"Become an active citizen through your wardrobe."

• Livia Firth

Today we're not talking about a bill, a ballot measure, or a party platform. We're talking about your closet. The fashion industry generates 92 million tons of textile waste annually. Host Julia Howe and reporter Hanna Yu tackle the tragedy of fast fashion and its environmental impact. Hanna focuses on the philosophy of this conspicuous consumption. Whose fault is it? Julia talks about TikTok Shop. What makes TikTok different from a regular shopping site is that its algorithm not only understands shopping habits. It understands attention. One e-commerce consultant quoted by CNBC explained that every pause, click, swipe, and moment of engagement teaches the algorithm more about what to show you next. Real style develops slowly. TikTok style often moves in the opposite direction. Our lives are already full of things asking to be bought, worn, displayed, replaced, upgraded, optimized, and aestheticized.

Think slowly in a world that wants you to scroll fast. Be mindful of your consumption, invest in our planet.

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Hosted by Hannah Sahota, this episode of Express Yourself! invites listeners into a thought-provoking exploration of how online rhetoric shapes the world we live in today. In her segment, "Empowerment and Equality," Hannah breaks down how viral posts, influencers, and algorithm-driven platforms like TikTok and Instagram are no longer just sources of entertainment, but powerful forces that influence identity, consumer behavior, and social norms. Through engaging commentary and real-world examples, she examines both the positive and harmful impacts of digital communication from the rise of online communities and evolving language like "algospeak," to the spread of misinformation, performative activism, and algorithmic bias. With a balance of insight and personal perspective, Hannah challenges listeners to reflect on their own online habits and consider the deeper impact of every like, share, and comment.

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"We are an impossibility in an impossible universe." Ray Bradbury

Radio hosts Julia Howe and Saanvi Phaneendra take us to outer space via AI. Today, we are diving into one of the most exciting things happening in space exploration. Humanity is not just visiting other worlds; we are planning to live on them. And AI is right at the center of making that happen. NASA is not trying to repeat Apollo. The explicit goal is to go to the Moon and stay there, building up to a permanently occupied outpost. AI is the backbone that keeps the whole civilization running. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and has captured human imagination for centuries. It is our most realistic next home beyond the Moon, it is the target of some of the most ambitious plans in the history of space exploration, and AI is already working there right now. At facilities run by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers build entire fake Martian terrains, test rovers, and use AI simulations to train until ready to go. Somewhere out there, the person who will live on the moon and walk on Mars is alive right now, probably in school, probably just like you.

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