The original Biofriendly Podcast ran from 2019 to 2024, and was a 3x International award-winning environment and education series. The archive of those 5 seasons are available to stream.
As of 2026, the team that brought you the original podcast has returned, but shifting our focus from solely environmental topics to more spontaneous, off-the-cuff conversations about life, finding purpose, and ways to dig you out of the doldrums and launch you into the Upward Spiral!
Hosted by Noel Carroll, Jacob Givens, and Clayton Cogswell.
Episodes
Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
46 min
Today we welcome Franchesca from Alchemist Farm and Garden, an inspiring small family farm team in Northern California who are leading the way in sustainability with the humane breeding and hatching of chickens! Franchesca is the head chicken wrangler at Alchemist and today she teaches us about the colorful palate of naturally laid eggs, what goes into mailing chickens, and why Noel and Jacob should invest in hazmat suits.
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
39 min
This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we welcome our special guest, Christoffer, also known as @thatnorwegiannomad on Instagram! As a world traveler, Christoffer shares his personal insights on the impacts of aviation, sustainable travel solutions and the unwritten rules of passenger behavior on a flight!
Feb 20, 2020
Feb 20, 2020
39 min
As we continue to fight the good fight to save our planet, Noel and Jacob stop for a minute to evaluate some environmental challenges from bee colony collapse disorder to jellyfish blackouts that might be caused by something other than climate change.
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
43 min
This week Noel and Jacob are on the move in Washington D.C., so they recorded this episode on their phones as they reminisced about last week's GreenBiz 20 conference where they learned a lot, made new friends, and danced their butts off... to save the planet of course.
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
37 min
It's time to go for a walk in the woods as Noel and Jacob chat about an Eastern phenomenon called Forest Bathing and the magical healing powers of the trees that could save your life!
Jan 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
41 min
On this week's episode, Noel and Jacob learn that net-zero communities have nothing to do with the dial-up internet service from 1900's and Jacob should probably start reading the entire article on the subject BEFORE the podcast.
Jan 23, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
39 min
This week on The Biofriendly Podcast, Noel and Jacob go to ludicrous speed on the current state of electric vehicle batteries and discuss how far we have to go.
Jan 16, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
39 min
When it comes to endangered species, everyone LOVES the friendly elephant and the cute and cuddly panda. But what about the slimy, spiny, poisonous and hideous... but probably very personable... creatures that need our love too? This week Noel and Jacob shed a little light on a couple of ugly mugs.