Kiss That World Podcast | Sustainability + Conservation + Environmentalism

Kathryn Kellogg grew up in a conservative Baptist military family bouncing around the south between Arkansas and Texas. She is a musical theater buff and now the Martha Stewart of Zero Waste. After a health scare in college she started paying more attention to the products and chemicals she was using on her body and in her home. In 2015 she committed to living a zero-waste lifestyle and is now one of the leaders with tips on everything from food, beauty diy, personal lubricant and cleaning

Amer is, among many things, a relentless optimist. He believes we are at the beginning of a big shift to a cleaner, more sustainable, world where companies take responsibility and consumers demand change. Where projects, buildings, and cities are designed to be better for people and the environment. It's a world I would like to live in so I sure hope he's right.

The Refill Shoppe was founded in 2010 by Michelle Stevens. They offer bulk bath, beauty and cleaning products to do away with the single-use bottles that seem inherent to the industry. And if that wasn't enough, each product is scent customizable. With thousands of scent combinations available and as much or as little as you want it's not only good for the environment but an incredibly fun place to shop.

In this episode, we explore the wild and wonderful world of animal poop.... I mean zookeeping! Rachel Winkler is a mammal keeper at the Santa Barbara zoo and is on the Giraffe/Gorilla/Meerkat line which means she helps take care of a herd of 4.5 giraffes, a troupe of 2 western lowland gorillas, and a mob of meerkats 8 deep. Rachel talks about how she became a zookeeper even though her early career dreams were more in line with NASA, and the best way to become a zoo employee.

Master Talia spent the last 8 years of her life studying the black-backed land crab. Her research focused on the processes behind molting- when the crustaceans shed their exoskeleton and replace it with a new one. Her crab-loving journey began with a happy accident in her undergrad. We talk about what it means to love an animal that isn't traditionally hailed as cute or cuddly. Plus her adventures on over 350 diving expeditions, what it means to be a scientific creative and the wonders of

Alex Nash is one-half of the wife-husband dream team behind Yuhme, the first negative carbon footprint water bottle with a purpose. (Coincidentally her hubbs is also named Alex Nash!) We talk about how environmentalism runs in the family. How athletics plays into their business model (Alexandra was a Division 1 Swimmer and Alexander played high-level rugby). How having children helps keep her on schedule and of course, all about plastic. Find more at yuhme.se & Their partners waterforgood.com

Meghann interviews real-life environmental hero's on a quest to figure out what it looks like to save the world. Or at least live a more sustainable life day to day. Kiss That World started out as a blog following Meghann's efforts to reduce her footprint. As quickly as she started reducing, she realized just how many factors are involved in being sustainable. Instead of getting tangled in the eco-friendly web she is setting out to learn from the masters. Each episode contains actionable tidbits