PEOPLE OVER PLASTIC PODCAST

Our internationally recognized Podcast is a safe space for activists, changemakers, organizers, and innovators to hold raw, unfiltered conversations about Environmental Justice. Launched in October 2021 with Co-Founder and Host Shilpi Chhotray, we’re now in our fourth season.

People over Plastic is a podcast from Counterstream Media. Our show is produced by a talented group of producers and creatives of color. We are proud to be ranked in Spotify’s Top 10 Podcasts for Society & Culture and listened to in 34 countries. 


SEASON 4
ALL EYES ON THE GULF

CREDITS 

Executive Producer: Shilpi Chhotray

Lead Producer and Sound Engineer: Dennis Maxwell

Production Team: Alexis Young, Richard White, Jay Marcano, Yvonne Chen

Artwork by Mary Black (@mary.poppinn)

All Eyes On The Gulf spotlights voices of change and the pressing issues surrounding the US Gulf South — a major hub for plastic production and the fossil fuel industry. Hosted by Shilpi Chhotray and Counterstream’s multimedia journalist, Alexis Young.


SEASON 3
PEOPLE OVER PLASTIC WITH PRISM

CREDITS

Executive Producer: Shilpi Chhotray

Lead Producers: Dennis Maxwell and Francisco Nuñez Capriles

Creative Director: Smeeta Mahanti

Editorial: Lara Michelle Witt, Ray Levy Uyeda, Michi Trota

Operations and Project Manager: Dawn Mundo

Artwork by: Sofahood (@sofahood)

In this season, learn much more about the industrial polluters and politicians that are turning cities and towns across the US into sacrifice zones – and the incredible community leaders driving transformational social change.

Join our hosts Shilpi Chhotray and Prism’s climate justice reporter Ray Levy Uyeda as they source answers to critical questions including; What are the decades-old redlining policies, failed lawsuits, and behind-closed-door corporate deals behind these stories? 

PoP fills a critical gap when it comes to informing through storytelling. It covers the widespread destruction of plastic pollution along multiple channels, and nothing else is approaching this issue from a lifecycle vantage point. PoP details the physical and epidemiological impacts of plastic, but also covers a social and cultural dimension that is fascinating.”

- Sara Colangelo
Director of Georgetown's Environmental Law & Justice Clinic

SEASON 2
WASTE MAFIA

CREDITS

Executive Producer: Shilpi Chhotray

Lead Producers: Dennis Maxwell, Francisco Nuñez Capriles, and Miguel Astudillo 

Creative Director: Smeeta Mahanti

Operations and Project Manager: Dawn Mundo

Artwork by Greg Dubois (@marvelgd)

Hear how waste moves throughout our world, across oceans and continents, through organized crime and black markets. Join our host, Shilpi Chhotray, as she meets with courageous individuals around the globe to learn what’s really happening when it comes to the business of waste.


SEASON 1
PEOPLE OVER PLASTIC

CREDITS

Executive Producer: Shilpi Chhotray

Lead Producers: Dennis Maxwell and Miguel Astudillo

Creative Director: Smeeta Mahanti

Operations and Project Manager: Dawn Mundo

Artwork by Greg Dubois (@marvelgd)

Get to know the most powerful voices in the global effort to fight back against plastic pollution. Join our host, Shilpi Chhotray, as we delve into real conversations when it comes to justice and sustainability — and who gets a seat at the table.