The Biofriendly Podcast

The Importance of Optimism with Grant Brown

The Biofriendly Podcast aims to be your beacon of light in a gloomy environment, and this week we welcomed the like-minded creator of Happy Eco News, Grant Brown. Grant has had a long career in clean technology and electrifying ships, and this week he shares his inspiration behind his positive environmental news website, the dangers of doom-scrolling, and how he was once put on the spot to speak to an audience of nearly 350 million people!  

Regenerative Travel

As world travel begins to make its triumphant return, the tourism industry is poised and ready to make some positive changes with an initiative called 'Regenerative Travel.' This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we explore this new sustainable travel movement that aims to make our post-pandemic travel more eco-friendly, less crowded, and quite possibly allow Noel and Jacob to make the best/worst bathing suit choices for the beach! 

 

Topper Luciani of Goodfair Talks Secondhand First

It's no secret that we have been conditioned to consume the latest and greatest when it comes to stuff... especially clothing! This week we welcome Topper Luciani, CEO of Goodfair, a company that is putting thrift stores at your fingertips. Topper shares his story of how Goodfair came to be, Jacob confesses that he was a thrift store nerd, and turns out Noel is a Tick aficionado.

Eco-Friendly Pest Control

Pests have started to invade your home and garden and you want to get rid of them... but in a nice way. This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we share some eco-friendly options for pest prevention without toxic chemicals, Jacob tells the tragic tale of a lizard named Blue, and we discover that Noel is the savior of skunks.  

Restore the Forests with Spencer Plumb

This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we welcomed Spencer Plumb from the National Forest Foundation to talk about the importance of natural fires, how trees are the OG carbon capture technology, and sometimes you have to save the world with the power of Excel spreadsheets!

How Hacking A Pipeline Affects The Environment

By now you've probably heard about the ransomware hack of the Colonial Pipeline which seized hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel in the USA, but did you know that the cybercrooks behind everything felt pretty bad about it? This week, Noel and Jacob talk about what happened to the pipeline, what this means for our energy grid, and that the apocalypse will revolve around toilet paper! 

Where Does Your Recycling Go? with Jonathan Levy

Recycling has been promoted as a green solution for decades, but unfortunately the modern day system is falling apart. This week we welcomed Jonathan Levy, also know as the @ZeroWasteGuy, to share the truth about what happens after we recycle, ways we can help reduce waste, and why being jerk on the internet isn't helping anyone at all! 

Sustainable Sugar

This Biofriendly Podcast is pretty sweet! Sugarcane is the most produced food commodity in the world, so as you can imagine it has a significant impact on many environmentally sensitive regions. This week Noel and Jacob talk about what's being done to improve the sugar industry, some sweet sugar alternatives, and do we have to fight bears in hand-to-hand combat to get honey?!