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Hot Buttons is a show about the future of fashion and culture on a changing planet. Each week, Christina Binkley, Rachel Kibbe, and Shilla Kim-Parker unwind the breaking news, industry moves, cultural trends, and tech breakthroughs that are shaping sustainable fashion. The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Can we change it?

Recent Episodes
  • Synthetic biology, clean chemistry, and beauty, oh my!
    Jan 30, 2023 – 53:05
  • Gisele Fetterman to the rescue! Mom, founder, firefighter and thrifter
    Jan 23, 2023 – 44:09
  • The truth about vegan leather, organic cotton, and cow farts
    Jan 12, 2023 – 01:02:39
  • Finding hope for sustainable fashion in 2023
    Jan 5, 2023 – 54:34
  • It’s beginning to look a lot like over-consumption season; the predatory side of women’s fashion; and… compostable underwear?
    Dec 23, 2022 – 49:12
  • Charles Conn, Board Chair of Patagonia, on the company’s past and future
    Dec 15, 2022 – 47:28
  • DressX has designs on fashion's digital future
    Dec 8, 2022 – 54:57
  • Balenciaga makes a bad move worse, Raf ends his label’s run, and COP27 mostly disappoints
    Dec 1, 2022 – 58:16
  • Fashion’s having a metaverse moment
    Nov 17, 2022 – 38:47
  • “Fast furniture” is clogging up landfills, Leo likes vegan shoes, and fashion is a bummer at COP27
    Nov 10, 2022 – 45:09
  • The latest food group is the micro plastics we’re wearing — and digesting
    Nov 3, 2022 – 51:02
  • Made In the USA: American Giant’s Immortal Hoodies; Canceling Ye; Amazon Does Resale
    Oct 28, 2022 – 01:06:36
  • Treet CEO Jake Disraeli joins to talk Shein Exchange; and Shein's labor practices exposed
    Oct 21, 2022 – 46:12
  • Walmart is getting serious about apparel made in USA
    Oct 13, 2022 – 01:03:02
  • Is sustainability in menswear any different?
    Oct 6, 2022 – 51:09
  • Ultra-luxury resale is part investment, part sustainability
    Sep 29, 2022 – 01:04:43
  • Patagonia’s radical business move for climate
    Sep 22, 2022 – 53:14
  • Big brands are entering the resale market with “pre-loved” merchandise
    Sep 16, 2022 – 47:24
  • Can fashion weeks ever be sustainable?
    Sep 1, 2022 – 36:34
  • How we got so addicted to fast fashion
    Aug 25, 2022 – 32:42
  • Repairing our way to sustainability
    Aug 11, 2022 – 40:06
  • The planet is awash in returns
    Aug 4, 2022 – 51:37
  • Putting beauty products under the microscope
    Jul 28, 2022 – 48:16
  • H&M’s sustainability deception
    Jul 21, 2022 – 42:28
  • Metaverse fashion is framed as a sustainability play. Is it?
    Jul 14, 2022 – 53:15
  • Is recycled plastic clothing a lie?
    Jun 30, 2022 – 41:53
  • The trillion-dollar climate gap in fashion
    Jun 23, 2022 – 51:45
  • Unpacking fashion’s complicated impact on the planet
    Jun 16, 2022 – 58:24
  • Trailer: Is fashion fit for the future? We need to talk about it.
    Jun 7, 2022 – 05:21
Recent Reviews
  • rockthesocksoff
    Love this podcast!
    A wonderful podcast! I hope you come back for another season!
  • AnnaR!
    Great convos, important topic
    Such great conversations about an important topic. Thanks for pushing us to do better!
  • TCLII
    Engrossing Conversations
    Wonderful conversations with folks who set a high bar in their business practices to address planet earth’s problems. Knowledgeable, engaging hosts who ask the right questions and are fun to listen to!
  • Paul Richie
    Super informative and entertaining
    Informative, entertaining and a very important topic that we can all learn more about
  • ElizJoy14
    Great show
    I came across this podcast about a month ago and wish I had found it sooner! I look forward to listening every week.
  • ShoegalSF
    Smart, engaging, substantive. A must listen
    Finally a smart, engaging , informative, delectable podcast from fashion industry experts, that digs beneath the surface of fashion to meaningfully explore the dirt and the depths of the third largest polluting industry on the planet. Rachel, Christina and Shilla each being a unique perspective in providing a multi faceted to every aspect of the fashion industry— shedding a critical light on what lies beneath the glamor and red carpets. For this fashion lover and professional, it encourages critical thinking from a myriad of perspectives about ALL of the issues related to the fashion world— exploited labor, greenwashing, carbon emissions, the need to reduce overproduction, the need for policy in this area, and solutions about how we get there. A MUST LISTEN for any and everyone who shops. Period. Thank you for gracing my ears and life with your delightful banter, contagious enthusiasm and passion for this topic.
  • savannah wellenstein
    Podcast I’ve been waiting for
    I’ve been looking for a podcast that meets at the intersection of fashion and sustainability, in a concise and driven format. This is it! I can’t wait to hear more episodes! I would love to hear from more guest experts on the show in the future and if budget allows…some field reporting? Thank you Rachel, Shilla, and Christina for your amazing work!
  • asb314
    Such a great dynamic!
    I don’t know anything about fashion, and I still love listening to this show every week. I laugh out loud A LOT, and the hosts get me thinking about the climate impact of the clothes I wear without depressing me to no end.
  • omgusethisname
    Very Great Reset-y
    If you only consume and believe corporate media (and are a fan of the WEF) you will enjoy this podcast. I just try and stomach their chatter and support of the inflation “reduction” act LoL to get to the fashion industry news.
  • Anne Alden
    Love it!
    Lovely ladies! I enjoy listening and learn a lot.
  • rxsurfer
    Love Island…WTF
    Love Island…WTF
  • pickyCaroline
    Yes to the name
    Can hardly wait to listen!
  • soupthereitis
    Absolutely fabulous
    I don’t know about you but thank ggoooobbbb for this podcast! So many people care about this issue and don’t know where to start. These ladies are experts and they’re hilarious!! I can’t wait to hear more.
  • lady of leisure
    Here for This!
    I can’t wait to listen to this podcast. As a fashion industry professional and consumer, the issue of sustainability is one I face on a daily basis. The fashion guilt! The picture of all the clothing we buy piling up in a landfill makes me feel ill. The podcast sounds fun and informative, a rare combo. The hosts know what they’re talking about, and I am looking forward to hearing the solutions they find. This industry has to change.
  • DavidClimate
    Awesome
    Phenomenal cast, great chemistry, awesome content.
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