Best Clare Press Podcasts (2025)

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"23 billion pairs of shoes every year and we're throwing out 22 billion!" - Chandni Batra on What the Sneaker Giants Don't Tell You 1:05:38

11d ago1:05:38

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Twenty-two billion! What are we playing at?! Things get worse when we look at the materials most commonly in use. The sports shoe category in particular is a giant, influential sector, yet its waste footprint and chemical inputs tend to fall under the radar. And don't get us started on the Crocsification of everything! Injection-moulded EVA is comi…

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Agnes Callard on Lessons from Socrates 22:14

11d ago22:14

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Does Socrates still have something to teach us? Agnes Callard thinks he has. Here she discusses the great Athenian and his continuing relevance with David Edmonds.

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Everything's Better When the Sustainability Team is in Charge - the Inspiring Tale of Lafaani 38:20

18d ago38:20

38:20

In the third of our four-part mini series on sustainable fashion in India, Clare sits down with Drishti Modi and Rashmick Bose, the duo behind slow fashion brand Lafaani. It's focused handcraft, handloom weaves, and natural dyes, and their clothes are gorgeous - we want them all! But the founders didn't always dream of fashion careers - they're sus…

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From Vintage Seller to Artisanal Manufacturer: Is Ritwik Khanna India's Most Promising New Designer? 39:17

25d ago39:17

39:17

More from our visit to India! If you listened to the last episode with stylist Daniel Franklin, you'll have heard Clare promise more to come from India's burgeoning sustainable fashion scene. This week's chat is with one of Delhi's most promising young designers, who's just shown his collection at Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai, and who won last year…

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It's Mailbag Time!! 28:07

25d ago28:07

28:07

From wrinkly leather to a 'lost online' slow fashion maker who finds comfort in our little pod, we catch up over a virtual mailbag of lovely comms that some of our surprisingly loyal listeners have penned. We loved recording this one so tell us some stories and we’ll do more!!! Wish we had a Locked Bag address but sadly it’s just the same boring ol…

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Overproduction: Could fashion's "dirty secret" give someone a clean start? 35:52

26d ago35:52

35:52

Regular listeners would know that we at QF are avid op shoppers. We like nothing more than to rifle through $1 baskets of stale smelling Lycra at our local Noffs in the hope of finding an original Donna Karan bodysuit. But that’s because we have the choice. We have the leisure time, the energy and even the funds to cover those pesky op shop inflati…

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Lakmé Fashion Week Special: Styling India's New Wave Designers, with Daniel Franklin 45:02

1M ago45:02

45:02

Mumbai and New Delhi take turns to host Lakmé Fashion Week, and this season it's the former that will be exploding with creative runways and high-craft fever, starting next week. To get you in the mood, we're bringing you an Indian mini-series of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, starting with this delightful conversation with stylist Daniel Franklin. D…

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Woke! Anti-Woke! What's with all the Corporates Ditching DEI? 1:00:38

1M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

A disturbing shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion is spreading through the corporate world. Following US President Donald Trump's lead, some of the world's most powerful companies have rushed to dismantle years of positive work that's been done in this area. Race and gender are central to this discussion, but diversity and inclusion prog…

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Emily Herring on Henri Bergson 18:00

2M ago18:00

18:00

Henri Bergson was once one of the most living famous philosophers. Now he is less well known. Emily Herring, his biographer, discusses this and some of his key ideas in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer.

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A Brutally Honest Review Of With Love, Meghan 39:47

2M ago39:47

39:47

Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle series dropped on Netflix this week, sparking a series of conversations about her real name, her celebrity friendships, her motivations and the appropriate voice to use when in the presence of bees. Now we’re here to cut through the noise and talk about the wildest, funniest and cringiest moments from the show, along w…

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Oh Hey Ripu Daman Bevli... Meet The Plogman of India 40:37

2M ago40:37

40:37

It's time for some more trashtalk, my friends. Remember plastic pollution? Of course you do - because it's still with us. According to the UNEP, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic enter the world's oceans, rivers and lakes EVERY SINGLE DAY. And while there was a great deal of excitement around the prospect of a Global Plastics T…

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Live podcast: Is there such a thing as an Unsustainable Clothes Swap? 22:49

2M ago22:49

22:49

Thanks to the gorgeous Theresa Winters of some place in Illinois, but no thanks to the misbehaving sound equipment at the venue, we had the best time recording this episode live in front of an audience in Sydney last week. In the lead up to a clothes swap organised at the same venue (the Green Living Centre) the following week, Ali and Jo discuss t…

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The Future of Fashion Artefacts, According to Leo Carlton (Hint! It's Printed) 47:02

2M ago47:02

47:02

London fashion week spotlight: In a markedly hatless era, forward-marching British New Gen accessories designer Leo Carlton is turning their talents to digitally-printed crowns, elf ears, breast plates and mysterious sculptural masks. Some of these genre-defying fashion artefacts feel a bit witchy, with pagan undertones. Others, firmly futuristic. …

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A Brutally Honest Review Of Apple Cider Vinegar 37:46

2M ago37:46

37:46

On today's show, we're diving deep into Netflix's gripping new Australian series Apple Cider Vinegar, which tells the infamous story of wellness scammer Belle Gibson. From Kaitlyn Dever's eerily perfect Australian accent to the fascinating creative liberties taken with the real story, there are so many layers to unpack in this six-part drama that h…

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Why did Ali really close her business? 38:06

2M ago38:06

38:06

How the hell are you all? We’re so sorry for the radio silence. I hope you know we never stopped thinking about you. The fact is, we haven’t had an awful lot of head space since October, when Ali decided to shut up shop. Why did she do it? It was literally the best vintage dress hire shop in the southern hemisphere and had so many fans and regular …

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A Brutally Honest Review Of Babygirl 48:59

2M ago48:59

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On today’s episode of The Spill, it’s time to dive deep into the movie that has been consuming our thoughts, conversations, and TikTok feeds, Nicole Kidman’s new erotic drama Babygirl. From some strange on-set stories that will make you see the movie in a different way to the fascinating reason why Antonio Banderas was cast and the hidden details b…

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New Gen: Essie Kramer talks Upycling Church Cast-Offs, Mastering the Digital Printer and Nearly Dressing Julia Fox 40:16

3M ago40:16

40:16

Experience matters. Everyone always tells new design graduates that it's best to work for someone else while you find your feet. But at what point do you know that you are ready to strike out on your own? While on the surface this conversation with emerging German fashion designer Essie Kramer seems to be about the joys of sourcing old ecclesiastic…

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Cancelled Is Cancelled 39:48

3M ago39:48

39:48

The courtroom doors are closing one final time, but not before some serious drama unfolds in this explosive last episode of Cancelled. Sometimes the most dramatic cancellations happen behind the mic. Is there a feud? (Hint: yes). Are there accusations of laziness? (Obviously). Between reminiscing about Demi Lovato's ghost-serenading era and that ti…

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Clare's Take: Dressing Melania - Decoding the Meaning of Big Fashion's Right Wing Power Play 37:42

3M ago37:42

37:42

A note from Clare: This week, I'm experimenting with bringing you something a bit different. I'm calling it CLARE'S TAKE and it's a sort of op-ed slash invitation to start a conversation about a issue in the news. It's just me, no interview this time. Don't worry, I'm not abandoning the interview format! Normal programming will resume next week, bu…

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Lyndsey Stonebridge on the Life and Mind of Hannah Arendt 22:21

3M ago22:21

22:21

For this episode in the Bio Bites strand of the Philosphy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge, author of a recent book about Hannah Arendt, We Are Free To Change the World, about how her thought was affected by her circumstances as an emigré fleeing Nazism.

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Photographer Axl Jansen on the Coolness of the Berlin Fashion Scene and how “Art is Always a Kind of Danger in Itself” 53:05

3M ago53:05

53:05

Ears here! Do yourself a favour and take a break from doomscrolling Trump... Berlin fashion week is about to roll around again, and we're inspired. Not least because last year Fashion Council Germany became the first to officially adopted Copenhagen Fashion Week's sustainability framework, complete with 20 minimum standards for participating design…

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Meet Mr McCall. A Chance Encounter with Count Buttons (Or, Why You Should Talk to Strangers at Fashion Shows) 45:42

3M ago45:42

45:42

Happy New Year! When was the last time you admired someone's style from afar, say from across the street? Or when you found yourself sitting next to them in a public place, a cafe perhaps, at a fashion show or on the bus? Did you strike up a conversation? Because we mostly don't. Mostly we just think how fab they look and that's that. I like to thi…

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Ofra Magidor on Epistemicism and Moral Vagueness 29:57

4M ago29:57

29:57

Sometimes, there is vagueness about whether it is morally permissible (or even in some situations required) to perform a certain act—moral vagueness. What is the source of moral vagueness? Ofra Magidor discusses this topic with Nigel Warburton. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast has been made in association with Vagueness & Ethics, a res…

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Robert Williams on Decision Making Under Indeterminacy 16:25

4M ago16:25

16:25

How can we make decisions under conditions of indeterminacy? Robert Williams discusses this challenging issue with Nigel Warburton. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast has been made in association with Vagueness & Ethics, a research project funded by the European Commission (grant agreement number 101028625 — H2020-MSCA-IF-2020) and led by…

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The Wildest Stories On 7th Heaven [throw back] 14:46

4M ago14:46

14:46

Today we welcome an entire TV show into the Cancelled courtroom, 7th Heaven aka the Bible re-written for Fox 8. So whether you sat through the random marathons on Saturdays or have never watched an episode we are here to prove to you how truly cooked this show was, and of course assign charges and sentences. And we ask some very important questions…

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That Bizarre Emma Stone Casting Decision [throw back] 14:10

4M ago14:10

14:10

Emma Stone is a talented and much loved actress, but does she deserve all the accolades? We're unpacking the life and crimes of Emily (not Emma) Stone. Including the movie that should have sunk the career's of some of Hollywood's biggest stars - Aloha. Listen to the full episode here: Emma "The Movie Of Which We Do Not Speak" Stone LIKE THIS EPISOD…

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Drew Barrymore: Unemployable By 14 [throw back] 10:34

4M ago10:34

10:34

Drew Barrymore's very early relationship with acting and fame has shaped her into an overly honest and intense person. She invites the big celebrities onto her self-titled talk show and we all squirm while watching her interact. So why was she unemployable by 14? Listen to the full episode here: Drew "You're Too Close" Barrymore CLICK HERE FOR LAZY…

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Peter Godfrey Smith on Understanding Minds 18:00

4M ago18:00

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Peter Godfrey Smith is famous for his work on understanding the minds of other animals, particularly octopuses. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses animal minds with Nigel Warburton.

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Bennifer And The Box Office Disaster [throw back] 15:30

4M ago15:30

15:30

This is a risk assessment we did on Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's relationship days before they broke up. For J-Lo and Ben, entering the Cancelled courtroom together is just another collaboration to add to their long list of projects, so why not one more? Before "Bennifer" even existed, they starred in a (very wrong) movie called Gigli. Skip for…

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Jojo Siwa Pissing Off The Internet [throw back] 17:25

4M ago17:25

17:25

Welcome to the Cancelled courtroom not so little one, we heard you invented a genre of music? You might know JoJo Siwa from Dance Moms or Nickelodeon or those big-ass JoJo Bows in children's hair, or you've probably seen her dressed as the rock band Kiss for no apparent reason. Listen to the full episode here: JoJo "Get Your Ex On Your Podcast" Siw…

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The Most Disastrous Press Tour Of All Time [throw back] 14:40

4M ago14:40

14:40

Dakota Johnson, the star of Madame Web, might just be our favourite nepo baby we’ve welcomed into the Cancelled courtroom. This is a moment from our big episode on Dakota. Was she purposely trying to f*** Madame Web? Listen to the full episode here: Dakota "Madame Web Of Lies" Johnson. WANT MORE? LISTEN TO THIS: Fifty Shades Of "Nobody Wants To Be …

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Now Here's a Dazzling Idea: Smell as Material, with Susan Irvine 59:33

4M ago59:33

59:33

Breathe in deeply through your nose... What can you smell right now? Can you identify it? How does it make you feel? Is it fresh, bright, pleasant? Nostalgic? Disgusting? How often do think about smell? If you only tend to notice when it's something particularly lovely - your favourite dish being cooked, a preferred flower - or horrid (let's not go…

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What Miranda Kerr Packed In Her Hospital Bag [throw back] 7:26

4M ago7:26

7:26

Miranda Kerr is a supermodel, business mogul and earth mother, but she's also a photoshop genius that we could all learn something from. We unpack the life and crimes of the girl from Gunnedah, like reportedly dating a criminal (not J-Lo), sharing questionable health information and the more serious crime of cultural appropriation. And, we go throu…

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The Divorce Rumour About Emily Blunt And John Krasinski [throw back] 8:43

4M ago8:43

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We investigate the real petty stuff here in the Cancelled courtroom. So, is it a crime to gossip with your husband on the red carpet and not let the rest of us in on it? You decide. Listen to the full episode here: Emily "Wait, Did You Say Divorce?" Blunt. LIKED THIS EPISODE? LISTEN TO THESE: The Devil “We Can’t Agree On Nate” Wears Prada The “Ryan…

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That Snarky Open Letter To Miley Cyrus [throw back] 7:53

4M ago7:53

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While Miley Cyrus has had the best of both worlds, she's certainly faced her fair share of controversy. From that weird tongue thing to swinging on a wrecking ball, and of course that wild open letter from a concerned singer. Listen to The full episode here: Miley "That Open Letter" Cyrus. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO LISTEN TO: The Story Miley Cy…

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What's Going on in Bangladesh? A Must-Listen Convo with Fashion Manufacturer Shafiq Hassan 56:22

4M ago56:22

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"Bangladesh has come out of a lot of difficulty in the past. Bangladesh is a place of hope, is a place of resilience ... We could again come together as a nation, with the ertailers and the brands supporting us, and make the transformation. It's a huge, huge opportunity." Rousing words from this week's compelling interview with manufacturer Shafiq …

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Trad Wives, Kate Middleton & OnlyFans Scandals: Our Recap Of 2024 59:12

4M ago59:12

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Honestly, every year we joke that the year has been a train-wreck, but this one? Fully derailed and off a cliff and definitely not demure or mindful. So what happened this year? Meghan Markle’s jam went nowhere, JLo’s This Is Me… Now saga imploded, Barnaby Joyce fell off a planter box, and JoJo Siwa crowned herself CEO of gay pop. From Trump's assa…

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