In November 2023, in the run up to COP28, Gregory Andrews stationed himself outside Australia's federal parliament, and staged a hunger strike for climate action. His demands included that the government stop permitting the logging of native forests, and end subsidies to fossil fuels companies. He lasted 16 days before ending up in hospital. This is his story.

Living so close to the ocean means connection to Nature is innate; it’s also an important part of Pacific culture. As this week’s guest Flora Vano says. “Nature talks to us, she tells us when something is wrong. These are things you might not get from a book; it’s not about what you’re taught at school. You have to learn it the way we learn it from the islands.”

Reports of the end of textile manufacturing in so-called consuming countries are exaggerated. We've still got it! Albeit on a smaller scale than when our parents were young. Wherever in the world you are listening, this week’s guest Meriel Chamberlin wants you to look around and recognise what you already have in terms of local skills, manufacturing & R&D capacity. Australia, for example, produces some of the world's best fibre, and there are still production facilities domestically for most stages of the supply chain. Find a gap? Might be worth working to close it…

JUNO GEMES, one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary photographers who for decades has documented First Nations activism and this country’s Civil Rights Movement, shares her stories and insights.

This mini pod was made to share! It’s Part 1 of our Special Edition on the Voice referendum in Australia. You’ll hear RACHEL PERKINS read you the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and photographer JUNO GEMES share her insights, after documenting the Australian Civil Rights Movement for five decades.

He’s been shaking up the London underground scene since the ‘90s. Meet Dr NOKI, the original upcycler. Just don’t call him that…

NOKI does fashion on his own terms, including the language he prefers to describe his work. He “custom-builds” his “mashups” and “landfill drops”. It’s a practice that owes at debt to dadaism and made sense of his dyslexia. The story reaches to back into the ‘90s club scene, through the culture jamming of the No Logo years to end up at the cutting edge where art and fashion collide today.

Woolmark ambassador Taylor Zakhar Perez is a rising Hollywood star known for his leading man roles. Why is he using his platform to raise awareness around fashion's supply chains?

Meet Cyrill Gutsch, the fascinating founder of Parley for the Oceans. He’s on a mission to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of our marine environments, and collaborate on projects to end their destruction. Top of his agenda? Just a total materials revolution…

Copenhagen-based designer Cecilie Bahnsen operates at the intersection of couture and ready-to-wear  – it’s high craft, she creates her own textiles, and loves to use embroidery and smocking . But although expensive, it’s not untouchable, as you will hear. Cecilie wears hers’ on her bike! A very Danish approach.

In this joyful conversation, we cover the challenges of upcycling precious scraps which defy standardisation. The idea of timelessness in a novelty-obsessed world. Building a creative business, and how Cecilie approaches scale and growth. What it takes to make it - determination, for sure, but also a really clear sense of what you want, and how you treat others.

Meet Danish creative Henrik Vibskov - fashion designer, costume designer, curator, musician and professor.