It’s Space Month at Restart Radio. We talk to Jessika Luth Richter, a circular economy researcher at Lund University in Sweden, and we learn about the relationship between materials and space, including the ‘iridium anomaly’.
Restart Radio
Our podcast is unique in the world of technology for one simple reason – it’s not about buying new stuff. Join our Restart Project hosts twice a month, as they talk to the repairers, designers, writers, thinkers, activists and makers who’d rather repair.
Restart Radio airs live every second Tuesday of the month at 5pm on London’s best indie radio station, Resonance 104.4 FM (also on DAB).
Each month, in addition to a live radio show, we also produce a documentary – produced by Dave Pickering – where we follow these stories in a bit more detail. From a day with a washing-machine repairman to an interview with Arcade inventor and TV presenter Tim Hunkin, there’s something for everyone!
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Episodes
Restart Podcast Ep. 40: When solar lamps break down
Solar lamps have been envisioned as a groundbreaking innovation for regions with no electricity. But what happens when solar gadgets break down?
Restart Radio: Growing indoors for Brexit survival
Tongue-in-cheek, we talk about the upcoming Brexit and the potential of indoor growing to feed us. We are joined by Ande Gregson, founder of Greenlab, and by Halima Koundi, Restart Volunteer Coordinator.
Women on air, for International Women’s Day
Our radio show has featured women over the years not because we felt some duty to, but because they are an integral part of the story we need to tell. For IWD, we’ve put together more than 10 hours of audio of kick-ass women who are helping to flip our throw-away economy on its head.
Restart Podcast Ep. 39: Repair and autonomy in a networked world
The design of technology has deep consequences for our use of products and services. We interview Alison Powell, Assistant Professor at LSE, and we discuss links between design, innovation and our right to repair.
Restart Radio: New Right to Repair rules, broken down by a pro
After much celebration and fanfare about the new European regulations guaranteeing some “right to repair” for consumers, we needed to chat with Steve the Spindoctor. Our interview with Steve feels like a tour of terrible caveats.
Restart Podcast Ep. 38: Inspiring repair with Jane, inventor and founder of Sugru
We are moved by the tenacity of Jane, who is the ‘inventor, founder and fixer in Chief” at Sugru, the mouldable glue company. We interview her about design within the throwaway economy and about the role and growth of the repair movement.
Restart Radio: Popular, planet-saving right to repair
We interview Libby Peake, Senior policy adviser at Green Alliance. We talk about the public interest in more repairable products, and we discuss the current policy debates affecting our right to repair in Europe and the UK.