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PodtalkReflecting with Rob WreglesworthWhat strategies and challenges are involved in creating, refining, and promoting a podcast to reach a broader audience while maintaining its authenticity and personal enjoyment for the host?
Rob Wreglesworth and Craig Constantine dive into the challenges of podcasting, focusing on the unexpected joys and hurdles they encounter.
"The willingness of of people to lend their time so generously I think is probably the thing that surprised me the most" ~ Rob Wreglesworth, 2:11
One of the key topics they explore is the impact of podcasting on connecting with people they previously thought were out...2024-02-2935 min
The Global Counsel PodcastWhat's next for Nature: In conversation with the Environment BankThis week, Associate Lucy Cairns is joined by Ecologist and Innovation Lead at Environment Bank Rob Wreglesworth, to unpack the focus on nature at New York Climate Week, what's happening in the UK with the Biodiversity Net Gain Legislation, and the progress on Voluntary Biodiversity Credits for a special episode of the GC podcastYou can subscribe to the Global Counsel Podcast on Apple and Spotify, where you can also leave us a rating and a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-11-1435 minThe Global Counsel PodcastIn Conversation with the Environment Bank: What to expect from Biodiversity Net GainThis week, Lucy Cairns is joined by Rob Wreglesworth from the Environment Bank to talk about New York Climate Week, what to expect from incoming regulation in the UK on biodiversity net gain and the future of biodiversity credits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-11-0952 min
Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe Big Album Reveal! - Part 2With the full album release just around the corner, in part 2 of the Big Album Reveal, the band unveils the second half of the album tracks. Jack and Rob delve into a little bit of the story behind each of the tracks, playing some clips and pulling back the curtain of some of the production secrets behind 'A Year To Live'.
Follow @thebeartax on social media for updates on the full album release and we hope you all enjoy it. Please email or message us any comments as we love to hear them all.
Thanks ag...2021-07-141h 30Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe Big Album Reveal! - Part 1The album launch is just around the corner and so to celebrate and to bring this series to a close Jack and Rob go through the album one track at a time, breaking down how all the individual tracks came together. This episode features the first 7 tracks with the rest of the tracks coming on part 2 next time (which will hopefully coincide with the album release!)
Please follow @thebeartax on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for band updates now and into the future.
2021-07-011h 40Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeLessons LearnedAs we near the end of Season 1 and the album release, Rob and Jack reflect on the journey and discuss the biggest lessons they each learned along the way.
The hosts ponder if they were to do it all again what would they do differently? And what advice would they give to anyone else wanting to do a similar Tunelighting project?
Please follow @thebeartax on social media for the single and album release updates
2021-06-1549 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeListener and Fellow Tunelighter - Mark NewloveJack and Rob bring another listener and fellow Tunelighter onto the show to talk about all things songwriting and music production. Mark Newlove has been writing, producing, and performing music in bands and as a singer-songwriter for many years and in the interview he shares valuable advice and stories in this entertaining episode.
You can find more about Mark's music by following him on Instagram @marknewlovemusic
2021-06-021h 06Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe First Single ReleaseIn this week's episode, the band has a big announcement. It's time to release the first single! The hosts discuss how they are prepping for this event as well as working through some more announcements.
The first single 'One Wish' should be available in the next few days when Spotify and other services post them.
If you haven't already please follow @thebeartax on social media for more updates
2021-05-1824 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAlbum ArtworkMaking an album isn't just about the music, ok it mainly is, but album artwork is something that shouldn't be overlooked. Whilst the band wait for their masters to be returned they are discussing the other essential things that are required prior to the album launch. Is album artwork still important? Why is it important? Why are certain covers so iconic? All this discussed and more in this week's episode.
Please follow @thebeartax on social media as we begin to post music over the coming weeks and months :)
2021-05-0635 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeBuilding A Fanbase - With Reagan Ramm From Orpheus Audio AcademyThe album is complete and now the question arises of how to actually get people to hear it. So in this episode, the hosts speak with music marketing blogger Reagan Ramm from orpheusaudioacademy.com.
The wide-ranging conversation covers everything from picking a 'micro-genre' to using social media ads to grow quickly.
To download Reagan's fan building formula guide head to https://www.orpheusaudioacademy.com/fanbase/
2021-04-2152 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeSequencing The TracksWith the year now up it's time to get the finished songs off to be mastered and with that in mind, Jack and Rob have realized they need to figure out which order the tracks are going to go in. This throws up more questions than they thought!
As mentioned the album is now complete and we hope to release the first single in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out!
2021-04-0729 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeMixing Part 2 - A Case StudyThe year is almost up and so Jack and Rob are finishing the final mixes ready to send things off to be mastered! In this episode, the hosts talk through a track that Rob has been working on and the challenges faced in the mixing process.
As mentioned in the episode we plan to carry on the podcast for the next few months at least, there's so much more to talk about around the promotion side of music once the music is finished which we'd love to talk about, so don't worry we aren't going anywhere yet!2021-03-2446 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeMixing - That Scary Little WordIn this week's episode, Jack and Rob are talking about the mixing process, which is well underway as they enter the final few weeks of the project. The hosts discuss the difficulties they are having so far and the lessons learned. And at the end, Jack heads to the Sound Gym for some mixing training.
If you like the sound of the Textur plugin from Devious Machines it is available to download here https://deviousmachines.com/texture/
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far. Please follow us on social media @tunelighting for more stuff!2021-03-1033 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe Album NameAnother week, another chat about something probably not that important when the deadline is only a few weeks away. Nevertheless, Jack and Rob believe there is something to be said for spending some time thinking about the album name. Jack runs through some typical techniques employed by other bands over the years.
2021-02-2539 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeListener and Fellow Tunelighter - Joel Vargas MusicWe love the community we have been building here at the Tunelighting podcast and so this week we reached out to one of our listeners and a fellow 'Tunelighter' himself Joel Vargas. Joel has just released his first single 'Fresh Air' which is available to download or stream now. Jack and Rob talk to Joel about his tunelighting journey, balancing music production around other activities and finally taking the big step of releasing something to the world for the first time. You can also find Joel on instagram @jvargasmusic
2021-02-101h 01Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAsking For FeedbackIn this episode, Jack and Rob discuss the quite daunting prospect of asking for feedback on your music. Why do we often find it so difficult to ask others for feedback? When is the right time to ask for it and who is the right person to ask? The hosts also play a song they are working on at the end and invite listeners to send in their feedback (don't hold back!) send feedback or any messages to tunelighting@musicianshq.com or to @tunelighting on Instagram and Twitter.
2021-01-2723 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeFinishing a SongIn previous episodes during this podcast series, Jack and Rob spoke about starting a song and progressing a song. In the final episode in this particular trilogy, this episode focuses on the art of finishing songs. Jack and Rob talk about the tactics they use to get songs over the finishing line from rough ideas or demos to complete songs that are almost ready to go on the album.
2021-01-1233 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part Time2020 What a Year?!? Looking Back and Looking Forward on the Tunelighting ProjectIn this end of year episode, the hosts take a look back at what has turned out to be a very strange year and how that has affected the project for good or bad so far. They then start to plan what is left to be done in order to get the album finished by April 2021!
Thanks to everyone that has listened so far! Please do follow us on social media @tunelighting for more updates.
2020-12-3034 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeInterview With a Man Who Actually Knows About Production - James Russell From the Appetite For Production PodcastAs they move from the 'demo' phase to the 'actual really song' phase, Jack and Rob have started to realise it may be time to get some advice on production from someone who knows a little more about what they are doing! So in this episode, they speak with James Russell on of the hosts of the Appetite For Production podcast.
In the interview, James shares some of his top tips on the mixing process and debunks a few myths about plugins and equipment along the way.
Appetite For Production is available on all...2020-12-161h 06Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAlbums We Didn't Write - Show and Tell (M83 and Anaïs Mitchell)This week we present another episode in the 'Albums We Didn't Write' series but with a different twist. One of the great things about collaborating on an album means you bring different influences to the project, and this week Jack and Rob challenged each other to bring in an album they love that they don't think the other one will be aware of. Each host runs down 5 things that make that album stand out to them.
Music clips are used on a fair use basis for educational purposes.
2020-12-0253 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeLyricsIn this episode, Jack and Rob are talking about lyrics, what they like about lyrics in music and how they might approach it in the Tunelighting project.
The episode starts with the hosts playing each other progress on the track 545454 which was previewed on last weeks show, and it turns out they have both taken it in quite different directions!
Please subscribe if you haven't already and reach out to us on social media @tunelighting
2020-11-1845 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeCollaborating in real time - Trying to progress one of our track 'live on air'In this week's episode, Rob introduces a song he has been working on for the album but has hit a brick wall with! After breaking it down so far Jack offers some ideas on how it might progress from to a completed track.
Many apologies for the poor audio quality for the first half of the episode due to Rob's 'malfunctioning' (he forgot to turn it on!) mic.
Thanks to everyone that has listened so far, and to everyone that has sent kind messages in it means a lot!
Find us @tunelighting on s...2020-11-0447 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeVocals!?! (Part 2) - With Vocal Coach Mary Zimmer (VoiceHacks)After realizing they don't really know where to start with vocals on the album, this week Jack and Rob look for some expert advice on vocals.
That expert advice comes from vocal coach Mary Zimmer who has the Youtube channel VoiceHacks. We chat about where to start, being realistic with what can be achieved in a short time, and how to build a vocal booth in a closet!
If you want to find Mary her youtube channel is VoiceHacks or you can email about lessons to voicehacks@gmail.com
2020-10-2058 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeVocals!?! (Part 1)Despite making good progress with the demos, Jack and Rob feel like they have hit a bit of a wall. They know they want to include vocals but neither of them considers themselves a 'natural' singer (whatever that means!).
In this episode, the hosts discuss why they want to include vocals, what vocals and lyrics can add to music, and inventive ways they might approach the problem.
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far. Please keep writing in and letting us know. Especially if you are writing and recording your own stuff as we wo...2020-10-0640 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeBreaking Down One Of Our DemosAfter receiving multiple requests to stop talking and play some more actual music (fair enough!), in this episode Jack and Rob decided to take a look at one of the tracks they have been working on for the album.
Jack talks through how he approached this track and how it progressed, from messing around with synth sounds to the final structure.
For more music clips and album progress, you can now follow the band @thebeartax on Instagram or you can also follow the podcast on social media @tunelighting. Any questions or comments feel free to em...2020-09-2345 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe Search For Wabi SabiIn this episode, Jack and Rob discuss thoughts they've been having around using sampled instruments vs recording their own. Does it make a difference to the sound or can nobody even tell? Or perhaps it is simply about how the artist feels when they don't create all the sounds themselves? All this is discussed ending with a quiz to see if Jack can tell the difference between tracks with live and programmed drums. Email us with questions or episode ideas to tunelighting@musicianshq.com. And find us on all social media @tunelighting.
2020-09-0931 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeChat With Brian Funk of The Music Production PodcastIn this week's episode, Jack and Rob sit down for a chat with fellow musician and podcast host Brian Funk.
Brian has hosted the Music Production Podcast for over 3 years now as well as producing albums and EPs himself across a variety of genres. These years of experience and interesting conversations mean he has lots of useful insights and tips for the Tunelighting project.
This is actually part two of the chat with Jack and Rob also appearing on The Music Production Podcast just a couple of days before (so make sure you check that ou...2020-08-251h 16
Music Production PodcastRob and Jack of the Tunelighting PodcastRob Wreglesworth and Jack Edwards are long-time friends who have decided to write, record, and release an album from scratch within one year. They are documenting the entire process on their podcast, Tunelighting. Rob, Jack, and I had a great conversation about their mission to create an album in one year and document the process. We spoke about their progress so far and the challenges they face. The talk was filled with practical ideas about making and finishing music. This is the first part of a 2-part conversation. The other half is found on the T...2020-08-251h 04Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeWhat Makes A Great Album? Insights From The Mercury Music PrizeIn this episode Jack and Rob ask the important question "what actually makes a great album?" and to do this they take an in-depth look at this year's nominees for the Mercury Music Prize which is a prestigious award in the UK awarded to the 'best' album of the year. Can any clues be found by looking at the winners and nominees? ----more----
There is also an announcement that has been long overdue!
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Please write in to let us know you are listening or with any questions to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-08-121h 07Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeInterview With A Man Who Has Already Made An AlbumIn this episode, Jack and Rob speak with friend and fellow musician James Maloney who unlike the hosts has actually already released an album. James explains the process behind creating his 2017 album ‘Gaslight’, the chat covers equipment, recording at home on a low budget and lots of other interesting insights.
If you want to listen to the rest of James’ work then Gaslight is available on Spotify and elsewhere or visit www.jamesmaloneymusic.com.
If you have any guest ideas or want to be a guest yourself then email tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-07-291h 12Tunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimePodcast Update and NewsRob explains how (for now at least) the podcast is moving from a weekly to fortnightly schedule, mainly to help them finish the album! But also to concentrate on making the content as valuable as possible for you! We hope to include plenty of interviews of people from musicians to producers to engineers in the near future.
We will be back with a full episode next week but in the meantime, please send any questions, ideas or even music to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-07-2204 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeWorking TitlesIn this episode, Jack and Rob talk about the nightmare of file organisation when writing music and the weird thought processes behind working titles for songs.
2020-07-1528 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeSetting LimitsThis week Jack and Rob discuss the problem of 'endless possibilities' in terms of equipment and song/ album themes and why contrary to what most people think it is actually the enemy of creativity. This leads the hosts to make a pledge to set some limits.
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far! Please do subscribe and give us a rating on iTunes and we will be eternally thankful! Email in any ideas or questions to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-07-0722 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe 3 Month UpdateIt's 3 months into the 12 month timeline, so Jack and Rob decide to use this milestone to reflect on what they have done so far, including a few short clips of some demo songs.
Also in this episode, they talk about creativity and inspiration in lockdown and (after it's cancellation this year) reminisce about some great Glastonbury sets.
2020-07-0127 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAlbums We Didn't Write - A Grand Don't Come for Free, The Streets
As part of this journey we occasionally do a deep dive into a great album and pick out 10 things which we think make it so memorable. With the hope, it might inspire our album.
The album we picked this time is A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets, described as a British Rap Opera, it is a truly unique piece of art.
In summary, the 10 we love things are:
1) It’s the ultimate concept album…
2) …but the songs work on their own me...2020-06-2455 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAnother Tunelighter Accepts The ChallengeIn this special episode, Rob and Jack interview the first confirmed participant, apart from themselves, in the Tunelighting challenge (that of writing and recording an album in just one year part-time). It may be Rob’s own brother Matt but you’ve got to start somewhere!
The hosts ask Matt what music production he has done before, how he is approaching the daunting task, what equipment he has access to and what music is influencing him. As Matt’s day job is an architect they finish with a music architecture quiz (so stick around for that….)
As alw...2020-06-1752 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part Time5 Solutions To Resistance (That Have Helped Us)Following on from episode 10 where we discussed the concept of 'resistance' in the songwriting and recording process, we decided we didn't want to leave you with no solutions, so this week we share 5 things that have helped us in the battle to overcome it.
Rob also shares some lockdown field recordings that may or may not find their way onto the album somehow.
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far!
2020-06-1023 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeResistance and the War of ArtIn this week's episode, Jack and Rob talk about the topic of 'resistance'. A mysterious force that seems to appear during most creative projects, causing anxiety and doubt that manifests itself in day to day distractions.
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far please do subscribe and follow us @tunelighting on Twitter and Instagram. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
2020-06-0322 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeAlbums We Didn't Write - Origin of Symmetry, MuseA different episode format this week as Rob and Jack take a deep look at an album that has influenced them. That album being Origin of Symmetry by the British band Muse.
The hosts pick their 10 favorite things about the album and mix in a few clips here and there of examples to bring it to life.
The episode ends with them pondering which ideas could influence the sound of their album.
(n.b as this is a review and analysis of the album clips from the album are used under fai...2020-05-2759 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeProgressing an Idea (Part 2)Jack and Rob continue their chat about how they progress an idea or a small bit of inspiration into something that starts to resemble a song. Rob asks Jack if he has any go-to tactics for this.
Thanks to everyone who has tuned in so far. Please let us know if you want to join in an create an album too, we'd love to hear from you! Email tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-05-2021 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeProgressing an Idea (Part 1)In the first of a two-part episode, Jack and Rob discuss taking that idea or piece of inspiration discussed in the last episode and progressing it into something that starts to resemble a song. Jack also has some big news regarding the album and has some music to share.
2020-05-1316 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeStarting a New SongIn this episode, Jack and Rob discuss some of their favorite ways of starting a new song and share some lessons learned over several years of trial and error.
Please follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for more updates.
If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes email tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-05-0518 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeCollaborating RemotelyIn this week's episode, Jack and Rob talk about the challenges and also potential opportunities collaborating remotely on an album brings. The hosts talk about techniques they use and cover some of the tools now available which has lead to some bands forming without ever meeting in person! Rob also reveals how he has fallen foul of his own rules already!
Please let us know if you are thinking about 'tunelighting' yourself or if you have any ideas for future episodes/ questions by emailing tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-04-2924 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeEquipmentThis week Jack and Rob are discussing musical equipment and how advancements in technology have meant that producing music at home is easier than ever before. Jack also plays a clip of a new drum track he made from items found lying around his apartment. ----more----
As mentioned in the show, if you want to see Rob's article on basic home studio setup the link is:
https://musicianshq.com/home-recording-studio-setup-for-beginners/
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Or if you want to try and build one on a budget:
https://musicianshq.com/setting-up-a-recording-studio-on-a-budget-get-started-for-under-1000/
...2020-04-2222 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeThe Band NameAs week 3 of the journey rolls around Rob and Jack are discussing band names. Is it important? Is it simply another distraction for them to avoid writing any music? Rob also has a sample of a song he started writing using only animal noises.
Subscribe to follow the journey and follow us on Instagram @tunelighting for more content.
Email any questions to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
2020-04-1521 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeWhere Do We Start?With the task outlined in the first episode and the clock now ticking, Jack and Rob are now left wondering where to start.
Please subscribe to follow the journey through the year and if you get the chance to leave a rating it would be much appreciated! To email in any thoughts or just to tell us you are listening, send to tunelighting@musicianshq.com
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2020-04-0820 minTunelighting - One Album, One Year, Part TimeStop Messing Around and Make a Damn Album!In the very first episode of Tunelighting, Rob and Jack introduce themselves and try their best to explain the idea behind the podcast and set out what they aim to accomplish over the next 365 days.
If you want to follow along for the whole journey please like and subscribe for weekly episodes!
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2020-04-0215 min
The Disruptive EnvironmentalistEnd of Season 1For a variety of reasons I thought now was a good time to have a short 'end-of-season' break to help reflect and plan the future of the podcast.This break should hopefully allow me to book lots of interesting guests and improve the overall quality of the show for you the listener.If you are itching to chat and share stories about environmental solutions and innovations then you can join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/disruptiveenvironmentalist2019-11-0700 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist27 - The Open Innovation Green Lab - Designing Beautiful Solutions To Complex Food Problems In The Heart of London- Andrew Gregson, Green LabAs more people move to live in cities, the disconnect between where food comes from and our plate seems to be growing all the time. But today's interviewee is hoping to change that by helping design alternative food solutions from the very heart of London.The amazing place that is the focus of today's podcast is called Green Lab. Founded by Andrew Gregson as a maker space with the belief that design is the most effective way to tackle big challenges, they have set out on a mission to radically change the way we produce and consume...2019-10-2400 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist26 - Carbon Negative Shipping - Buidling a Sailing Vessel in Costa Rica - Danielle Doggett, SailCargo Inc.With approximately 90% of the world's freight moved about by large ships, it's perhaps not surprising the industry has a big impact on the environment.In this episode, I interview someone who is on a mission to change that.Danielle Doggett is one of the founders of SailCargo Inc who are currently building a large sailing vessel called Ceiba in Costa Rica. The idea is that once finished it will not only have a positive impact but act as a model for others to copy around the world as they hope to #seashippingchangeTo...2019-10-1100 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist25 - The Philosophy of Pseudoscience - Is GMO Opposition Valid? Or Simply Another 'Belief' - Stefaan Blancke, The University of TilburgThere are certain topics amongst environmentalists that seem particularly controversial. One of these is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). In this episode we explore the topic of ‘beliefs’ within the environmental community and whether those beliefs are no different to ones of religion such as creationism. So I’m stepping out of the realms of environmental scientists and innovators once again to speak to Stefaan Blanke is a philosophy professor at The University of Tilburg, who has taken his work looking at matters such as creationist beliefs in humans and applied that thinking to look at pseudosc...2019-09-2700 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist24 - Biochar as a Climate Change Solution - Creating the Google of Carbon - Jamie Bakos, Titan ProjectsBiochar is a product created by applying lots of heat to plant matter in the absence of oxygen. This creates a form of pure carbon, not that dissimilar to what you would put on a bbq, but much purer. This substance that is created can then be stored in soils which locks away this carbon for hundreds, potentially thousands of years. It also has the added benefit of holding moisture and nutrients within its pores, potentially boosting crop growth too.It sounds like an interesting idea but I wanted to speak to someone in the know to...2019-09-1200 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist23 - Conservation Engineering and Open Data - Applying The Mindset Of The Tech Community To Environmental Issues - Shah Selbe, ConservifyShah Selbe is a spacecraft engineer turned conservation technologist and founder of non-profit Conservify, whose mission it is to lower barriers to entry for effective conservation by providing anything from equipment to apps and all with a big push towards open-data.
For more info on Conservify head to www.conservify.org
You can find Shah on Twitter @shahselbe
Conservify @conservify on both Twitter and Instagram
Field kit @fieldkitorg also both on Twitter and Instagram
Please join the new Facebook community page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/disruptiveenvironmentalist
And...2019-08-2900 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist22 - The Litter Collecting App - How A Hashtag Evolved Into A Platform To Take On Big Brands - Jeff Kirschner, LitteratiWe’ve spoken about the issue of plastic waste in a few previous episodes, but the problem of litter extends much beyond that. There are many other materials and items that are used in an increasingly disposable manner and that contribute to this epidemic.
The problem of littering extends far beyond the environment. Yes, it has impact on wildlife within the oceans or on land as they ingest non-biodegradable materials or become trapped. But other problems of littering include the cost for a start with £7 million being spent on cleaning up litter every year in just the UK...2019-08-1500 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist21 - Building Roads With Plastic Waste - Toby McCartney, MacReburWe’ve covered the waste plastic problem in previous episodes, it’s not suprising it’s a big issue and its everywhere and we need solutions for the time being because it doesn’t look like any real bans are coming any time soon. Without meaning to get too political at the start of the show plastic bag bans and plastic straw bans are simply token gestures aimed to quieten down the critics, and supermarkets still seem to be putting the emphasis of plastic reduction onto the consumer even though it is they that continue to wrap stuff in it.
...2019-08-0200 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist20 - 3D Ocean Farming - A Greener Way of Producing Food from the Sea - Bren Smith, GreenWaveThe environmental impact of humans reaches all parts of the planet and despite the oceans covering 71% of the earth and us supposedly being land-based creatures, we have managed to have quite a negative effect there too.
Fishing for food advanced from a rod and hand net to an industrial operation where now huge nets are trawled through the seas trapping vast quantities fish.
According to the UN over ⅓ of the worlds assessed fisheries are currently fished beyond their biological limit. And with the large nets from industrialised fishing there is the issue of bycatch as we...2019-07-1800 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist19 - Circular Economy Fashion - Redesigning the Clothing Industry - Mart Drake-Knight, RapanuiFast fashion focuses on speed and low cost delivering new ‘collections’ of clothing for every season of every year inspired by the latest catwalk looks or celebrity styles.
But as we know cheap is usually too good to be true. If the costs are taken off the end product they are passed on to someone or something else, whether that is the people who make them or the environment.
Just a few of the environmental impacts of the fashion industry include; growing materials such as cotton, which takes large amounts of land and chemical inputs. The...2019-07-0400 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist18 - Biomimicry - Taking Inspiration From Nature To Solve Environmental Problems - Megan Shuknecht, The Biomimicry InstituteMany people think that great ideas and solutions to big problems come from a Eureka moment. Archimedes sitting in a bath or Newton sitting under an apple tree for example. But most of the time the path to finding solutions is long, and expensive. Requiring years of research and development, building on previous ideas and testing things until a breakthrough is finally made.
But with a growing number of our environmental problems now in need of solutions more than ever before, we need all the help we can get, in order to design that product or create...2019-06-2000 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist17 - Taking the Train to China - The Climate Academic Leading by Example by Refusing to Fly for Work - Dr. Roger Tyers, University of SouthamptonAlthough this podcast often focuses on disruptive innovation and technology that is helping tackle environmental problems. I also like to do the occasional episode that focuses on a broader topics and puts the spotlight on individuals or groups leading the way how they are thinking or acting.
With the issue of climate change seeming so vast, with so many factors influencing our carbon emissions, many people have started to focus on what they can do as an individual. Because at least we have control over that. It may not have the impact of big policy changes, but...2019-06-0600 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist16 – Small Farming Robots – Rethinking Food Production to Help Restore the Environment– Ben Scott-Robinson, The Small Robot Companyhe agricultural impacts of farming are vast. And these impacts come in all forms from initial land use change and the loss of habitat and wildlife that comes with that to the impacts of fertilisers and pesticides.
Then you have the state of our farm soils which is a massive concern, with every bit of life almost squeezed out of them.
So these are some pretty big issues to solve. Behavioural changes will help of course, with a move away from eating as much meat being a big one. But even then we will still...2019-05-2300 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist15 - Vertical Forests - The Benefits of Creating Buildings for Trees and Humans Together - Stefano Boeri
Over half the world’s population now live in cities. With the United Nations predicting that figure will rise to a whopping 68% in the coming decades.
Existing cities have been constructed in concrete and steel and this has come at a price, and that price is a loss of natural habitats and the wildlife associated with it.
Natural vegetation provides many benefits for the environment from CO2 absorption, reducing the effects of harmful pollutants, cooling, flood prevention the list goes on…...problems that they can no longer help with once cleared for a new road or a...2019-05-0900 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist14 - Electric Flying Cars - They're Almost Here, But Will it be Good News for the Environment? - Akshat Kasliwal, University of MichiganWe are all so used to seeing futuristic images of cityscapes, they don’t even really shock us anymore. They’ve been common in sci-fi films for decades with bright neon lights and massive weird shaped skyscrapers everywhere…... And there is one thing that always seems to be present in these imagined scenes and that is flying cars.
But here we are in 2019 and all I see when I look out the window are the same old boring ground-based cars. Well, I am now told we may see flying cars or Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Aircra...2019-04-2500 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist13 - Cryptonature - Using Blockchain Technology to Tackle Environmental Problems - Pete Howson, Nottingham Trent UniversityThere are many issues with trust in todays society and around environmental concerns this is no different. How do we know the true impact of products we are buying when they are often assembled from ingredients or parts from all over the world? How do we know that donations actually finds its way to projects on the ground that are making a difference. Blockchain is the technology that hopes to provide that trust and is being heralded by some as the biggest potential technological disruptor since the internet.
So this is all very exciting but I still...2019-04-1100 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist12 - Human Psychology and Climate Change - Forgetting the Deniers and Having Useful Conversations - Dan Rubin PsyD, Clinical PsychologistThe more episodes of this podcast I do, the more I realise that environmental problems are linked closely to human psychology.
The way we view the world as individuals and the difficulties that are associated with changing behaviours all link to the mind, whether that is through habits formed, the way we interact with others, the way we are drawn towards acting in certain ways and perhaps more sinister - the way we are manipulated to do certain things.
If we are going to successfully take on some of the biggest environmental challenges it helps...2019-03-2900 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist11 - Growing Meat in a Lab - Can We Reduce the Environmental Cost of Meat Production Without All Going Vegan? - Shir Friedman, SuperMeatIt is now pretty common knowledge that cutting down on meat consumption is one of the best things we can do individually for the environment…. but globally we just keep eating more of it. So is there another way we can greatly reduce this impact and without going vegan?
More than 80% of farmland in the world is used for livestock but it produces just 18% of food calories and 37% of protein.
By weight livestock now makes up 60% of the world's mammals…..which may also say quite a lot about the state of the worlds wild mammals popu...2019-03-1400 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist10 - Could Computer Games Help us Save the Planet? - Dr Umran Ali, University of SalfordAs of this year 1 in 3 people now identify as a ‘gamer’. The sector is now 1.5 x bigger than the movie industry and 5 times bigger than the music industry. So the gaming industry is probably worth paying at least some attention to.
This podcast is about leaving no stone unturned in the quest for solutions to the environmental issues we face and with the gaming industry having such a big reach and finance behind it. is there a way we can utilise it to educate and inform about the natural world??
With a move to increasingly realistic simu...2019-02-2800 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist09 - Where's My Water Fountain? - The Problem of Bottled Water - Justine Rose, Water For LondonPlastic waste has got a lot of press lately due to it being quite a tangible environmental problem. It is much easier to imagine the impact of plastic floating about in the ocean than an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
But the one source of plastic that has to be the most ridiculous is bottled water. And this is especially true in the UK where we have clean and drinkable tap water. So why is it still lining every shop fridge and supermarket aisle in the country?
This episode interviewee is part of...2019-02-1400 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist08 – The Food Sharing App – Tessa Clarke, OlioFood waste is a huge environmental issue and one that often doesn’t get as much attention as it perhaps deserves.
We often look to shift the blame to producers and supermarkets but actually, we may be more to blame than you think. Here in the UK for example households are responsible for well over half of all food waste in the UK, with the average UK family throwing away a quarter of the weekly shop, this is approximately £800 of food per year, and collectively adds up to £15 billion. £15 billion of food in landfill.
And it isn...2019-01-3100 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist07 - Biodegradable Plastics From Waste - Jeff Beegle and Tony Bova, MobiusThanks in part to successful campaigns and thanks also to the visual and tangible nature of the problem. The environmental issue of non-biodegradable plastics is more well known than ever before. Despite efforts to recycle more of it a huge 91% of plastics still aren’t recycled, ending up in landfills or in the oceans, taking around 400 years to degrade. We obviously must continue to curb our use of plastics in daily life but you know here we understand that some disruption of the current technology can also go a long way to tackling the issue much more quickly.
...2019-01-1700 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist06 - How To Start Your Own Disruptive Environmental Business – Jay Clouse, Unreal Collective and Upside.fmHappy New Year Everyone!
For many people, the new year means new starts, new goals, trouser sizes…… I don’t know why we can’t just decide suddenly on a random Friday evening in front of the TV that we want to do something different but instead use an arbitrary point chosen on a calendar that is 100s of years old, but its fine, I won’t judge you.
Over the past few days I’ve seen many people on the twitter vowing to change behaviours to better the environment which is great, we’ve touched on thi...2019-01-0300 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist05 - Values And Framing - Tom Crompton, Common Cause FoundationAs it is Christmas next week, I wanted to focus on a subject of hope, optimism and attempting to find common ground. This episode builds on what we were talking about in the last podcast regarding influencing environmental behaviours. I wanted to dig a bit deeper into this subject and I came across a not for profit called the Common Cause Foundation, run by a small group in the UK.
The foundation was created from within the World Wildlife Fund as a result of work by Tom Crompton (who I speak to in this interview) amongst others...2018-12-2000 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist04 – Influencing Environmental Behaviours – Lessons From Trump and Brexit – Dr David Rose, University of East AngliaMoving away from innovations and onto new perspectives this week, as I interview an academic who says we need to get down from our ivory towers, stop the finger pointing and start communicating better about environmental issues.
This podcast series isn’t just about shining a spotlight on innovators and businesses that are disrupting the way we deal with environmental issues, it is also a chance to speak to people who might offer a different perspective.
When trying to influence behaviour around environmental issues, sometimes it feels like no matter how hard we try, the message just doesn’t get thro...2018-12-0600 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist03 - Creating Animal Feed From Human Waste - Mathieu Chaix-Bar, WeendleThe production of animal feed around the world has a huge environmental footprint. Which further adds to the already quite large footprint produced by simply rearing the animals themselves. Around 70% of the world's soya is fed to livestock and Soya has a huge footprint. There is the land take which often leads to deforestation and then there are the emissions involved in the transport costs to often ship the feed half-way around the world to where it is needed. According to a study by Cornell America could feed 800 million people with the grain it produces to feed its cattle...2018-11-2200 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist02 - Dogs In Conservation - Louise Wilson, Conservation K9 ConsultingAs we highlighted in last weeks episode global biodiversity is not doing very well at all. It is now becoming more desperate than ever to get data about endangered species and to track them down in order to move them away from dangers posed by humans.
Detection dogs, or sniffer dogs as they are sometimes known, have been used for a long time to track down drugs and explosives but the use of them in conservation is still not as widespread as you would think. And considering they have multiple uses such as seeking out endangered species...2018-11-0700 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist01 – Bootstrapping Conservation - Surveying Endangered Species With Drones – Tom and Tom, Project ErebusIn the very first episode of the Disruptive Environmentalist podcast we are starting with a huge environmental issue, biodiversity loss.
One of the keys to tackling this major problem is by having up to date reliable data on the trends of endangered species across the planet. This helps conservation efforts get targeted in the right areas through an increasing push for evidence-based conservation.
In the past, we have been limited quite significantly by our ability as humans to obtain this data, but technological advances such as camera traps our ability to capture more data over lon...2018-10-1700 minThe Disruptive Environmentalist00 - An IntroductionTranscript
We are currently living in what has become known as the anthropocene. A new geological epoch within which humans have been shaping the environment of the earth and its not for the better.
The recent international panel on climate change report said that now even limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees will be tough and that a rise much higher is likely without significant intervention. This would seemingly then lead to irreversible changes to ecosystems through the melting of ice sheets and the negative climate feedback loops that would result from it.
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