The Green Divas - podcast cover

The Green Divas

The Green Divaswww.thegreendivas.com
The Green Divas is the original green podcast and has been sharing low-stress ways to mitigate and adapt to our climate reality since 2006. Founding Green Diva Megan McWilliams Bouchard and Green Divas Lynn Broderick and Lisa McWilliams are refreshing the brand for the 2022 reboot. All have been involved in the Green Divas and other forms of media for decades and are committed to bringing solutions, hope, humor and of course credible information in an engaging format. Stay tuned for the best content for green, natural living, climate hope, stories of resilience all with The Green Divas often humorous approach.
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Green Divas Radio Show: Detox the Box

Ok. THIS was a fun show in so many ways. First of all, are we ready to eat crickets as the next most eco-friendly protein source? David Suzuki's Queen of Green gives us some ways to help wildlife to kick off our Green Divas Heart Wildlife series. A great Green Dude segment with Boomer Warrior, Rolly Montpellier. The feature was with Cassidy Randall of Women's Voices for Earth about their fun and important Detox the Box campaign that is helping raise awareness about the toxic chemicals that most ...

Sep 08, 201455 min

Green Dudes: Boomer Warrior, Rolly Montpellier

Rolly Montpellier is the Founder and Managing Editor of BoomerWarrior.Org, which is a site for the socially aware and politically conscious; for the change-makers and thought-provokers; for the light and young at heart; for anyone willing and courageous enough to move forward. We talked climate change and grandparenthood. Cool Green Dude. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Sep 08, 201413 min

Green Divas Heart Wildlife: How to Adopt Wildlife

The first of our Green Divas Heart Wildlife series. We love animals, and who doesn't? David Suzuki's Queen of Green Lindsday Coulter talks about how we can help wildlife species that are in trouble by adopting them through organizations that are doing great work to help. Listen up and adopt an orangutan or two! Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Sep 08, 20148 min

Green Divas Foodie-Philes: Grasshoppers, there what's for dinner

Seem unappetizing? Consider that grasshopper protein pound for pound is not only healthier, but uses a 1000 times less water to produce than beef. Jack Ceadel, founder of Hopper foods sees insects and grasshoppers in particular as an extremely eco-friendly source of healthy protein. Interesting podcast. Not as creepy crawly as you think . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Sep 08, 201411 min

Green Divas Radio Show: War on the Whales

This full show features Joshua Horwitz, author of War of the Whales, a true story about two men who joined forces to fight the US government to help the whales. Other great segments include a Green Divas @ Home segment with Madeleine Somerville, author of All You Need is Less, and a Green Divas Health & Beauty segment with David Suzuki's Queen of Green offers us some tips for being less polluted. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDiv...

Sep 02, 20141 hr

Green Divas Health & Beauty: Be Less Polluted

Another great Green Divas Health & Beauty podcast featuring Lindsay Coulter, David Suzuki's Queen of Green on tips for being less polluted. Some simple ways to reduce our daily exposure to common toxins that can build up in our bodies. Yikes. Some of these might surprise you. Listen up. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Sep 02, 20148 min

Green Divas @ Home: All You Need is Less

Great Green Divas at Home segment with Madeleine Somerville, author of All You Need is Less. We talk about the less popular of the the 'R's, Reduce. We love all our cool green-living gadgets, but it is important that we also learn to give up our obsession with stuff. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Sep 02, 20149 min

Matt Damon's Water.org ~ World Water Week

780 million people lack access to clean water. While we didn't get to speak with Matt Damon, who is behind the amazing organization Water.org, we did get a chance to speak to Moree Scofield, who is working hard to help raise awareness about the plight of so many people who do NOT have easy access to clean, safe water. Learn how to get involved. Great podcast! Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 31, 201413 min

Green Divas Radio Show: Naked Food

An episode full of great information -- from a thoughtful Green Dude segment with nature guide and author Bud Wilson, to a Travelin' Green Divas segment with Gary Diedrichs from Green Traveler Guides on why Green Restaurants matter. We got advice on canning from The Wisconsin Gardeners in our Green Divas Green Thumb, and we learned how to conserve water in the kitchen from Jessica Arinella of the What You Can Do video series. But our fun feature was with Margarita Restrepo, founder and publisher...

Aug 27, 201458 min

Green Divas / What You Can Do: water conservation in the kitchen

Did you know that the average American uses 20 gallons of water A DAY just doing dishes? Jessica Arinella from the What You Can Do video series talks about easy ways to reduce your water use in the kitchen. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 27, 20144 min

Travelin Green Divas: Green Restaurants on the Road

Gary Diedrichs from Green Traveler Guides talks about what green restaurants are and why we should look for them when we are traveling. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 27, 20147 min

Green Dudes: Bud Wilson on why nature rocks

Bud Wilson, founder of Deep Nature Journeys, is an author, explorer, guide and many many things; but above all, he is a nature dude. He connects the dots to why we need to make the deep connection to nature. Interesting conversation. Listen up! Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 27, 201413 min

Green Divas Radio Show: A Will for the Woods

A tough week with the loss of Robin Williams. Thus a timely and thoughtful feature interview with two of the directors of a new documentary called A Will for the Woods, which is about green and natural burial. Also great segments including a GD myEARTH360 focused on what the heck is going on with tracking, draught and water in California. A GD Eco-Style segment with Starre Vartan about why we should buy organic clothes, GD Eco-Sexy with Stefanie Weiss about natural, non-toxic lubricants, a GD He...

Aug 17, 20141 hr

Green Divas Health & Beauty: Toxic Shampoo

Time to ditch that toxic shampoo and haircare products. Jon David (aka the Mafia Hairdresser), who is a green salon dude, talks to us about what is commonly found in shampoos that could harm us, and how we can get active to get those brands out there to get rid of the toxins. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 17, 20148 min

Green Divas Eco-Style: Why Organic Clothes Matter

An interesting discussion with Starre Vartan, founder/publisher of Eco-Chick.com about why organic clothes matter and why we should all be paying closer attention to eco-fashion for our own health, the health of those that produce it, and of course, the health of the planet. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 15, 20149 min

Green Divas Eco-Sexy: Non-Toxic & Natural Lubricants

Perhaps you are working hard to remove toxins in your environment and in your beauty and skincare regimen, but you probably didn't realize that most personal lubricants are made of fairly toxic stuff. Do you really want to expose an extremely sensitive area of your body to potentially dangerous toxins? Learn more about what you want to avoid and how to avoid them from Stefanie Weiss, author of Eco-Sex on this Green Divas Eco-Sexy podcast. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of cou...

Aug 15, 20148 min

Good, Bad, Ugly on Bottled Water & More Environmental News

the Green Divas myEARTH360 report this week focuses on some WTF (What The Frack or When the F) bottled water stuff, like why the heck is draught-ridden California letting big water bottling companies continue to drain the remaining water supply? And more water-related and other environmental news . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 14, 20148 min

GD Foodies: Why Organic Eggs?

Green Diva Giselle Achecar, of Eco Rico TV shares with us some eggsellent reasons to chose organic eggs, and she talks about some of her best recipes using organic eggs. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 03, 201410 min

Green Divas Radio Show: Susan McPherson, Socially Responsible Biz

Happy August! Starting the month our right with an excellent Green Divas Radio Show. The show features the dynamic Susan McPherson, who is a serial connector and corporate responsibility expert. Great Travelin Green Divas segment with Gary Diedrichs, publisher of Green Traveler Guides on eco-travel on any budget. Get your August organic gardening "to-do" list. Learn why you should eat organic eggs from Green Diva Giselle Achecar, and lots more . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendiv...

Aug 03, 20141 hr

Travelin Green Divas: Eco-Friendly on Any Budget

Gary Diedrichs, publisher of Green Traveler Guides, offers us some great ways to travel greener on any budget. Where are you going on your next trip? Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 01, 20147 min

Exporting pollution & GMO fail

The word of this week's Green Divas myEARTH360 is "perplexed." We're working hard to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, and shift to cleaner sources, but we are exporting more natural gas and oil out of the country? As if the atmosphere over the US isn't connected to the rest of the planet? And when GMOs fail . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 01, 20147 min

Green Divas Green Thumb: To-Do list for August gardening

Green Diva Ali Hoffman offers us more excellent tips for gardening -- this time for the month of August. I was surprised how many veggie crops can be started for a second time this late in the season, even in the colder zones! Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Aug 01, 20148 min

Green Divas Radio Show: Eric Ellenwood on Permaculture

A full show with a lot of great information -- from our discussion with permaculture dude Eric Ellenwood from the Kalani, in Hawai'i to GD Lynn Hasselberger's excellent Green Divas myEARTH360 report on food production and why we need to pay attention. Toss in a Green Divas Eco-Sexy segment with Brigitte Mars and a lil Green Divas Green Thumb segment and you've got everything you need for the week . . . well sort of . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on i...

Jul 26, 201457 min

Green Divas Eco-Sexy: Get in the Mood with Aromatherapy

Another excellent Green Divas Eco-Sexy podcast featuring Brigitte Mars, herbalist and author of The Sexual Herbal. The nose knows . . . this episode she talks about aromatherapy and which scents can help put you in the mood, and which ones might not . . . (definitely a mild PG for this one) Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Jul 25, 20149 min

Green Dudes: Jeff MacIntire-Strasburg on Rocket Stoves

Rocket stoves are actually NOT rocket science, but simple technology that can easily be built w/ a variety of accessible resources to help provide safe and economical cooking facilities for those in developing countries. Great conversation with Green Dude Jeff MacIntire-Strasburg, publisher of Sustainablog.org. Check it out. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Jul 24, 20148 min

Global Food Sustainability, Smog-Eating Roof Tiles & More Earth News

wow. It's taken us 10,000 years to learn to grow as much food as we are growing now -- in just 4 short decades, we have to double it . . . yikes! GD Lynn Hasselberger has more shocking statistics about this, some possible solutions. She also talks about roof tiles that could seriously reduce air pollution. Listen to this excellent Green Divas myEARTH360 report . . . Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and You...

Jul 24, 20149 min

Green Divas Radio Show: Ellen Gunter, Earth Calling

f you haven't read Ellen Gunter's amazing book, Earth Calling: A Climate Change Handbook for the 21st Century, go find it it now. Meanwhile, Listen to this Green Divas Radio Show podcast to hear Ms. Gunter, and also get the latest GD myEARTH360 report to learn about the reason Oklahoma may be having a crazy amount of earthquakes; hear one of our favorite green dudes, Louie Schwartzberg; get midsummer gardening tips; find out how to avoid breast cancer-causing chemicals and lots more! Please chec...

Jul 20, 201459 min

Green Divas Health & Beauty: Ways to Avoid Toxins that Cause Breast Cancer

New studies are showing specific connections between certain toxins found in common every-day items and breast cancer. Rachel Sarnoff of Mommy Greenest offers us some important details on how to avoid these chemicals in the latest Green Divas Health & Beauty podcast. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Jul 17, 20148 min

Oh Oklahoma, What the Frack?

Is the steep increase in Oklahoma earthquakes related to fracking? Or is it merely a coincidence? Check out this excellent Green Divas myEARTH360 report and hear some other encouraging news and learn about some action you can take for the earth too. Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Jul 16, 20148 min

Green Divas Radio Show: Climate Mama, Harriet Shugarman

Wonderful show featuring Climate Mama, Harriet Shugarman in the Green Diva Studio among some of our regular segments -- GD Foodie Phile on reducing food waste; GD Eco-Style on recycled threads; and another GD What You Can Do on water conservation. Listen up! Please check out our TikTok @official_greendivas ; of course follow us on instagram @TheGreenDivas ; FaceBook @GreenDivas ; and YouTube...

Jul 14, 201459 min
Hosted on Buzzsprout
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android