Ethically Questionable

Big Oil just posted $93 billion in profits in three months while the rest of us pay more to fill up our cars. Jamila and Jenn dig into the Guardian investigation showing eight major oil companies nearly doubled their earnings during the Iran conflict, why "the market" means we all pay more even when a country produces its own oil, and the surprising twist: even Trump thinks Exxon and Chevron are making too much money. Then, Shein's tariff reckoning a $99 million loss just as it heads into its Hong Kong IPO and what it means for the future of ultra-fast fashion. Plus: France's influencer ad ban, the EU's new parcel tax, a very expensive White House ballroom, and a dust tornado in Greenwich Park that nobody knew how to react to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jamila and Jenn tear into OpenAI's very first influencer trip, a "digital detox" weekend at a luxury eco-farm upstate, complete with workshops on using ChatGPT more, because nothing says reconnect with nature like a company whose data centers are draining it. They debate whether OpenAI is uniquely tone-deaf or just doing what every tech giant does at Cannes Lions, and why Anthropic still gets the benefit of the doubt (one good podcast interview will do that). Then the conversation turns local: a new data center approved in Jamila's own London borough of Ealing boasts the world's largest solar panel wall, which, once you do the math, will power the facility for a grand total of three hours a year, while residents brace for flickering lights and low water pressure. All of it lands in the middle of London's third drought in five years, a crisis the UK still has no public playbook for. Grab your hose pipe ban and settle in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethically Questionable: Joe Roberts WalkerJamila's back from a summer break with Mejuicer founder Joe Roberts Walker, whose circular ginger-shot subscription business supplies offices, festivals, and film sets (Netflix, The Crown) across London. Riding in the Polestar, they dig into six years of building a business reputation: why treating reputation like compounding capital beats chasing viral moments, why "virtue signaling" got an unfairly bad rap, and the customer-service instinct to hit refund rather than argue. Joe opens up about early-career regrets managing his own staff, why he turns away arms-fair clients on principle, and his frustration with governments pushing individual sustainability guilt while big polluters coast on PR. It closes with a rapid-fire Ethical or Questionable on daily LinkedIn posting and working with reputationally shaky clients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta's AI glasses are being called "pervert glasses" for a reason. Jamila and Jenn break down the covert filming, the "Hey Meta" data pipeline, the content reviewers, and why wrapping all of it in a Kylie Jenner collab makes it worse, not better.Electrified by PolestarFollow us below for more:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ethicallyquestionable/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ethicallyquestionablepodYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EthicallyQuestionablePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Ethically Questionable news segment, Jamila Brown and Jenn McGarrigle dive into the viral “death pants” conversation around Zara and what it reveals about fast fashion, overproduction, and the hidden cost of trends. From pants getting caught in escalators and bikes to the bigger problem of flammable jumpers, destroyed stock, and overflowing secondhand markets, they unpack how price, status, and brand image can mask serious quality and sustainability issues. The conversation turns to the EU’s new rules on unsold textiles, exploring whether legislation can actually push brands toward better design, more transparency, and a more circular future. It’s sharp, funny, and hopeful with a clear message: progress may be imperfect, but the fashion industry has to start doing better.Electrified by PolestarFollow us onInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethicallyquestionable/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ethicallyquestionablepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthicallyQuestionablePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on EQ News we cover 2 stories both about the US Secretary of War (gag) Pete Hegseth. With a new investment in testosterone for US troops, and divestment in Women's Leadership... what other conclusions can we really come to? Pete Hegseth is a weirdo misogynist and we really gotta vote the folks who put him in power out ya'll... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're off this week guys so dropping one of our most listened to episodes in the feed for you with ByRotation Founder Eshita Kabra-Davies on building out the wardrobe of your dreams without f*cking up the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a world where your options for political leadership are a man often confused for a walking trash can or Count Binface who will the people of Clacton-on-Sea vote for? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elise Som is the serial entrepreneur behind Mijenta, a B Corp tequila made with recycled glass bottles and just three ingredients, and Bare la Terre, a compostable kids' skincare line her daughter asked her to build. On the pod, she and Jamila get into why simpler products are actually cheaper to make, why ESG departments are mostly talk without action, and why banning kids from skincare doesn't work when they can just buy it themselves. Plus, the "Ethical or Questionable" round covers B Corp, sustainability degrees, and the sorry state of plastic recycling.Ethically Questionable is electrified by Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand created to accelerate the shift to zero tailpipe emissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamila gets in the car with Marine Tanguy, founder of the world's first B Corp art agency MTArt and author of A Visual Detox, to talk about something most of us never clock: the art and advertising around us is quietly deciding who matters.Marine breaks down the brutal stat behind UK billboards (the poorer your postcode, the more ads you see), why 97% of London's sculptures depict men on pedestals, and the term "historiography" - basically, who gets written into history and who conveniently gets left out. They get into art washing versus the real thing, why nude art isn't the problem but objectification is, and whether blowing up a van of banknotes counts as art or just very well-funded protest.Ethically Questionable is electrified by Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand created to accelerate the shift to zero tailpipe emissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: We discuss world cup players involved in sexual assault casesThis week Jenn and I cover the massive heat dome burning up Europe, feminism and misogyny at the World Cup, and all the insane responses we've seen to these things along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder if something as simple as switching up your go to wine order at the bar or on your shopping trip can have a positive impact on the planet? Enter Corinna Pyke, Marketing and Partnerships Director whose advice is probably not what you were expecting to hear.Don't miss this week's episode of Ethically Questionable, filmed front seat of our Polestar for a convo on materials, methodology, and.. Rudolf Steiner?For more on Sustainable Wine Solutions, check out their mission here:https://www.instagram.com/sustainablewinesolutions/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on EQ News, Jamila, Jenn, and Aisling dig into the three stories dominating their feeds.Jenn returns with an update on the salmon crisis and the science behind what researchers are calling the "extinction vortex." Aisling unpacks the SBTi's major overhaul of net zero standards and whether more flexibility for companies is progress or a cop-out. And Jamila makes the case that we need a wealth line, not just a poverty line, after Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire.Plus: the UK's proposed social media ban for under-16s and what it's like to have that conversation with your actual kid.Ethically Questionable is electrified by Polestar, the Swedish electric performance brand created to accelerate the shift to zero tailpipe emissions.Follow us on:www.instagram.com/ethicallyquestionablewww.tiktok.com/@ethicallyquestionablepodwww.youtube.com/@EthicallyQuestionablePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have two-time Sunday Times bestselling author and podcaster Candice Brathwaite in the Polestar for a deep dive on the changing world of brand partnerships, influence, and value alignment. In a world where we're stuck to our devices, either as creators or consumers of content, what do we sell when we sell out to bad brands, and how do we reclaim that space? To help us unpack that, Candice talks us through her career from blogging to building her personal brand alongside her writing career, what she'd do if she was starting from scratch today, and how she's grown as both a creator and a brand partner without straying from the values that define her.Join the ride. Electrified by Polestar.For more from Candice Follow her & her Podcast Conversations with Candice Here:https://www.instagram.com/candicebrathwaite/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will a campaign in the restaurant sector to boycott farmed salmon save our waterways? Will Ben & Jerry ever free Ben & Jerry's from their evil corporate overload The Magnum Ice Cream Corporation? Can Planting Trees as an Inheritance Tax Loop Hole save the world? We question all of this and more on this weeks... Ethically Questionable News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophia Roe doesn't mince words. In this episode we get into the quiet automation of our food system — from AI-generated recipes to big farming's grip on what ends up on your plate — and ask what we're actually losing when convenience becomes the default. Cooking skills. Nutritional value. The connection between a person and what they eat. Do you really want to be eating auto-food? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sustainability experts Jenn & Aisling are on the pod for our first ever "Ethically Questionable News" episode recorded at SXSW London. Tune is as we gossip about Everlane and Shein, Plastic Sperm, Jet2 Holidays 2 Nowhere, and a Drag Queen Climate Activist who didn't hike 100 miles through the California wildnerness in full glam for this shit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucy Cleland is the editorial director and founder of Country & Townhouse, the world's first B Corp glossy magazine, and one of the most quietly radical publications in British media. In this episode, we drive through West London talking about why luxury has nothing to do with what you own, the psychology behind why we buy things we don't need (or even like!), and how some of Britain's most beloved heritage brands are (and aren't) playing ball for us all.Buckle up for the latest ride on Ethically Questionable, Electrified by @PolestarCars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The PlantKween has Spoken - and they are here to help you rethink your relationship with your houseplants. Yes they are pretty, yes they need love, yes you can (and should) give it! Because as Plant Kween always says - if you can learn to care for a plant, then you can care for the planet, and at the end of the day, won't that save us all. Ethically Questionable is electrified by @PolestarCars. For more from me check out @JamilaFaye. For more from our guest catch them @PlantKween Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, you want to be a good leader? Join us this week as we host my old boss, and hospitality industry legend MARTIN KUCZMARSKI of Soho House, The Dover, Dover St Counter, and Martino's fame in the Polestar for a chat on being best in the biz, and the things he wishes people would take inspiration from in his brands beyond the aesthetics and the vibes. For more on MK, his hospitality ventures, and his reviews of my driving follow him on instagram @martinkuczmarski. Shout out to our very ethical sponsor @Polestarcars for being part of the ride towards a better future for people and planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we catch up with @DearTyler designer and Project Runway star TYLER NEASLONEY on fashion, fabrics and fascism. We chat about ethical expectations in high design, if you should work with people/systems you don't agree with, and of course the viral "Not even to dinner with the Kushners" moment which has been living rent free in my head for years. The convo left me wondering - in a world where designer collabs enhance clout and credibility to brands both personal and commercial, should these artists be demanding more from their patrons than just money? Systemic change alongside financial exchange... Shout out to @twinbrett and @theseagull for the thought provoking content mentioned in the EQ News at the Top. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we catch up with the founder By Rotation the world's largest clothing rental app ESHITA KABRA-DAVIES on looking at your wardrobe as an asset, and making the circular and sharing economies work for your wallet as well as your morals. Our simple swap this week - search with www.Ecosia.org get the app on your homescreen or whatever and help that ad revenue flow towards some environmental good, vs some technological questionable...Huge thank you to Polestar our gorgeous sponsor - the Swedish electric performance brand created to accelerate the shift to zero tailpipe emissions. Their approach to transparency means every car they sell has a carbon impact report so you can drive with a conscience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have OLIVIA PETTER in the Polestar. Sex and relationships journalist, author, and broadcaster Olivia and I deep dive into the intersections of choosing your life partner and living a life aligned to your values. Cuz compromise is tough ya'll, but some things just aren't worth letting your standards slip for.Sustainable Sex Toys: www.thenaturallovecompany.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Ethically Questionable, a show about having everything you want in life without f*cking up the planet. Episode 1 is our manifesto. I gotta level set with you guys and help you tear down all the crazy things you think and feel and have heard about being more sustainable. Most of the negative stuff is bullsh*t. Cleanse your palette with me and then lets start the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethically Questionable is a new podcast helping us figure out how we can have everything we want in life without f*cking up the planet. Hosted by Jamila Brown and Launching April 22nd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.