorn. We get into why Social Justice is an Environmental issue, what cultural appropriation is and...

KTW 10| Wetlands, Kelp&Science for Creatives with Mo Wise from 2018-01-30T05:00

Mo Wise is a true California girl. She was even on an episode of Laguna Beach (she worked in a surf shop that the reality stars frequented). Mo is laid back and often has salty hair from a day s...

KTW 09| The Packaging Revolution Starts in the Shower with Lindsey McCoy co-Founder Plaine Products from 2018-01-23T05:00

Lindsey McCoy started Plaine Products with her sister Alison Webster. After living and working in the Bahamas for 10 years, Lindsey just couldn't ignore the impact single-use plastics have on ou...

KTW 08| The Magic of the Rainforest Canopy with Dr. Carrie Woods from 2018-01-16T05:00

Carrie Woods loves plants (what's in a name, right?!). Her love affair with the outdoors started at a time before cell phones and internet. A time when parents could cut their kids loos...

KTW 07| Zero Waste for the Imperfect Traveler with Celia Ristow from 2018-01-09T05:00

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KTW 06| Going Zero Waste with Kathryn Kellogg from 2018-01-02T05:00

Kathryn Kellogg grew up in a conservative Baptist military family bouncing around the south between Arkansas and Texas. She is a musical theater buff and now the Martha Stewart of Zero Waste. Af...

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KTW 05| DJ Amer Wants You to Be Kind and Quit Plastic from 2017-12-19T05:00

Amer is, among many things, a relentless optimist. He believes we are at the beginning of a big shift to a cleaner, more sustainable, world where companies take responsibility and consumers dema...

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KTW 04| The Refill Shoppe with Michelle Stevens from 2017-12-05T05:00

The Refill Shoppe was founded in 2010 by Michelle Stevens. They offer bulk bath, beauty and cleaning products to do away with the single-use bottles that seem inherent to the industry. And if th...

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KTW 03 | Tales of a Zookeeper with Rachel Winkler from 2017-11-28T05:00

In this episode, we explore the wild and wonderful world of animal poop.... I mean zookeeping! Rachel Winkler is a mammal keeper at the Santa Barbara zoo and is on the Giraffe/Gorilla/Meerkat li...

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KTW 02| Master of Crabs, Coral Reefs and Kombucha with Talia Head from 2017-11-21T05:00

Master Talia spent the last 8 years of her life studying the black-backed land crab. Her research focused on the processes behind molting- when the crustaceans shed their exoskeleton and replace...

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KTW 01| How Eco-Friendly is Your Water Bottle? from 2017-11-14T10:00

Alex Nash is one-half of the wife-husband dream team behind Yuhme, the first negative carbon footprint water bottle with a purpose. (Coincidentally her hubbs is also named Alex Nash!) We talk ab...

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KTW 00 | Introduction from 2017-11-03T16:29:10

Meghann interviews real-life environmental hero's on a quest to figure out what it looks like to save the world. Or at least live a more sustainable life day to day.

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