I launched Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press as spin-off from my book, the one Simone encouraged me to write. The podcast series take up where the book left off, because there’s always more to learn. My guests range from Livia Firth and Dame Ellen MacArthur to Rosario Dawson, to Bangladeshi garment worker union leader Kalpona Akter and climate scientist Tim Flannery. A highlight was making an episode on modern slavery recorded inside the House of Lords.
I’ve travelled to China, the UK, Italy, Germany, Kenya, Japan, Denmark and Finland to podcast. Last year, I made a show in Nairobi’s Korogocho slum with the Ethical Fashion Initiative. Next year, Simone and I are launching a podcast together. Funny how things turn out.
Today when I look back on the early days of my magazine career, I think I was lucky and I had a blast, but I couldn’t do it now.
Some people are speared with purpose from a very young age. Look at Greta Thunberg. I wasn’t like that. It took me a while to figure out what I’m on this Earth for. But now I know. I’m here to make a difference. Then again, we all are, aren’t we? The job of living is to figure out how; to drill down on your why, and apply it.
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