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.

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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.

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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.

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TW: We discuss world cup players involved in sexual assault cases

This 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.

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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?

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