When accessories designer Francisca Pineda got sick from the leather she was working with, she knew she had to make a change. She co-founded Bhava Studio to redefine premium vegan footwear. She sits down with Kate to discuss the slow and steady task of building a (vegan) footwear brand.

This week on Fuhmentaboudit, Mary and Rachel are joined by Suzanne Lee, founder of Biofabricate, director of BioCouture Research Project, and CCO at Modern Meadow. Suzanne tells us about working with SCOBY to create innovative textiles. She also talks about using living microbes, such as mycelium, to create new fabrics...

Trick or Treat! Jolie Kerr is talking Halloween messes with guest Haley Mlotek on this week's episode of Ask a Clean Person. Haley is the editor of The Hairpin, which historians will note is the very site on which Ask a Clean Person was launched way back in 2011! Between...

What is cruelty-free clothing? Find out on a brand new episode of Animal Instinct! Returning guest Julia Szabo joins Celia Kutcher for a conversation on animals, fashion and why they shouldn't be so intertwined. From leather to feathers, tune in for alternatives, ideas and inspirations for a cruelty-free fashion life...

Published November 10th, 2014 Running time: 7 Minutes By Austin Sherman Fish leather is on the rise as a popular fashion item. It is making a name for itself as an eco-friendly product. To see how it is made, click the link here.

In the second of our series on animal meat waste, we follow the journey of the first piece of the animal that is removed- the hide. Listen to the first episode of the animal meat waste series here. By Caitlin Pierce

In this episode of Chef's Story, host Dorothy Cann Hamilton asks French chef Alain Sailhac, Executive Vice President and Dean Emeritus at The International Culinary Center, about the food scarcity problem throughout his remarkable upbringing in southwest France during World War II. After the break, Alain tells us some tales...

The authors of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal, Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman, join Mike Edison in the studio for this week's edition of Art Seizures. As Judy McGuire hunts ghosts for their upcoming Halloween show, Mike talks metal with Jon and Katherine and explains...

Nicole Taylor is soaking up the summer with some more ice cream and a little bit of booze. On this week's episode of Hot Grease, Nicole invites Crista Freeman of Phin Phebes Ice Cream into the studio to talk about her ice cream memories, growing up in Florida, and...

On this week's episode of The Main Course, Patrick Martins is talking with New York City's "Meat Man", Pat LaFrieda, Jr. LaFrieda Meats supplies restaurants all over New York City with high quality meat. You might know Pat for his famous burger blends, or you may recognize him from The...