Listening now – 8 Fair Fashion Podcast you can´t miss!

Life in the time of Lockdowns has been pretty much limited to the privacy of one’s home. And even if we tried – finding activities that were expanding the edge of binging your favorite tv-show or going on your third walk of the day, has been very difficult! Therefore it is not a big surprise that social media platforms like TikTok and Clubhouse were experiencing incredible growth during the Pandemic.

Beside these two social media platforms, there is another booming medium that has been connecting and inspiring people worldwide throughout the past Corona year- even used by Angela Merkel and virologist Christan Dorosten to keep people informed in those uncertain times: Podcasts. According to the statistics on the internet, in 2020 almost double as many new podcast channels have been launched compared to 2019 and altogether there are more than 1 Million unique podcast channels on the web.

The wide range of topics and hosts guarantees a matching fit for everyone – also for fair fashion enthusiasts! And here we come, with our list of 8 favorite German & international Sustainable Fashion Podcasts you shouldn’t miss!

1 ) We are Fashion Revolution podcast

Just in time for the Fashion Revolution Week 2021, the team of Fashion Revolution Germany has relaunched their educational podcast: We are Fashion Revolution. Aligning to their slogan – #WhoMadeMyClothes – the show talks about fashion that is good for ourselves, the workers behind the garments, and our planet – while deconstructing the industry’s biggest problems at the same time. Spreading awareness in a world dominated by exploitation, violence, and environmental pollution is the focal purpose while talking to people actively pushing fair fashion forward. Be part of a revolution and join the conversation about solidarity, safe working conditions, and a sustainable future.

Language: GermanGuests: Robin Balser, Marie Nasemann, Simone Simonato, Max Gilgenmann, Benedict Wermter and more

For more information, check out the website of Fashion Revolution Germany and listen to the Podcast on your chosen platform.

2) Fair Fashion Talk

For Sabine Paulsen, the dreams of fashion started very early. Turning her hobby into her profession, she worked as fashion designer for many years in different companies – unsuspecting that her whole perspective would shift with the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in 2013. In that year Sabine decided to redirect her career towards sustainability and literally created a corporate social responsibility role at the company where she works!

Sabine launched her podcast Fair Fashion Talk in January 2021. What are the goals of fair fashion? What are current trends? Which projects and initiatives are developing solutions for too long ignored issues? These are just a few questions she is discussing with experts and activists on her show.

Language: German Guests: Buki Akomolafe, Anna Voelske, Constanze Klotz, Melanie Schaibl, Natascha von Hirschhausen and many more

Subscribe and listen to The Fair Fashion Talk on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Google Podcast.

3) Talk Slow

Conny and Lotte founded their fashion label Bridge&Tunnel not only to design beautiful fair fashion clothes but also to shape a more conscious society overall. The duo is welcoming change in the most sustainable way – with their podcast, Talk Slow, they’re meeting people, sharing those values and ambitions for a fashion industry combining ethics and aesthetics. While offering deep insights into the world of fair fashion, the hosts are highlighting a sustainable lifestyle built on joy rather than perfectionism.

Language: German Guests: Bernd von Geldern, Melisa Dobric, Verena Paul-Benz, Isabel Ullrich and many more.

Get inspired and listen to the Talk Slow Podcast now on your favored Podcast Platform.

4) Connecting People

Connecting People is about the exciting life journeys of impressive people, who share their unique and diverse stories in weekly interviews. SABINNA, the female entrepreneur behind the eponymous conscious lifestyle brand, is the host of the show, which presents a beautiful perspective on change – where it is more about unique paths rather than life goals. Connecting People is a place where to discover your very own definition of success. For us, Connecting People is a great source to find inspiration, empowerment, and above all – a strong and deep connection to the impressive guests of the show as well as your inner self.

Language: German/​EnglishGuests: Miriam Hie, Christil Clear, Nour Khelifi, Alexandra Stanic, Brigitte Winkler and many more.

Discover Connecting People on the SABINNA website or anywhere you are listening to your favorite podcasts.

5) Fashion Africa Now

Fashion Africa Now is a media brand for contemporary creativity from Africa and its Diaspora founded by Beatrave Angut Oola. The mission of celebrating creativity, culture, identity, and the names behind all of that, truly reflects itself in the 2020 same-named podcast. Igniting interesting conversations with designers, creatives, historians, researchers, fashion players, and industry experts, the Fashion Africa Now Podcast focuses on what fashion in Africa is today while systematically digging into its past and shaping its future.

Language: English Guests: Ibaaku, April Walker, Dr. Natasha A. Kelly, Sydney Emeka Nwakanma, Jana Braumüller and many more.

You can listen to several interesting episodes on known Podcast Platforms, Sound Cloud, Deezer and the Fashion Africa Now website.

6) The conscious chatter

Creating an inclusive audio space as a base for honest conversations about clothing, its meaning, and its impact on the world is what Kestrel Jenkins was aiming to when launching her podcast The Conscious Chatter. Under the slogan unlearn, relearn + repeat, Kestrel is changing the narrative around sustainability, explores the importance of resourcefulness, questions conscious consumerism, and works to understand and deconstruct the way oppressive systems impact the sustainable fashion space.

The Conscious Chatter is for everyone who, just like Kestrel once said, embraces their style without sacrificing their values.

In more than 230 episodes, you will learn everything about the sustainable fashion industry: From certifications to business models, passing through grassroots initiatives and technological innovations – it is a whole new world to discover!

Language: English Guests: Emi Ito, Lotti Bertello, Catherine McKinley, Matt Hickey, Comet Chukura and many more.

You can listen to The Conscious Chatter on your preferred Podcast Platform.

7) The Wardrobe Crisis

The Wardrobe Crisis may already sound familiar to some of you. The Podcast hosted by Clare Press was launched in 2017 and still is one of the most popular sustainable fashion podcasts worldwide. As a Sydney-based journalist, filmmaker, author, and first-ever VOGUE Sustainability Editor (Vogue Australia), Clare Press addresses the big issues of the fast fashion industry. She is educating her audience about the future of fashion, the fair treatment of garment workers, climate change, and plastic pollution in the most humorous, most empathetic way possible. Her guest list includes world-known supermodels, economists, and activists. From famous courtiers to emerging designers – The Wardrobe Crisis podcasts units voices all around the fashion industry and has grown into an education and inspiration hub even shared as a resource by some of the top fashion schools internationally.

Language: English Guests: Ditte and Nicolaj Reffstrup, Charlie Fraser, Kalkidan Legesse, Paul Dillinger, Keah Brown and many more.

More than 130 episodes published in five series are available on your preferred Podcast platform as well as on the Wardrobe Crisis website.

8) Pre-loved Podcast

Everyone with a heart for thrifting and vintage treasures will be obsessed with Emily Stochl and her Pre-loved Podcast. The weekly interview show will introduce you to all kinds of different people who are loving thrifting as much as chatting about style, sustainability, slow fashion, and stories behind beautiful vintage pieces. Running a fashion business and the reasons why second-hand shopping is so much better than shopping of the rack are also subjects discussed with guests of the podcast.

Language: English Guests: Aya Cash, Di Ludwig, Orsola de Castro, Alex Kremer, Rory Westbrook and many more.

Find the Pre-loved Podcast with Emily Stochl on your Podcast Platform of choice or the Pre-loved website.