In this final episode of the podcast, we speak with Liz Ricketts, Co-founder of The OR foundation to shed light on the last stage of life of our garments. We dive deep into their work, and the economic systems that allow this whole mess to happen in the first place. The OR Foundation is a non profit operating out of the US and Ghana focused on addr…

In this episode, we focus on what happens to our clothes post consumption. We speak with Alex Husted the co-founder of Helpsy. Helpsy is on a mission to keep clothing out of trash by enabling the collection, sorting and responsible distribution of secondhand clothing and shoes. They provide pick up, sorting, and distribution services across America…

In the 6th segment of this series, we take a look a company is helping extend the use phase of our garments post purchase. I speak with Rachel Sterling, the co-founder of Alternew. Alternew offers bespoke tailoring and repair services for brands by connecting them and their users to local tailoring shops. This allows customers to tailor their cloth…

In the 5th segment of the season, we speak to the founder of Beacon's Closet Carrie Peterson. Beacon’s Closet is a secondhand shop based in #NYC operating 4 locations where consumers can buy, sell and trade their clothes. Beacon’s has been around for almost 30 years in business and whose model inherently provides sustainable options for consumers b…

In the 4th segment of this season we focus on addressing the textile waste created in the design and manufacturing of our garments. We speak with Jessica Schreiber, the founder of Fabscrap, an organization diverting textile waste from landfills and creating a system for reuse and recycling. Fabscrap focuses on responsibly managing the waste found b…

In the third segment of the season, we focus on brands, and their role driving this value chain. We speak with Carmen Gama, the Director of Circular Design for Eileen Fisher and the co-founder of Make ANEEW, a one stop shop for circular fashion that recovers value at scale from post consumer clothing. In this conversation we speak about: Effective …

In the second episode of this season, we get to speak with Dan Robichaud-Carew, the Head of software and product management at Unspun, an innovative fashion tech company creating 3D weaved garments through their proprietary Vega manufacturing system. In this conversation we speak all things: the stagnant manufacturing industry what makes the fashio…

In the first episode of GGV, we speak with Valentina Gomez, the co-founder of Werewool, a biomaterials company that develops fibers with tailored aesthetic and performance properties, derived form natural proteins found in nature. We talk all things: Start up life (funding, idea incubation, perseverance) Material innovation (biomimicry, organic per…

Too often we look at sustainability and issues of our climate in isolation. Achieving Sustainability in reality requires addressing our issues in a systemic approach, understanding how our actions impact those before and after us, to ensure we are not passing down more problems and responsibility down the line. While each industry has its own uniqu…

Season 1 Recap episode! Today I go through the main lessons learned throughout season 1. I am fortunate to be able to interview 9 incredible entrepreneurs across different sectors from biomaterials, museums, footwear, sustainable fashion, agroforestry, packaging and more. Each have their own journey and story to tell but there are some underlying c…

In today's final interview episode of season 1, I get to speak with Beto Bina, the co-founder of Farfarm, an organization that works at the intersection of strategy, supply chain and impact. FarFarm supports brands creating sustainable products by sourcing materials in an agroforestry system, meaning sourcing natural materials in a way that promote…

Matthew Hawthorne, is a thought leader in the circular textile space. He is the founder of TerrApparel, a circular outerwear brand, focused on closed loop apparel apparel brand. Using 100% recycled fabrics, fluorocarbon free waterproofing and wicking finishes. Now Matthew is a footprinting and circularity expert at Quantis, an environmental consult…

Miranda Massie is the founder and director of the Climate Museum, the first museum in the US dedicated to the climate crisis. The museum mobilizes the power of arts and cultural programming to accelerate the crucial shift toward climate dialogue and action, connecting people and advancing just solutions. The museum shines a light and uplifts the vo…

James McGoff, the founder and Chief Product Officer at TemperPack, an innovative sustainable materials company focused on eliminating plastic from the supply chain, through sustainable packaging options. Their main products are focused on creating protective and insulative packaging for food and life science industries. TemperPack serves as a great…

I get to speak with Samuel Falzone, a footwear designer and creative, making beautiful products focused on reconstructing deadstock sneakers into new one-of-a-kind pieces. In his latest project 'Reconstructed by Samuel Falzone' Samuel emphasizes repairability in each of his pieces through his goodyear welted soles. Beautiful, rare products, with ha…

David Cutler is the founder of Fortuna Cools and Nutshell Coolers, a company up cycling coconut husks into insulative packaging. His business employs and manufactures in the Philippines where this unique business opportunity started. Fortuna Cools capitalizes on an agricultural byproduct's natural characteristics of insulation and turns it into a p…

Joshua English is a man of many talents. An artist and a designer, with decades of industry experience. His curiosity lead him to discovery a simple combination of organic materials that combined together turn into an extremely durable new material. In today's episode we go over Joshua's story from his 'perfect' corporate job to getting laid off an…

Jordana is a force to be reckoned with. She is an author, PR executive, and entrepreneur, mother and wife! Her desire to merge the world of pr, tech innovation and fashion brought up about her latest venture: Fashinnovation! Fashinnovation is an organizing connecting voices within the fashion industry on innovation, sustainability, and DEI. Leverag…

Katie Weiler is on a mission to change the aquaculture industry for the better. She is the founder of Viable Gear, a company that seeks to reduce petroleum-based plastics in our ocean by using seaweed to make a plastic replacement for gear used in the fishing and aquaculture industries. In today's conversation we speak about Katie’s journey, from c…

Welcome to the Growing Green Ventures Podcast. In this 10-part series, we dive into the entrepreneur's journey, seeking to understand their personal experiences that aren't always so clear when looking from the outside. Through out this series, we speak with designers, business men, engineers, lawyers, and many more who are using their authentic sk…

After three years on the air, we say our goodbyes to our listeners and to this podcast. No guests, just a finale with the two of us each discussing a personal favorite, Alex's Kingdom of Heaven and Davis' Children of Men. It would not be the end without a news segment and this one, while limited, features the WGA strike, Dune Part II news and of co…

We're still going Pitches. With exams on the horizon and graduation right around the corner, we are talking about a franchise that may have gone too far in a few places, the Pitch Perfect films. Ainsley and Braden join for one last time as we talk about some of the best songs, jokes and moments from a trilogy that maybe should've stuck with just on…

For the second year in a row, we are participating in WEGL Day and to celebrate, we are talking about one of Nolan's greatest and most confusing films, Inception. A tasteful amount of news and lollygagging precedes an in-depth look at one of the biggest films in recent memory, from its A-list cast and stunning visual effects, to the emotional story…

Street racing experts Emily Calagaz and Sutton Sylvester join the show to help us through the Fast and Furious franchise. What was once a promising solo action flick filled with early 2000s cliches and color grading has since evolved into one of the most bloated and overexposed franchises in recent memory. We are only doing the first five films in …

Another week and another surprise guest joining the show. Anna steps in as our official Lord of the Rings expert for an in-depth look at one of the greatest trilogies of all time. The show opens with news segment with a few great trailers, some first looks and news about a Moana remake and Harry Potter remake before the trio delve into the Fellowsh…

With two surprise guests, we work our way through the peak of DreamWorks animation, when every film became a franchise. Megan makes her triumphant return while Sutton makes his first appearance in another long episode. With analysis of Shrek 2, why the Penguins are the best part of Madagascar Escape 2 Africa, how Kung Fu Panda 2 took Po to the next…

The end of the road continues with another longtime listener joining the show as Anna Ryan steps onto the set to explore some of her favorite movies, the Jurassic Park series. The original blockbuster film, we explore where the first film went right, and why the two sequels missed the mark completely. The greatest year one director has ever experie…

Braden and Sydney are back on the set to watch one of the best book-to-film adaptations in recent history, the Hunger Games series. We explore several avenues including the excellent worldbuilding from Suzanne Collins, specifics on why James Newton Howard's score elevates the series, why we are supposed to hate Gale, starting the President Snow fan…

Some would say, these movies aren't worth discussing, and Davis might agree with that, but with hosting a podcast comes the great responsibility to talk about the biggest film series of all time, and no matter how difficult it was, we have completed our quest of reviewing every film of the MCU. Jacob Hillman makes his triumphant return as we make o…

Longtime listener and first-time caller Josie Jalkh joins the show for a special episode looking at one of the greatest reboots of all-time, the Andy Serkis-led Planet of the Apes trilogy. The stunning visual effects, performance from Serkis, the strength of gorillas, and more is discussed on this final episode before Spring Break.…

70 episodes down, and only a few more to go. On this episode, we venture into the great unknown, one of the most popular settings in film, space, and how films exploring the setting have changed and evolved since 1968. No guests today as we delve into 2001: A Space Odyssey, Apollo 13, First Man, Moon, The Martian and Ad Astra. We talk about how eac…

It's the end of the world as we know it, but that will not stop WEGL's premiere movie podcast. On this newest episode, resuming our normal schedule, we tackle two disaster movies released in the same year, Deep Impact and Armageddon. The similarities, the differences, wondering what they were doing with a gun in space, how the missiles failed and s…

Two more guests step onto the set for the third episode in 7 days as we discuss two of writer Aaron Sorkin's very best, The Social Network and Steve Jobs. Cameron and Ainsley join the show for an in-depth look at how those films mirror each other, what sets them apart, the performances and more in another episode of WEGL's premiere movie podcast.…

Returning guests Cameron and Sydney join the show once again as we tackle the successful start to Greta Gerwig's career as a solo-director with Lady Bird and Little Women. The two films offer a glimpse into Gerwig's own upbringing(Lady Bird) as well as the gender norms and stereotypes that women faced long ago and even today and we discuss it all i…

The much-anticipated debut of Findlay Maier as we kick off the first of three episodes in 7 days. WIth Findlay on the set, it is time to cover the Knives Out series, including the strengths of the first film, weaknesses of the second, the brilliant acting and what comes next for Rian Johnson. Opening with a news segment that features discussions of…

Adrian Rushing steps onto the set for the king of the box office, the Avatar films directed by James Cameron. The latest episode begins news segment filled with in-depth breakdowns of the Last of Us show, what has gone wrong with movie posters and a return to the world of Star Wars. Adrian brings his expert analysis on the film series as we discuss…

Dread it, run from it, the MCU episodes arrive all the same. After one month off we are back in the studio with special guest Braden Haynes to break down the MCU. A classic open from Davis, an abridged news segment, breakdowns of all 11 films in Marvels' Phase 3 and more in this special episode.By Alex Husting, Davis Carroll

An episode many years in the making with two guest joining the show, we tackle two of the best movies of the last decade, Whiplash and La La Land. A packed news segment full of trailers and Davis' favorite subject, sequels, is followed by an in-depth look at two great films from director Damien Chazelle. The performance of a lifetime from J.K. Simm…

It all ends here...only for a few weeks of course. In one of the final episodes before winter break, we welcome station manager of Eagle Eye TV Braden Haynes into the studio for Part 2 of our series on the Harry Potter films. What went right with Deathly Hallows Part 2, what went wrong with the Half-Blood Prince and everything in between on this 2 …

Welcome to the Wizarding World as we break down one of the most popular film series of all time with special guest Sydney Babb. A depressing news segment filled with remakes and reboots but some wholesome Brendan Fraser news precedes the dive into the world of Harry Potter. We calmly ask if Harry really did put his name in the Goblet of Fire and Da…

After some delays, and Alex getting the flu, we are back on set to wrap up Spooky Season 3™ with the Jordan Peele trilogy. No guests this week in a packed show filled with stories from a Davis fever dream, a call from Grandma Davis, so many sad sequels and questionable choices from the Russos. The trilogy is full of details, themes and brilliant ch…

3 times the laughs, 3 times the podcast and 3 times the Davis. As Spooky Season 3™ is nearly over, we saved some of the best for last as we review the Alien films. 1-3 and that random sequel at the end, the Alien series has a lot to unpack and we do our best during this podcast as we cover the significance of the first film, how the sequel changed …

Our journey through a third spooky season on Through the Lens takes us to Ancient Egypt as we watched the Mummy and The Mummy Returns, before jumping suddenly to Chine for "The Mummy": Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Jack Hart joins the studio once again for a light news segment covering mostly NFTs and the Creed films before we jump right into the act…

Logan Hurston joins us on the set for the scariest episode of spooky season three, Phase 2 of the MCU. A news segment filled with remakes, reboots and other things that make Davis sad, the episode is jammed with debates discussions and more about what went right with Phase 2, like Winter Soldier, and what went wrong. The show is capped off with a m…

And that story here is today, movies where the bad guys win here on Through The Lens. So buckle up and get ready to deride, ridicule and hate these endings but first, you'll have to deride, ridicule and hate something else, the news. We dissect three classic in The Usual Suspects, Primal Fear and Gone Girl while Davis spends most of the news segmen…

This week Maddie Powers steps onto the set to discuss Davis' favorite heist movie and heist trilogy of all time, the Ocean's Trilogy. We have a lighter news segment than usual, with mostly things we don't want to see or don't want to happen. Then we dive into the cast, comedy and creativity of Steve Soderbergh's Ocean's Trilogy.…

For one time only, we are not only the hosts of a movie podcast but also investigative reporters looking to unravel the absurd take by Oliver Stone on the JFK assassination in the appropriately titled JFK film from 1991. The film follows district attorney Jim Garrison on his quest to prove JFK's murder was really a conspiracy and we decide to pick …

We're gonna steal the Declaration of Independence. *eyebrow raise* BUT FIRST, we have to study the two greatest, and possibly only, American history heist films starring the one and only Nic Cage, the National Treasure films. Laughter is contagious on this episode with an absurd news segment covering the Don't Worry Darling debacle, Brendan Fraser …

So it begins. We are finally tackling one of the biggest, longest and most successful franchises in the history of Hollywood, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Florence Pugh news, John Carpenter's career and Brendan Fraser's comeback are just a few of the big things discussed during the news segment before we take on the first six films of the MCU, fr…

Time Stamps Below Season 3 of Through the Lens has begun and Cameron Kasprzak visits the set to watch the most talked about movie of the summer, Everything Everywhere All At Once. The news segment is massive once again as the trio discusses everything from the premiere of House of the Dragon to the trailer for The Last of Us series and the importan…