On this episode we are in conversation with Kathy Walking and Jessamijn Miedema from EcoFemme. They started EcoFemme in 2010, in an effort to create environmental and social change through revitalising menstrual practices that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, culturally responsive and empowering. So far, they have prevented close to 79 million disposable pads from ending up as waste in a landfill. As this episode releases on women’s day, let’s show our support by joining their movement and transforming the way we think about our periods. Follow them @ecofemme

On this episode, we chat with Yunus Lasania aka thathyderabadiboy, a journalist and researcher based out of Hyderabad, who has spent the last few years documenting the city’s history.

He walks around the city both as a resident and a tourist, trying to see things differently. Sights and sounds people often miss.

If you’ve been following this season, you’re probably aware that the over arching theme has been space. All kinds of space – personal, public and planetary. On this episode space entrepreneur, spaceship designer and climate action activist Susmita Mohanty, talks to us specifically about the world outside our world and she begins by dissecting what she does in simple words.

Find the articles written by Susmita on human ferries, here.

You probably recognize Dhruv Sehgal from the incredibly popular show Little Things. He’s a writer, director and actor who lives and works out of Bombay. Today, Dhruv is in conversation with us about what personal space means to him.

Alicia Souza is a people’s illustrator. She finds beauty, inspiration and humour in the most mundane-everyday things. Alicia’s work is refreshing and so very relatable. Whether it's her aunties in sneakers series or her multiple love letters to a bag of priceless banana chips. There's just so much to learn from how she continues to pour parts of her personality into her work. On this episode of Designed for Good – we get a quick tour of Alicia’s morning headspace as she shares with us her most favourite ritual. 

Order her 2023 planner here

When Mihir left Delhi and moved back to Hazaribagh in 2017, he didn’t imagine that his hometown’s wilderness, secret waterfalls and fascinating history would pull him out of a difficult space and change the way he perceives home. On this episode we are in conversation with Mihir Vatsa – poet and author of Tales of Hazaribagh (Published by Speaking TIger)– an intimate portrait of the Chhotanagpur Plateau. You can follow Mihir on Instagram and order his book here 

On the first episode of season 3 of Designed for Good we speak with Sahar Mansoor about creating space for a zero waste life in the city. We talk about waste segregation, recycling, leadership, travel and easy hacks to be mindful about how we consume. Sahar is the founder of zero waste lifestyle brand Bare Necessities India, and author of a book titled Bare Necessities - How to Live a Zero Waste Life

On the season finale of Designed for Good we are in conversation with Zain Memon, co-founder of Memesys Cultural Lab and the creator of SHASN, a political strategy board game that people seem to be going crazy about. A board game that attempts to discuss policy, not politicians.

*Play Shasn*