Greening Up My Act: A Sustainable Living Podcast
The everyday sustainability podcast that helps you live a little greener, without the guilt trips, jargon, or pressure to be perfect. We're breaking down hundreds of hours of research into what actually makes an impact, and what you can skip.
Hosted by current marketer, Kat Cox, and former marketer turned native landscape designer, Tiffany Verbeck, you'll come away feeling like sustainability is doable — through real DIY swaps, native plant tips, and honest call-outs on the brands trying to greenwash their way into your cart.
As our listeners put it, we "cut through the jargon" to make sustainable living "easy to understand and enjoy at the same time." Hit follow and let's dive in.
Episodes
134 episodes
The Anti-Black Friday Gift Guide
It's Thanksgiving, which means the consumer season is upon us! Skip Black Friday's buying frenzy this year and be grateful for what you have with our first Anti-Black Friday Gift Guide. Whether you make your own gifts, give digital gifts, buy l...
No Gift Horses Here: Greener Holiday Wrapping Paper & Cards
Is there such a thing as green wrapping paper or eco-friendly holiday cards? Join hosts Tiff and Kat on this sleigh ride of an episode to learn the answer, and how to avoid becoming 25% more wasteful during the holiday season. They discuss DIY ...
Toilet Paper vs Bidets: Our Crappiest Episode Yet
Find out if toilet papers or bidets are more sustainable and count how many times Kat can say "butthole" in this week's episode of your favorite sustainability podcast.As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Some ...
Bite Toothpaste Bits: A Toothpaste You Can Chew?
What the heck are toothpaste tabs? Do they work? And are they more sustainable? Your hosts Tiff and Kat walk you through the marketing behind the company Bite, what Tiffany's dentist has to say about these Bits, and whether they're actually les...
Tampons, Pads, and "Blood Money," Oh My!: Reusable Period Products
In their bloodiest episode yet, marketing writers Kat and Tiff dive into reusable period products. (Freddy Kreuger ain't got nothing on them!) Get over your squeamishness and explore the impact tampons and pads have on the environment plus whet...
Calling All DIY Witches: Let's Green Up Halloween Costumes
Be afraid... be very afraid... of your plastic Halloween costumes never degrading in the landfill. In this special Halloween episode, your favorite sustainability podcast hosts Kat and Tiff explore how to have a blast — maybe without the...
Mini Ep: Why Are Landfills Bad?
Learn why we've been talking so much trash about landfills throughout season 2 of your favorite sustainability podcast. Find out why you should be trying to keep stuff out of landfills in this mini-episode and get a teaser for what's up in seas...
Minimalism Isn't Always Sustainable (Don't Come at Us)
Minimalism is way weirder than Tiff and Kat thought. In this episode, dive into whether or not The Minimalists' recommendations are actually eco-friendly. Plus, compare the pros and cons to the Buy Nothing Project and Swedish Death Cleaning. Do...
Bulk Food Shopping: The Easy Fix You're Probably Already Doing
Join Tiff & Kat in patting yourself on the back for bulk food shopping like a good American. Learn the pros and cons of bulk shopping, what makes it eco-friendly or less so, what the Dunning-Kruger effect is, and how old Kat's dog is in you...
The Ugly Truth About the Ugly Food Movement
Is the ugly food movement really saving wasted food from landfills, or is it literally stealing food from the mouths of the poor? Learn more in this week's episode of your favorite sustainability podcast. What we talked about:<...
Mill Kitchen Bin: The Unfinished Horse Drawing of Composting
Have you been marketed the Mill kitchen bin on Instagram and found yourself wondering, "What is this thing? Is it sustainable?" Well, maybe it will be in the future, but right now it's basically a half-drawn horse (which you should look up for ...
FFF: thredUP, Textile Recycling, and the Hell That Is Fast Fashion
Journey with your favorite sustainability podcast into the world of online consignment shopping like thredUP and learn more than you ever wanted to know about why fast fashion is THE WORST. Bonus: find out what FFF means to us and start chantin...
When a Fork Blows Your Mind: Exploring Reusable Stuff
We examine reusable straws, beeswax wrap, and silicone sandwich baggies to figure out if they're actually more eco-friendly. Is the benefit worth the cost? Find out in this fun overview from your favorite sustainability podcast. Spoiler:...
Mini Ep: How to Reuse Jars (Eliminate the Sticky and the Stinky)
In this fun mini episode, learn how to reuse glass jars faster than you can say Classico marinara. Reusing is great! But it can be a pain in the patooty. That's why your favorite green living podcast is bringing all the tips to make it easier f...
Ridwell: The Little Waste Collection Project That Could
Join your favorite green living podcast on their first-ever cocktail hour recording as they explore alternative household waste collection service Ridwell! Drink along with a glass of rosé, red wine or a G&T and find out if this subscriptio...
Why Plastic Recycling Is a Myth & What to Do About It (Part 2)
There's still hope, we promise! In part 2 of our exploration of the dim world of plastics recycling, you'll learn:Where we are today and how we got hereWhether recycling plastic is worth itThree proposed solutions ...
Why Plastic Recycling Is a Myth & What to Do About It (Part 1)
It's not an accident that there are actual mountains of plastic waste all over the world: it's advertising, baby. In part 1 of 2, meet the fourth horseman of the recycle-pocalypse: plastic. Plow through the dirty, ad-filled past -- and p...
Glass Recycling: Do It For a Million Years
Did you know glass won't break down for a million years? And we haven't even had glass for that long? Find out the #science in this week's look at glass recycling.Sources: Glass Alliance Europe:
Paper Recycling: Signs Point to Yes
Is recycling paper and cardboard worth it, even if you can only recycle it a handful of times? Kat and Tiffany were skeptical, but it seems like it is! Learn why in this week's look at our second horseman of the recycle-pocalypse, paper recycli...
Aluminum Recycling: You Can Can Recycle Can Cans
Check out your favorite green living podcast in their triumphant return to your headphones with a second season! This week, Kat and Tiff explore aluminum recycling as the first in their series on the Four Horsemen of the Recycle-pocalypse (spoi...
Season 2 Teaser: Let's Talk About Waste
Join two marketing writers as they dig deep into our trash piles, look past the marketing fluff, and discover the truth behind our current solutions to waste. In season 2 of Greening Up My Act, learn answers to questions like:Did I ...
The Real Real About Essential Oils
In our last episode of the first season of your favorite green living podcast, Tiff and Kat come clean about essential oils and whether they're worth all the hype -- or hate. Spoiler: it's complicated.We put a lot of chapters in this ep...
DIY Dishwasher Detergent: Our First Soggy Granola
Join Tiffany and Kat as they spiral into a rabbit hole filled with vegetable glycerin and citric acid and salt -- and charts tracking it all -- while Tiffany tries her hand at homemade dishwasher detergent. Spoiler alert: It doesn'...
Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner: You’ll Crap Your Pants at the Savings
Learn all about DIY all-purpose cleaner on this week's green living podcast with Tiffany and Kat. You'll save so much money with this easy recipe that you might just shit your shorts from excitement. This is one of those rare, truly sustainable...
DIY Glass Cleaner: Go Drink a Hot Glass of Windex (No Wait Don't)
In this week's episode of your favorite green living podcast, Tiff and Kat ask big questions, like: What's the best way to clean glass? Why do women suffer more ill effects from cleaning products than men? And why do they make cleaning products...