The final episode for this season features mental health advocate and climate justice activist Tori Tsui. We talk about eco-anxiety, climate grief, climate doomism in news cycles and how that affects both our wellbeing and activism. We unpack t

Cities as forests? Exploring biomimetic design for a just future.

Dec 13th, 2021 44m 9s

Adib Dada is the founder of theOtherDada [tOD] Regenerative Consultancy & Architecture, whose mission is to activate projects across architecture, design, and art by creating unconventional links at the frontier of science. In this episode we t

Secondhand fashion, waste and a justice-led circular economy

Nov 28th, 2021 50m 4s

Chloe Asaam is a a designer, researcher, humanitarian and programs manager at the Or foundation. The Or Foundation is a public charity in the USA as well as in Ghana that has been operating in both countries since 2009. Their goal is to catalys

Inside Oshadi: Regenerative seed-to-sew fashion systems

Nov 12th, 2021 26m 3s

In this episode I am in conversation with Nishanth Chopra, founder of Oshadi a seed-to-stitch supply chain initiative, based around a regenerative cotton farm in a village in Tamil Nadu. Established as a contemporary womenswear label in 2015, o

Oil day everyday: Tracing the lineage of plastic

Nov 5th, 2021 41m 21s

I am in conversation with Dr. Theanne Schiros, an Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and cofounder of Werewool, a biotech company creating biodegradable textile fibres. We talk about how plastic became such a ubiquitous

Sustaining activism with Disha Ravi

Oct 29th, 2021 35m 15s

Disha Ravi is a climate justice activist and founding member of Fridays for Future India. In this episode we talk about how FFF has galvanised communities globally, on what an environmentally just future for India looks like and how to sustain

Stop ecocide: Why killing nature should be a crime

Oct 22nd, 2021 40m 24s

Welcome to brand new Season 4 of Amplify! In conversation with Jojo Mehta the cofounder and executive director of Stop Ecocide International we talk about what ecocide is, how it has been used in warfare and why criminalising it is an important

Environmental justice: Empowering citizens with the rule of law

Dec 4th, 2020 56m 47s

For the final episode of Season 3 I am in conversation with Vidya Viswanathan the Director of the Environmental Justice program at Centre of Policy Research-Namati. This program has created a network of grassroots legal professionals who resear

Building just renewable energy systems in India

Nov 27th, 2020 46m 24s

This week I am in conversation with Harish Hande who is the founder and CEO of SELCO an enterprise in in Bangalore that seeks to inspire and implement socially, financially and inclusive solutions by improving access to sustainable energy. They

Climate justice with Dr. Vandana Shiva

Nov 6th, 2020 56m 33s

This week I am in conversation with the one and only Dr. Vandana Shiva, a veteran environmental activist, physicist, ecologist and author. We talk about her body of work from agro-ecology to eco-feminism, from bringing Monsanto to heel to the n

Beyond Binaries: Redefining health, wellness and nutrition sustainably

Oct 30th, 2020 1h

This week I am in conversation with Sarah Edwards a certified Health and Nutrition Coach and the founder of Copper and Cloves, a resource hub for sustainable eating and now a fully-fledged cafe in Bangalore, India. This episode focuses on our i

Water and women: Water security, conflict and its gendered impact

Oct 23rd, 2020 46m 42s

I am in conversation with Ayushi Trivedi a Gender and Social Equity Research Analyst at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC. Her research at WRI has focused on women’s role in natural resource management, gender and social equity as

Eat your ethics: Rallying for food justice in supply chains

Oct 16th, 2020 48m 44s

I am in conversation with Lauren Ornelas the founder and director of Food Empowerment Project a food justice nonprofit working at the intersection of veganism, farm and produce worker rights and accessibility, nutrition and health. COVID19 has

Raising the bar: Slave-free chocolate with Tony’s Chocolonely

Oct 9th, 2020 41m 12s

In conversation with Choco Evangelist Ynzo van Zanten of Tony’s Chocolonely a company that sells commercially successful 100% slave-free chocolate across the world. We get into how Tony’s Chocolonely came to be and challenge the assumption that

Sustaining Entrepreneurship: Funding Women-Owned Businesses

Oct 2nd, 2020 40m 53s

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 1! I’m in conversation with Olivia Owens who is the founding member and the business development and partnerships manager of IFundWomen of Colour. IFundWomen is the go-to marketplace for women-owned businesses and th

What’s next on Amplify? An update.

Sep 22nd, 2020 4m 55s

A short sound byte updating you on where Amplify is headed after two seasons. As ever, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast via your provider. To know what’s coming up follow @amplifypodcast on IG! --- Send in a voice message: https://p

Adivasi Lives Matter: On indigenous rights and justice

Sep 4th, 2020 57m 30s

For the final episode of Season 2 I am joined by Ashish Birulee, photojournalist, activist and founding member of Adivasi Lives Matter (ALM) and Isha C content strategist, documentary filmmaker, senior editor and co-creator of ALM. On August 9

All decked up: A sustainable future for jewellery

Aug 28th, 2020 53m 24s

Today I’m in conversation with Sasha and Kaabia Grewal cofounders of Outhouse Jewellery. Whether it’s the big fat Indian wedding or the birth of a baby jewellery plays a key role in indian society and culture. Indeed, buying or gifting jeweller

Bittersweet: What's the deal with chocolate?

Aug 21st, 2020 50m 51s

This week we're talking about one of the world's favourite foods: chocolate. I'm joined by chocolate maker David Belo who is the founder of Naviluna Artisan Chocolates in Mysore, India and has an extensive background of working in bread, pastry

Leave No Footprint: Green growth & the Indian economy

Aug 14th, 2020 50m 42s

In conversation with Mihir Sharma, Indian economist and Senior Research Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, columnist at Bloomberg Opinion and Business Standard India. We talk about how the Indian economy had been showing signs of slowdown

Raddiwalas: The Invisible Environmentalists

Aug 7th, 2020 56m 2s

I am joined by Rahul Nainani, founder and CEO of Raddi Connect a resource recovery social startup that works with multiple stakeholders like governments, brands, informal sector and consumers to divert waste away from landfills and oceans and i

A Good Influence? Influencer culture and sustainability

Jul 31st, 2020 43m 50s

How has the rise and hegemonic presence of influencers on Instagram impacted sustainability? In this episode I am joined by Aditi Mayer, sustainable fashion blogger, model, writer and speaker on all things fashion to talk about the role of infl

Sustainable Storytelling

Jul 24th, 2020 1h 13m

This week I am joined by climate journalist Sonali Prasad to talk about the media representations of climate change. How do the evolving attention spans of audiences impact the way in which news is consumed? How effective are fear-mongering, ne

Sustainable Urbanism: What’s slums got to with it?

Jul 17th, 2020 45m 35s

Cities have an effect on and are affected by climate change. As more than 2/3rd of the world’s population is estimated to live in cities by 2030, there are several issues that need to be addressed: such as transport, mobility, housing , health

The Future of Food: Big Idea Ventures

Jul 10th, 2020 49m 8s

The food industry is undergoing a seismic shift as producers, farmers, policymakers, consumers come to terms with issues pertaining to current food cycles. In this episode I am joined by Andrew Ive, Founder and Managing General Partner of Big I