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156: Reflecting with Mariska Nell
Mama Earth Talk
05/30/22 • 46 min
Reflecting on the Mama Earth Talk podcast and sharing my top interviews and tips if you are new to zero waste, the podcast or just would love a little recap on some of the great guests we had on the podcast. From Dr Sylivia Earle, Rob Greenfield, Zero waste royalty Bea Johnson, Gary Vayberchuck’s Chief heart officer, Claude Silver, Columbia University Director Dr Steven Cohen to Eco with Em and many more.
Links from the episodes:
3 Podcast to get you started if you are new to zero waste:
002: Top Tip Thursday on Living More Sustainable Using The 5R’s with Mariska Nell
004: Top Tip Thursday Reducing Waste In The Kitchen with Mariska Nell
008: Top Tip Thursday Reducing Waste In The Bathroom with Mariska Nell
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3 of my favorite episodes with great guests:
143: How To Save Our Oceans With Dr. Sylvia Earle
149: How to have Energy on Purpose with Indira Dejtiar
123: How One Womans Artivism Is Creating A Ripple Of Change With Emily Ehlers
Some other amazing guests that we had on the podcast that I mentioned in this episodes:
139: How One Movement is making a ripple effect of change with Petrice Jones
135: How Flow Hive is “beeing” the change with Stuart Anderson
133: How My Farm Dubai built an eco system not just a food system with Mohamed Aissaoui
132: How a minimalist lifestyle can maximize our wellness with Becca Shern
128: How an urban harvester is bringing awareness to the food crisis with Matt Homewood
126: How To Live A Low Tox Life With Alexx Stuart
119: How 1 Million Women is making a difference with Natalie Isaacs
107: How a zero-waste chef turns waste into amazing food with Anne-Marie Bonneau
105: How one dude is making a difference with Rob Greenfield
102: How Big Green is bringing the focus on food back to schools with Tighe Brown
029: How the Zero Waste Queen started her journey with Bea Johnson
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087: What you do makes a difference with Mariska Nell
Mama Earth Talk
09/01/19 • 20 min
In this episode, I am sharing with you some of the questions that I have been getting from you amazing crazy birds and I will be answering them. We had some great questions and please do keep them coming. I talked about feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders and how a quote from Jane Goodall (one of my ultimate heroes) is always often stuck in my mind and how this quote has affected many of the choices I make daily.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make” - Jane Goodall
I also share a few amazing people and organization's that inspire me to continue every day. I also take a look at the Amazon fires and what we can do to help out where we are.
Reference in this episode
Save the Amazon petition
Below are some of the names that are used to hide palm oil in our ingredients.
- PKO – Palm Kernel Oil
- PKO fractionations: Palm Kernel Stearin (PKs); Palm Kernel Olein (PKOo)
- PHPKO – Partially hydrogenated Palm Oil
- FP(K)O – Fractionated Palm Oil
- OPKO – Organic Palm Kernel Oil
- Palmitate – Vitamin A or Asorbyl Palmitate (NOTE: Vitamin A Palmitate is a very common ingredient in breakfast cereals and we have confirmed 100% of the samples we’ve investigated to be derived from palm oil)
- Palmate
- Sodium Laureth Sulphate (Can also be from coconut)
- Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (can also be from ricinus oil)
- Sodium dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
- Elaeis Guineensis
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Stearic Acid
- Chemicals which contain palm oil
- Steareth -2
- Steareth -20
- Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
- Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (coconut and/or palm)
- Hydrated palm glycerides
- Sodium isostearoyl lactylaye (derived from vegetable stearic acid)
- Cetyl palmitate and octyl palmitate (names with palmitate at the end are usually derived from palm oil, but as in the case of Vitamin A Palmitate, very rarely a company will use a different vegetable oil)
KEY TAKE AWAY
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
127: The Very Good Bra with Stephanie Devine
Mama Earth Talk
02/07/21 • 40 min
In this episode, we talk to Stephanie Devine. She is the CEO and Founder of The Very Good Bra. She created and launched the world's first zero, post-production bra in the world via Kickstarter in 2018. Following a breast cancer diagnosis in 2006, she became obsessed with creating a non-wired bra made with natural fibres. She was awarded the prestigious Best in Class Good Design Award for Fashion Impact in 2020.
During this episode, we talked about her journey and find out some interesting facts on the process of making a sustainable bra. She also shared with us a few handy tips on how you can make your bra last longer.
Where can people find The Very Good Bra?
KEY TAKE AWAY
“Just try and do one thing. If after taking your own bags to a supermarket your own produce bags as an extra development from that, but don't be put off by not being perfect.”
036: Top Tip Thursday, Black Friday with Mariska Nell
Mama Earth Talk
11/21/18 • 7 min
In this episode, I will be sharing with you what exactly is Black Friday and how it has turned into the biggest shopping day of the year. We also look at some companies like Patagonia that is sending the message that you should not purchase anything unless you need it. Even if the items in on sale. I will take a little recap to Bea Johnson’s 5 R’s and how they can help you avoid purchasing items you might regret afterwards.
Episode Highlights
[01:01] Black Friday 2018 is expected to be bigger than ever. More than 70% of Americans are planning to open their wallets and to make purchases on Black Friday. The average spending of an adult in the US is expected to be $483.18. This will add up to $90.14 billion for the US, Up a whopping $30.57 billion from 2017’s projected spend of $59.57 billion.
[02:30] The average man’s spend is estimated to be around $626.44 and the average woman estimated would be around $342.50.
[03:28] It is estimated that 52% of people purchases made on the black Friday sale was regretted shortly after.
[04:07] One of those companies is Patagonia. They have run a number of successful campaigns where they encourage people not to purchase things that they do not need. One of the campaigns I would like to mention was a full page add in the New York Times. The add had large text on the page “Don’t buy this jacket” with an image of one of their jackets.
[04:55] Not only have Patagonia made people aware not to purchase items that they do not need, but they have also committed from 2016 to donate 100% of the sales made on Black Friday to grassroots organizations, working to create positive change for the planet in their own backyards.
[05:29] Can you still remember the 5R’s that we have talked about previously? REFUSE, REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE and ROT.
Key Take Away
“Don’t buy this jacket”
This advertisement from Patagonia really inspired me as it is great to see that there are companies out there that is not just in it for the money but to do good as well. It is very easy to go to the different stores and to purchase all of the items that we see on sale but when we take a moment to think whether we really needed the items we are often filled with regret of purchasing it. Therefore even during a hectic sale season like black Friday, practice your 5 R’s and refuse all the items that you do not need.
154: Feeling Good with Kooshoo
Mama Earth Talk
05/01/22 • 53 min
In this episode, we talk to Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans. They are the Founders of Kooshoo, a Vancouver based company, that is dedicated to working with ethical and sustainable suppliers to make beautiful organic products that work for you. They are also committed to using earth friendly materials, transparency in their supply chain, and fair-trade production.
During this episode we take a look at what exactly is Kooshoo and why it was so important for them to create the first ever zero waste hair tie as well as what it takes to creating a closed loop product that is good for us as well as Mama Earth.
Links from the episodes:
Sustainability and Certifications
Where can people find Kooshoo?
KEY TAKE AWAY
“You are not too small too make a difference.”
04/11/21 • 51 min
In this episode, we talk to Alex Dorr. He is the founder and CEO of the functional mushroom company, Mushroom Revival Inc. He also co-hosts the number one mushroom podcast in the world, The Mushroom Revival Podcast. After earning his degree in mycology, he authored the book “Mycoremediation Handbook: A Grassroots Guide to Growing Mushrooms and Cleaning up Toxic Waste with Fungi.” He was recently nominated as one of Austin Inno’s 25 under 25. He is absolutely obsessed with mushrooms' healing power and has signed his life away to the bidding of the mushrooms.
During this episode we take a look at the importance of mushrooms, the role they play in the eco system as well as some benefits of making mushrooms part of our daily routines. We also take a look at different type of mushrooms and explore a bit in the fungi world.
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Where can people find Alex?
KEY TAKE AWAY
“Fungi can store up to 70% of the carbon in the soil.”
057: How fries can fuel your car with Karl Feilder
Mama Earth Talk
02/03/19 • 29 min
In this episode, we talk to Karl Feilder. He is a serial entrepreneur, Founder and Chairman of The Neutral Group and CEO of Neutral Fuels.
During this episode, we take a look at how his company is turning cooking oil into fuel. The differences between biofuel and fossil fuel and what is the benefits of offsetting our carbon and being carbon neutral.
Where can people find Karl?
Key Take Away
“71 % of Greenhouse emissions have been caused by 100 companies”
11/22/20 • 32 min
In this episode, we talk to Anthony Day. He is the presenter of the Sustainable Futures Report, a weekly podcast and blog on energy, resources, pollution and the climate crisis in which he looks at how we can face up to these challenges and how far technology can help us.
During this episode, we are taking a look into carbon offset and see if it is used as a get out of jail free card or is it the start to rethinking how much carbon we use? We also talked about voting and how not only your vote at the ballot can make a change but your daily voting with your money could too.
Links from the episodes
Where can people find Anthony?
KEY TAKE AWAY
“7 Billion people want what you’ve got. ”
114: Single Use Ain’t Sexy with Josh Howard
Mama Earth Talk
08/02/20 • 35 min
In this episode, we talk to Josh Howard. He is the CEO and founder of Single Use Ain't Sexy. A company that combines the health of the environment and cool convenience.
During this episode, we take a look at how these small tablets can have a big impact. We also looked at why it is better for us and the Mama Earth to switch to reusable bottles rather than adding to the recycling pile as that aint sexy at all.
Where can people find Josh?
KEY TAKE AWAY
“I realised that there are all these little things that I can do that ain’t that hard.”
08/15/18 • 36 min
Our guest today has travelled to every single country in the world. 15 of those he has lived in for more than two months and more than 50 of those he has visited twice or more and this all before the age of 27. He also studied economic development and identity.
Crazy birds, without any further ado, I would like to welcome, Sal Lavallo.
Episode Highlights
[01:46] The journey to every country happened very organically and it was really a love for the world than a love for travel.
[03:38] I have been to every continent over twenty or more times except for like Australia Oceania where I have only been five separate times.
[04:01] My last four countries were on four different continents.
[04:31] I think that in terms of technology, I think it is a double-edged sword. It is great because people have a lot more access to information, they are able to learn more and are connected with others.
[06:12] I have a very unique experience that I own a farm in Tanzania, I go there every year. It’s a very rural village, often is without electricity and that is kind of giving me an intimate understanding of that other side of this specific problem.
[07:50] What cool is now with communication a lot of the times what happens or at least in my village in Africa, in Tanzania, is that when the electricity does go out we get an SMS, like a text message from the electricity company saying when it will come back.
[09:37] So a lot of the times you are offered water that isn’t drinkable and so being very aware of that and sometimes it can feel a little bit like distancing to say oh no I can’t have your water, but you have to stay alive you know.
[10:10] It is also a little bit of a fallacy getting used to the food and the water because they are still getting cholera. It is not that they are used to like these communicable diseases, it is that they do not have an option.
[10:48] Where have you had your best tap water?
[12:20] Any Island it is so difficult to have an efficient and sustainable waste management regime.
[13:12] Some of these islands in the Pacific have the highest like per capita population density in the world.
[16:37] Rwanda recently like outlawed plastic bags. Rwanda is the cleanest countries in Africa, it is one of the most incredible development stories of the past 20-25 year stories, considering where they were at in 1994.
[18:55] There is always more that can be done.
[19:30] One thing I think is really misunderstood is the evolution of germ theory and how dirty the world was and in some ways still is.
[20:17] There is always, always more to learn, always more ways to push yourself, but it has to be done within a balance of what can you do, what makes you happy, what doesn’t get in the way of your life.
[20:40] Do what you can, reduce your waste a little bit or turn off the faucet or like only use the like smaller flush.
[23:23] People then learn to adapt.
[24:10] I think I am like passively aware and coz I have lived a lot in places that do not have a lot of water. I have lived in places like deserts in New Mexico where we had to be very aware of our water usage.
[26:27] I guess there is a decision like to be aware but not feel too quality. I think that is a very important balance that I think a lot of people are afraid of that if they even start on a journey that they need to be more sustainable that they are going to feel bad about not being more sustainable.
Final Five
1.What is one social media platform that you follow?
2.What is your hope for mama earth going forward?
I think that soon that food would be the next gold in a way, I mean it already is such a huge part of the economy but I want there to be more interesting agribusiness and that being the cool thing to get into. Like business people wanting to own like agricultural companies and like farms and cool innovations in agriculture.
3.What advise can you give our crazy birds this week to help out mama earth?
Turn the faucet off.
Don’t buy too much stuff in like plastic.
Say no to the single-use plastic bag and utensils.
4.What is one sustainability fact that you like to use in a room with people not yet on a sustainability journey?
I don’t think that people know or realize how many people around the world are smallholder farmers and it is something like a quart...
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How many episodes does Mama Earth Talk have?
Mama Earth Talk currently has 188 episodes available.
What topics does Mama Earth Talk cover?
The podcast is about Earth Sciences, Nature, Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Mama Earth Talk?
The episode title '156: Reflecting with Mariska Nell' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mama Earth Talk?
The average episode length on Mama Earth Talk is 31 minutes.
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Episodes of Mama Earth Talk are typically released every 7 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of Mama Earth Talk?
The first episode of Mama Earth Talk was released on Aug 12, 2018.
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