Best Katie Treggiden Podcasts (2024)

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Restart Podcast Ep. 95: There’s hope yet for UK waste and repair policy, with Green Alliance 39:25

18d ago39:25

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This month, we spoke to Libby Peake, Head of Resource Policy at Green Alliance about their work on waste and resources, and how we can get the UK government to act urgently to tackle these issues. Libby begins by giving us a rundown on government resources policy over the last decade and how it stacks up to the measures that have been put in place …

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The Restart Project Podcast Ep. 94: How to talk about avoiding waste, with Keep Britain Tidy 34:49

2M ago34:49

34:49

Do you know the most effective way to reduce our waste? If you’re a regular listener, then probably yes. But it may surprise you to find out just how many people believe that recycling is the answer to our climate crisis. This February, Keep Britain Tidy released a report on how to talk about avoiding waste more effectively with the general public.…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 93: A 2023 Restart Retrospective 25:08

5M ago25:08

25:08

For our final episode of the season, Ugo and Fiona sat down for a chat about the year that was 2023. From launching the Repair and Reuse Declaration to the biggest Repair Day ever to some major wins for Right to Repair across the world. It’s been an amazing year and we couldn’t have done it without our community here in London and further afield. W…

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In Conversation with...Tamu Thomas, part 2 35:01

5M ago35:01

35:01

In this episode, Katie continues last week’s conversation with Tamu Thomas a renowned transformational life coach, dedicated to guiding women towards achieving work-life harmony by embracing holistic well-being practices that align with their nervous system. Katie & Tamu explore: The term ‘high-functioning freeze’ Defiant hope & rage Activism v Mar…

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In Conversation with...Tamu Thomas 1:05:15

5M ago1:05:15

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In this episode, Katie talks to Tamu Thomas a renowned transformational life coach and the author of "Women Who Work Too Much: Break Free from Toxic Productivity and Find Your Joy." She is dedicated to guiding women towards achieving work-life harmony by embracing holistic well-being practices that align with their nervous system. Tamu's groundbrea…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 92: Taking repair on the road 35:38

6M ago35:38

35:38

We’re going on a repair road trip this month as we talk to Simon Frémineur and Jinny Uppington about their respective mobile repair initiatives. Travelling repair cafes are a popular idea in our community, with quite a few iterations popping up across the UK and abroad. We speak to our guests about the benefits of a mobile unit, including being abl…

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In Conversation With...Lucy Hawthorne 41:18

6M ago41:18

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In this episode, Katie talks to Lucy Hawthorne. Lucy is a campaigner at heart and Founder of Climate Play. Through play-based training and facilitation for adults, she helps make it safe, light and fun for people to face climate change. Combining a lot of LEGO with climate psychology, she creates conversation on the topic that teams actually want t…

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EP 19 | Crafting a Circular Future with Katie Treggiden 12:10

6M ago12:10

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This week we welcome Katie Treggiden, a speaker, podcaster, and author known for her expertise in craft, design, and sustainability. Katie's journey into the world of environmentalism took a unique path. Before she delved into issues like sustainability and circularity, she was a craft and design journalist. What sets Katie apart in her approach to…

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In Conversation With...Ella Wiles and Andres Roberts 50:58

7M ago50:58

50:58

In this episode, Katie talks to Ella Wiles and Andres Roberts from The Bio-Leadership Project. The Bio-Leadership Project’s mission is to change the story of leadership by working with nature. A movement of people and organisations, changing human systems to be more resilient, regenerative, and designed to protect our planet. Bio-Leadership is abou…

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Walk don’t run: The 5-stage path to sustainability 33:35

7M ago33:35

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In this episode, Katie digs into one part of her Making Design Circular framework, the methodology that underpins everything she does. She talks about walk, and walk is short for walk, don't run. It is this idea that you don't have to do everything all at once you can take things step by step. And to support you doing that she has developed a path …

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Restart Podcast Ep. 91: Voices of Fixfest UK 2023 30:59

7M ago30:59

30:59

On 30th September, over 100 fixers, organisers, researchers, and more from around the UK came together for Fixfest UK 2023! This year’s edition was held in Cardiff and co-organised with our friends at Repair Cafe Wales. We spent the day sharing our experiences and expertise on how to build the movement and bring repair to the fore both locally and …

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In Conversation With...Tom Curran 46:29

7M ago46:29

46:29

In this episode, Katie talks to Tom Curran, a World Leading Expert on Perfectionism. With an eye on politics, economics, and society, he takes a cultural lens to the study of perfectionism. His work is groundbreaking and has uncovered a frightening trend of young people breaking under the strain of perfectionistic pressures. Tom brings perfectionis…

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Exploring Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway world 14:57

7M ago14:57

14:57

This week Katie is doing something a little different. As you may have heard her mentioned in the previous episode, her latest book, Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway world came out in April of this year, and she will be reading you the wonderfully. Thought-provoking introduction to give you a flavour of the book. Here are some highlights: …

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In conversation with... Minnie Moll, Design Council 50:24

8M ago50:24

50:24

In this episode, Katie talks to Minnie Moll, Chief Executive at the Design Council. Minnie spent years in innovation, design, advertising and brand consultancy. She was Managing Partner of HHCL, the ‘Advertising Agency of the decade’ and then Global Marketing Director of Innovation company? What If!, which won Great Place to Work Institute’s ‘Best …

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Restart Project Ep. 90: Meet TV’s Retro Electro Workshop ‘super fixers’, Rob Howard and Matt Marchant 30:37

8M ago30:37

30:37

Pinball machines are whirring and circuitboards buzz as we talk to ‘super-fixers’ Rob Howard and Matt Marchant from the TV show Retro Electro Workshop, about the experience of making a show about retro repair and how to encourage more people to repair their things. Retro Electro Workshop features Rob, Matt, and Shamil (who you will remember from ou…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 89: What happens to your waste? with Oliver Franklin-Wallis 33:59

10M ago33:59

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In the final episode of our summer season, we talked to author and journalist, Oliver Franklin-Wallis about his new book entitled, Wasteland: The Dirty Truth about What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters. Oliver spent four years researching waste of all kinds, the people that handle it, and its effect on our planet. Having just conduc…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 88: Saving reusable products from the shredder, with West London Waste Authority 31:27

11M ago31:27

31:27

Have you ever binned or recycled something that was still working, or could have been repaired? The answer is likely, yes. Based on the results of our recent Waste Composition Analysis, conducted with West London Waste Authority (WLWA), it’s a habit that is even more common than we thought. This March, we spent a week looking at small electrical pr…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 87: Exploring Brighton’s repair and reuse ecosystem 38:29

12M ago38:29

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This month, we take a deep-dive into a local repair and reuse ecosystem. Brighton seemed like a great case study for this so we spoke to Victoria Jackson and Sam Jarman from Brighton Repair Café and Dr David Greenfield from Tech-Takeback, two of the amazing projects working together to reduce waste in the city. A decade of repair with Brighton Repa…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 86: Why repairers need hope, not guilt, with Katie Treggiden 29:44

1y ago29:44

29:44

This month we talked to author and communicator, Katie Treggiden about her recent book entitled, Broken: Mending & Repair in a Throwaway World. Katie has put decades of thought into helping creatives and makers become more sustainable but also forgive themselves when they can’t be. Back to her roots Having grown up surrounded by nature in Cornwall,…

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Laura Eigel 1:02:16

1y ago1:02:16

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In this episode, Katie is joined by Laura Eigel PhD, the founder of The Catch Group, a leadership coaching firm accelerating women into the C-suite, and the host of the You Belong in the C-Suite podcast. Known for her direct feedback and her passion for living a life guided by her values, she has been an HR executive at Fortune 50 companies, joined…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 85: The local businesses giving your stuff a ‘second life’ 35:52

1y ago35:52

35:52

This week we’ve been celebrating London Repair Week by highlighting the heroic repair businesses all over the city. Our directory of repair shops, LondonRepairs.org, was recently relaunched with a new dedicated website. Here you can find over 300 reliable businesses to fix your stuff. In this month’s podcast, we spoke to two of these repairers abou…

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Define 27:47

1y ago27:47

27:47

In this episode, Katie talks about Define, another element of the Making Design Circular framework, this is all about working out your niche, your unique contribution to environmentalism, and letting go of the idea that you have to save the planet single-handedly. Here are some highlights: The Starfish Story “…this particular story is about a littl…

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Ray Dodd 1:11:07

1y ago1:11:07

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In this episode, Katie talks to Ray Dodd a Money Coach who helps those who have traditionally been excluded from making money, to make life-changing amounts of money. All without compromising who they are. If you’re hearing the term ‘money coach’ and wincing a little – imagining fluffy talk of manifesting millions in your sleep, – prepare to have y…

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Believe 28:34

1y ago28:34

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In this episode, Katie explores another of the pillars of the making design circular framework – Believe. The idea that we need to bring about change and that we need to believe that it's possible, but as ever it’s easier said than done. Maintaining hope, and believing that we can sort all this out, is the work. It’s one of the hardest things we ha…

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Jay Blades 54:39

1y ago54:39

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In this episode, Katie speaks with Jay Blades, a modern furniture restorer, upcycler and eco designer who is passionate about sustainability and community. We discuss his history with furniture restoration, the importance of investing in the next generation of creators, why helping people you may never meet truly matters and lots more. Jay Blades i…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 84: Repairmongers, remakeries, and repair hubs 37:52

1y ago37:52

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This month, join us for an expert panel on community-led high street repair! We gathered together Katie Bellaris from Re:Make Newport, Elaine Brown from Edinburgh Remakery, Sue Briggs from The General Store Selkirk, and Lorna Montgomery from Share and Repair Bath to talk about their experiences setting up high street repair projects in their area. …

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Liberate 23:46

1y ago23:46

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In this episode, Katie talks about perfectionism, about: Liberating yourself from perfectionism, the second part of the first pillar of the MDC framework Her personal journey with perfectionism including publishing her first foray into the online learning and recording a podcast The idea of toxic professionalism – the sense that any deviation from …

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Matt Hocking 51:38

1y ago51:38

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[Trigger Warning: Matt mentions female genital mutilation (FMG) in this episode, so listener discretion is advised.] In this episode, Katie talks with Matt Hocking from Leap.eco, an award-winning design studio who has proven it’s possible to create inspiring work which delivers positive outcomes for people, planet and profit. He has been passionate…

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Absolve 15:55

1+ y ago15:55

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In this episode, Katie talks about the idea of absolving yourself from guilt. The climate crisis is not your fault, but it is your responsibility, and you have an incredible opportunity to bring about change. Katie talks about: The idea of absolving yourself of the guilt that comes with the climate crisis How the energy industry has not only contri…

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EP 12 | Hillbilly hacker on junk hacking and the right to repair with Travis Goodspeed 19:12

1+ y ago19:12

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Travis Goodspeed has a unique relationship with “stuff.” A renowned “hillbilly hacker” from Tennessee, Travis is a reverse engineer and device hacker without peer. He’s best known as an outspoken advocate of “junk hacking” - the practice of probing low end, low stakes devices like children’s toys and consumer as a way to understand more complex, hi…

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Sarah Fox 56:19

1+ y ago56:19

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In this episode, Katie talks with Sarah Fox a coach and mentor helping organisations and individuals who are motivated to do good and do well, being drivers of positive social change. Sarah’s mission is to help people who care about the world to live a life of fulfilment, a life that is truly well lived, meaningful, purposeful and creative. We disc…

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Making Design Circular: The Framework 26:57

1+ y ago26:57

26:57

We’re kicking off with Katie guiding us through her Making Design Circular Framework, all based around the goal to “rewild your creative practice, so that you, your business, and the planet can thrive”, and you can find the image Katie promised HERE. (It turns out you can’t add images directly to show-notes!) We discuss: The 3 distinct areas of the…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 83: Meet the students Fixing Things for the Future 24:48

1+ y ago24:48

24:48

It’s been an ongoing question in our community of how to get young people involved in repair culture. In this month’s podcast, we were delighted to talk to students, Carl Mau and Beat Schneiderhan, and their teachers, Felix Lossin and Walter Kraus, who have a plan. Based at the Rudolf Steiner School in Munich, not only do they have a weekly repair …

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EP 11 | Building Community Through Repair with Ollee Means

1+ y ago

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For access to the full interview, become a premium subscriber at https://fighttorepair.substack.com. This week we bring Ollee Means to the podcast, creator of the guilder, the platform that facilitates repair with its users spending zero money. The overarching goal of the platform is to socialize repair without any monetary exchanges. Instead, what…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 82: No need for new toys, we have Team Repair 27:32

1+ y ago27:32

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We’re officially in the holiday season now and like many, we have presents and toys on the mind. For our December episode, we spoke to Anaïs Engelmann and Megan Hale from Team Repair. They run a 12-month fixing programme that could be a perfect gift for any young person in your life. Starting fixers young The team of Team Repair is composed of five…

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EP 10 | Endangered: Your Right To Repair Your Car 47:34

1+ y ago47:34

47:34

Automobiles are the only category of product where a formal right to repair exists in the U.S., thanks to a law passed in 2012 by voters in Massachusetts. But that right is under threat. After voters in Massachusetts expanded a 2012 law in November 2020 to include access to telematics data, automakers challenged the law in federal court. That has p…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 81: Launching the new Fixing Factory 26:33

1+ y ago26:33

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This month, we spoke to Restart’s Shelini Kotecha and Possible’s Dermot Jones about Fixing Factories. We’ve been working with Possible to open up two Fixing Factories this year, gathering lots of interest along the way. The Brent Factory, based in the Abbey Road waste facility opened in April this year and has been a hub for laptop repair and reuse…

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EP9 | Resisting Garbage with Lily Baum Pollans

1+ y ago

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Dr. Lily Baum Pollans, the author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities discusses her research on how we ended up in a world that is so disposable? Resisting Garbage dives into the world of how cities treat garbage – specifically comparing two cities: Boston and Seattle. While Boston is compliant to our current s…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 80: Voices of Fixfest 2022 25:46

1+ y ago25:46

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From 30th September – 2nd October, members of the repair community from all over the world gathered together to share their ideas and passion at Fixfest 2022. From fixers and tinkerers, to academics and activists we all had something to teach and learn from each other. It was a chance to explore new ideas, hear different perspectives, and – perhaps…

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EP 8 | The High Cost of Low Quality Products for the World’s Most Vulnerable 28:49

1+ y ago28:49

28:49

We speak with Matthew Lubari, Director of Community Creativity 4 Development, a repair-focused group operating out of the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Arua, Uganda.By Fight to Repair

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Restart Podcast Ep. 79: eSpares wants you to clean your filters 30:51

1+ y ago30:51

30:51

This month, we had a very handy conversation with some friends from our sponsor eSpares. Eleanor Cochrane and Mariya Peynova are the Brand Manager and Social Media Manager for eSpares, respectively. We took this opportunity to properly introduce our listeners to their work and also answer a few questions about household repair and maintenance. In t…

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EP 7 | Teach a Man to Fix with Peter Mui 53:00

1+ y ago53:00

53:00

Fixit Clinic founder Peter Mui talks about environment and social benefits of sharing knowledge on repair and working in community with others. Thirteen years ago Peter Mui held the first ever “Fixit Clinic” – driven by his motivation to change our disposable culture and to empower people to fix the things they own. The Fixit Clinic model, built on…

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EP 6 | How Amazon Invaded Our Lives with Emily West 1:06:04

1+ y ago1:06:04

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Dr. Emily West gets us inside the mind of Amazon to better understand how corporations are working to turn us into passive consumers. At its core, the right to repair is a struggle with corporations over how we interact with products they sell. This week, Dr. Emily West offers Amazon as a case study to help us understand how companies are able to c…

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EP 5 | Undoing Our DRM Dystopia with Cory Doctorow 1:00:35

1+ y ago1:00:35

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Cory Doctorow explains how corporations are taking advantage of our increasingly computerized world through “digital rights management” to extract profits and restrict repair. Our world is becoming digitized at breakneck speed, with manufacturers putting internet-connected computers into everyday objects from the lights in our homes to even cars an…

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EP 4 | Celebrating Scrap with Director Stacey Tenenbaum 45:38

2y ago45:38

45:38

In our latest What the Fix podcast, Stacey Tenenbaum, director of the new documentary SCRAP, talks about why we need to think (hard) about what happens to our stuff when it dies. Stacey Tenenbaum is a filmmaker who recently released her film SCRAP which “tells the story of people who each have a deep connection to objects that have reached their 'e…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 78: Meet our new(ish) Co-Director, Fiona Dear 26:07

2y ago26:07

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To wrap up our summer season, we’re giving listeners a proper introduction to Restart’s new(ish) Co-Director, Fiona Dear. You will have heard Fiona’s voice a couple times on Restart Radio in the last few months, and her fingerprints are all over the new projects that we’re working on. Dave spoke to Fiona when she had just joined Restart to have a c…

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Restart Podcast Ep. 77: Reflecting on our first 10 years 49:10

2y ago49:10

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It’s a bumper episode this month but how could it not be when we’re celebrating the 10 year anniversary of our first Restart Party! This episode is an auditory snapshot of Restart as we head into our second decade as an organisation. Earlier in the month, we got together with volunteers, allies, longtime collaborators and supporters to celebrate th…

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EP 3 | Designing the Revolutionary Repairable Laptop with Nirav Patel 46:55

2y ago46:55

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We spoke with Nirav Patel, Co-Founder of Framework this fall, when the original Framework Laptop launched. He says that making an extremely repair-friendly laptop was not a herculean task. In fact, he said that the laptop “device” is quite well defined. Simply making one that could be easily repaired, modified and upgraded was “surprisingly straigh…

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EP 2 | Apple’s War on Customer Repair and the Birth of iFixit with Kyle Wiens 31:40

2y ago31:40

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In our latest episode of What the Fix!? Jack and Paul sit down with Kyle Wiens of iFixit to talk about his journey founding the company and the early days of the right to repair movement. We also talked about what’s next, including myriad state campaigns to pass right to repair laws (including one in Colorado) and a parallel effort to reign in abus…

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EP 1 | Winning the War on Repair with Aaron Perzanowski 46:55

2y ago46:55

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For our inaugural episode we welcome Aaron Perzanowski, author of the book The Right to Repair: Reclaiming the Things We Own to discuss just how we arrived at a point where institutions and corporations have become hostile to repair – and what tools we have at our disposal to fight back. Aaron lends his legal expertise to help us understand the rol…

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