'Ownership' – with guest Nigel Adams, Full Time Hobby Records
For the final episode of series one, we're talking recorded music and its impact on the environment: from vinyl to CDs, cassettes to streaming. It's a massive, complicated subject full of nuance. Nigel Adams – boss of independent labels Hassle Records and Full-Time Hobby – has been learning about this area for more than a decade. He joins hosts Fay Milton and Greg Cochrane to break down topics including recycled vinyl, "energy intensive" streaming and "how we need more knowledge" to move forward with recorded music and sustainability. He's also part of the team who recently launched Near Mint – an initiative to make sure imperfect vinyl avoids destruction and still gets sold. — Sounds Like A Plan series 1 is supported by Bulb – the green energy company. Listeners of the podcast can take advantage of £50 credit when they switch to Bulb's renewable energy, via this link. https://join.bulb.co.uk/refer/soundslikeaplan — Links to things discussed in the podcast: Near-Mint vinyl initiative https://musicdeclares.net/gb/campaigns/near-mint Full-Time Hobby https://fulltimehobby.co.uk/ Association Independent Music Climate Group https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/news/aim-climate-action-group-launches/ — This episode's recommendations: Fay's recommendation How green is your bank? Switch It Make My Money Matter https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/net-zero/ https://switchit.money/ Greg's recommendation BBC Sport 2050: Future news from a warmer world https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/56972366 — Useful links: Instagram – @soundslikeaplanpodcast Fay Milton Twitter – @faymilton Instagram – @faymilton Greg Cochrane Twitter – @Gregcochrane