Taylor Maddalene

On this aquathread: what happens when you don’t go into a field your parents expect you to; how does musical theater lead to ocean conservation; how do you get the coveted title of “Chief Mermaid”’ and why countries in the Global South are leaders in reducing plastic pollution.

Guest: Taylor Griffin, a sustainable maximalist (previously Totally Taylored) and Jessica and Chris from Amis de la Terre Zero-Waste MarketOn this aquathread: what it is like to be a young (Gen-Z) entrepreneur from East to West Coast; how does a refill store operate in real-life?; running your own business while juggling early career or graduate school; why refilling is not just for those into sustainability; the highs and lows of running a small business and start-up; and how to find support in unexpected places.

WUGA’s new podcast, Aquathread, illustrates the connections in our world from land to water to people, and everything in between. The podcast works to bring you new voices and often underrepresented perspectives on many intertwined topics.

Today on Athens News Matters, Classic Center Director Paul Cramer on the latest developments in the saga of the Classic Center Arena.Plus, helping humans grieve for lost pets. Those stories and more, coming up on Athens News Matters.

On this Aquathread: what circularity means on the ground in cities and how it can help prevent plastic pollution; how community-level data collection and other efforts from the ground-up can inform the global plastics treaty; how and why Taylor transitioned from running the plastics program at the National Geographic Society to her Ph.D. in environmental engineering; and what lengths (and heights) Husky dogs will go to join a slip and slide party.