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by Jon Strassner
Sustainability can be heavy. Design can be precious. Climate storytelling can feel like a lecture. Once Upon a Planet is here to change that. Hosted by Jon Strassner—co-creator of Break Some Dishes and longtime challenger of the status quo—this podcast explores the intersection of interesting and climate change. That tiny 2-stop intersection is vitally important if we want to grow our understanding and awareness of global climate change.
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- Oct 2, 202649 min
What Does It Take for a Manufacturer to be "Good" in our Industry? Human Active Technology Shares.
In this episode, Jon talks with Shaun Smith and Amy Vilasi, of Human Active Technology. How do you take the sustainability work that goes into good product design and share it in your brand narrative in a way that rings true? Amy directs marketing efforts at HAT and Shaun is Director of Design. Amy and Shaun candidly share HAT's experience in understanding their environmental impact as an organization and putting the work in to be better.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Sep 4, 202648 min
Can Farm to Furniture Help Our Planet Heal?
This episode is all about Regenerative Design. Farm to Furniture, like Farm to Table, means we can and should pay more attention to not just what we put in our bodies, but where we put our bodies. Jon talks with Fernando Ramirez and Justin Beitzel, from Common Object Studio about how we can make better material decisions in the way we design furniture.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jun 22, 202635 min
A Toolbox and a Prayer
In this episode of Once Upon a Planet we spend time talking about the fear of starting something new. Bill Davies watched workers throw perfectly good, yet used, workstations into a dumpster and did one simple thing many of us neglect to do; he asked them why. Why were they throwing away perfectly good furniture. Their answer changed his business and his life. Join us!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jun 8, 202659 min
Beware the Easy Button!
Jon spends time spitballing with Ren DeCherney, of Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. We talk about the value of re--use and try to wrestle with the question of whether or not labels have helped us with this or not. Is there an easy button? Should we even be looking for an easy button?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- May 26, 202642 min
Our Eternal Optimist
In this, our fifth episode, I finally get to catch up with long time friend, Doug Shapiro! Doug offers some valuable insight into simplifying our attitudes and expectations when it comes to planet health. How about this for simple? Just ask where the material is from. Are you looking at a chair? Just ask some simple questions. Where is the frame made? Where is the wood sourced? These sound like simple questions, but you'd be surprised at some of the answers! Join us as we talk about everything from chair frames to pet racoons!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- May 8, 202643 min
Funeral Homes and Furniture--Caution, the contents of this episode are HOT!!
Dianne Murata joins Jon on today's episode, where we talk about making that unexpected pivot in our work. Dianne hit the crossroad where she could ignore her customers and stay in her lane, or figure things out. She chose to roll up her sleeves and figure things out. This is an insightful conversation around ignoring the voices in your head that tell you you're not the expert and forging ahead to make change. Dianne Murata is a change maker we need to start listening to.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 11, 202645 min
Good Design is a Healthy Diet!
In this episode, Jon dives into the design world of Carl Gustav Magnusson. Carl is a design icon, a thinker and truly someone who's work has changed our planet. We talk about some of his work and discover that good design, by its definition, is good for the planet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Mar 27, 202641 min
Eric Cory Freed Me From the Boredom!
Architect Eric Cory Freed joins Jon Strassner in an episode dedicated to communication and the art of re-framing the conversation around climate so that people don't run away from it. Reading a room, understanding your audiance and delivering information and entertainment in a language your audiance can understand. Eric and Jon actually have fun talking about our planet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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