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Interview Episodes

Feb. 20, 2025

30. A good car crash with Stuart Goldsmith, Climate Comedian

This week, James and Robbie welcome Stuart Goldsmith, a climate comedian. Stuart has performed comedy on TV around the world, including on Live At The Apollo (BBC), Conan (TBS), and Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (UK).​ He now uses his material on climate to support sustainability teams of large…

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Jan. 16, 2025

25. Interview - Alice Rackley, Polytag

This week, James and Robbie welcome Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag, a groundbreaking company revolutionising plastic recycling with UV watermark technology. Trusted by major retailers like Aldi, Co-op, Ocado, and M&S, Polytag is set to cover 50% of UK domestic household recycling, driving significan…

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Dec. 12, 2024

20. Interview - Pierre Paslier, Notpla

This week, James and Robbie are joined by Pierre Paslier, co-founder of Notpla, a groundbreaking company turning seaweed into sustainable alternatives to plastic. After winning the prestigious Earthshot Prize in 2022, Notpla has been making waves in the fight against plastic pollution. In this epis…

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Nov. 7, 2024

15. Interview - Alex Robinson, Hubbub

James and Robbie spend some time with Alex Robinson, CEO at Hubbub, a creative charity that inspires action that’s good for the environment, and for everyone. Hubbub's fun and innovative campaigns support individuals, households and communities to make a difference, by helping everyone get involved…

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Oct. 3, 2024

10. Interview - Nick Torday, Bower Collective

James and Robbie have a chat with Nick Torday, co-founder and CEO at Bower Collective, a B Corp pioneering refill in the home. Bower Collective deliver cleaning and personal care products in plastic pouches, which are used, sent back and refilled before being sold to another customer. The conversat…

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Aug. 29, 2024

5. Interview - Natalie Fée, City to Sea

James is joined this week by Natalie Fée, founder of environmental charity City to Sea. James and Natalie have a wide ranging discussion, exploring; how Natalie managed to get all the retailers to switch their cotton buds to cardboard, reuse trials, plastic recycling and waste incineration.

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