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Saving Planet A

Saving Planet A

Written by: Gizem Eren
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Saving Planet A is a family-friendly podcast focused on sustainability, climate change, the circular economy, and careers that contribute to saving the planet.

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In each episode, we sit down with a "planet saver"—whether they’re environmental experts, activists, or everyday people making sustainability a priority in their lives.

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We dive into their journeys, exploring what drives their passion and keeps them motivated. Our goal is to inspire and educate young listeners who are interested in pursuing environmental studies or careers that contribute, even in small ways, to making a positive impact on the world.



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Saving Planet A is produced and hosted by Gizem Eren, with music from freeSFX.

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Episodes
  • Rewilding the UK, turning back on consumerism, wealth and inequality - Guest: Julia Davies

    Rewilding the UK, turning back on consumerism, wealth and inequality - Guest: Julia Davies
    Feb 6 2024
    My guest is the brilliant lawyer turned activist Julia Davies, once described by The Guardian as ''the millionaire rewilding the countryside, one farm at a time''.Julia is a true impact investor, lawyer, philanthropist, and environmental campaigner. She's dedicated to catalyzing action to tackle the climate and environmental crises and interconnected social issues. She does this under the banner of environmental fund We have the POWER, with power standing for ''Protect Our World, Educate, Restore''. Julia's philanthropy is focused on taking urgent action to tackle the multiple crises we face. It includes funding climate litigation and using philanthropic loans to catalyze acquisition of land for nature restoration by charities such as the Wildlife Trusts. Julia has a particular mission to turn down the tap on new and set up the reuse collective for that reason. It's a collective of young and innovative businesses focused on making single use waste and overproduction of new goods a thing of the past and helping the shift to a circular economy. She's also a member of Patriotic Millionaires UK, a network of British millionaires campaigning for tax on high level wealth.Tune in to be inspired!Useful Links:An interview with Julia in the GuardianGuardian Opinion by JuliaDoughnut Economics Action LabThe Spirit Level by Richard G. Wilkinson and Kate E. PickettRevolution-ZERO reusable medical textiles Open PlanetByway TravelAgainConnect with Julia:We Have The POWERPatriotic MIllionaires UKLinkedinConnect with Gizem:Instagram @saving_planet_a_podcastTwitter @Saving_PlanetALinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    36 mins
  • Freediving, reclaiming the ocean, plastic pollution and wise grandmothers - Guest: Zandile Ndhlovu

    Freediving, reclaiming the ocean, plastic pollution and wise grandmothers - Guest: Zandile Ndhlovu
    Jun 20 2023

    Who is the ocean for? If we find home in the ocean, will we be able to better protect it?


    Meet the real-life Ariel, ‘’The Black Mermaid’’ Zandile Ndhlovu, who is changing the perception of the ocean in her Cape Town community since 2016, when she fell in love with freediving.


    Zandi is South Africa's first black female free diving instructor and the founder of the Black Mermaid Foundation, an organization seeking to create diverse representation in the ocean spaces. Her work centers around enabling access to ocean spaces to local ocean facing communities.


    She hopes to diversify ocean spaces recreationally, professionally and in sport while creating a new generation of ocean guardians. As a diversity and inclusion consultant, she has contributed to global topics that include ocean conservation, climate change, coastal justice and capacitating the youth to participate in the Blue Economy.


    In partnership with WaterBear, she’s released a documentary which seeks to encourage people of colour to consume more content that pushes them to get involved with reclaiming the ocean and, ultimately, protecting it.


    Tune in as we talk reclaiming the ocean, plastic pollution, wise grandmothers and more.


    Useful Links:

    An interview with Zandi in the Guardian

    Condé Nast Traveler Interview

    The original documentary ''The Black Mermaid''


    Connect with Zandi:

    Instagram @zandithemermaid @theblackmermaid_foundation

    Twitter @Blackmermaid_F

    The Black Mermaid Foundation website


    Connect with Gizem:

    Instagram @saving_planet_a_podcast

    Twitter @Saving_PlanetA

    LinkedIn

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    22 mins
  • Secondhand clothing, luxury fashion and being on the right side of history - Guest: Francesca Sieler

    Secondhand clothing, luxury fashion and being on the right side of history - Guest: Francesca Sieler
    Jun 14 2023

    The secondhand clothing market has grown in recent years – and is expected to grow 16 times faster than the retail industry by 2026, reaching a value of $84bn by 2030.


    I chat to Francesca Sieler, global marketing director at vintage retailer Beyond Retro and used clothing broker Bank and Vogue. We talk secondhand clothing, luxury fashion, being on the right side of history and more.


    Francesca has over 13 years' experience in marketing and branding. Before Bank and Vogue she worked with high street and luxury brands, including All Saints and Lulu Guinness and sustainable clothing brand Thought clothing.


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    24 mins
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