Raising the Circle
Episodes
BONUS: REDUCED – On Following Your Passion & Our Perfect Day
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Bram Kerkhof, Head of Product at REDUCED, joined for a lighthearted round of the We’re Not Really Strangers card game to clos...
S3E5: REDUCED – Waste to Taste: Fermentation, Upcycling & Big Flavor
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Bram Kerkhof, Head of Product at REDUCED, the Copenhagen food-tech turning industry side streams into clean-label, u...
BONUS: Truely & Social Vanilla – On Curiosity, Connection & Global Awareness
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Amie N’Dong, co-founder of Truely and Social Vanilla, joined for a round of the We’re Not Really Strangers card game to clo...
S3E4: Social Vanilla & Truely – Building Fair Food Systems, Transparency and Empowering Farmers
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we meet Amie N’Dong, co-founder of Social Vanilla and Truely, two purpose-led food ventures creating a more transparent and respons...
BONUS: Kleen Hub – On Toxic Positivity, Pressure & Authentic Leadership
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Dichtl, CEO and co-founder of Kleen Hub, joined for an open and honest round of the We’re Not Really Strangers card game for a pl...
S3E3: Kleen Hub – Ditching Single-Use with a Simple Tap
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Raising the Circle, we meet Robert Dichtl, CEO & co-founder of Kleen Hub - Tap & Reuse™: a return system that works witho...
BONUS: SofiaCitron – On Food, Family & Finding Meaning
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia from @SofiaCitron joined us for a cozy and curious chat with the We’re Not Really Strangers card game, shared over her homemade vanilla...
S3E2: SofiaCitron – Food as Everyday Activism: Soil, Seasonality & Food Sovereignty
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Raising the Circle, we speak with Sophia from @SofiaCitron – a plant-based chef, holistic nutritionist, and researcher whose work...
BONUS: EatWasted - On Shared Food & Shared Humanity
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leif Friedmann from Eat Wasted joined me for a reflective chat inspired by the We’re Not Really Strangers card game, a playful and informal...
S3E1: Eat Wasted – How Two Founders Are Fighting Food Waste with Pasta
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Raising the Circle, we meet Leif Friedmann, the curious co-founder of Eat Wasted, a Copenhagen-based startup turning surplus bread ...
S2E3: Lendager – Building the Future with Circular Architecture
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if building waste could shape the cities of tomorrow? 🏗️Lendager is reimagining architecture by proving that circularity is not only p...
S2E2: Sharedrobes - Reinventing Fashion Through Swapping Clothes
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you thought about swapping instead of shopping? 🤔Sharedrobes is transforming the way we think about fashion by challenging the idea that...
S2E1: SMALLrevolution - Making Plastic Sexy Again
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rethinking city spaces through recycled plastic. 🏙️SMALLrevolution was founded on the mission to break free from the exponential use of virgin pl...
BONUS: Matt Homewood / Throw No More x WNRS - Changing from Vegan to Keto Diet
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping an open-mind! 🧠 Matt Homewood, a passionate food waste campaigner and Denmark’s Country Manager and Head of Sustainability at Throw No Mo...
S1E6 (Part 2): Matt Homewood / Throw No More - Campaigning to Fight Food Waste
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Supermarkets - the friend and foe of food waste 🐖🥕 In the last episode of Season 1, we welcomed Matt Homewood to share more about his rece...
S1E6 (Part 1): Matt Homewood / Throw No More - Campaigning to Fight Food Waste
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Supermarkets - the friend and foe of food waste 🐖🥕 In the last episode of Season 1, we welcomed Matt Homewood to share more about his recent col...
BONUS: Atelier Tonni x WNRS - Happiest Day of the Year
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's your go-to karaoke song? 🎤 Simone Mørch Jensen, the creator of Atelier Tonni, an interior and furniture design studio using plastic waste a...
S1E5: Atelier Tonni - An Artful Process to Plastic Waste
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Designing a future without plastic waste💡 Simone Mørch Jensen, the visionary and creator of Artelier Tonni joined me on this episode. Atelier Tonn...
BONUS: Foodsharing Copenhagen x WNRS - What Other Do Not Know About Us
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What would others never guess about you, just by looking at you? 🎭 Dionysia Moschou, a passionate volunteer and manager of Christianshavn for Foods...
S1E4: Foodsharing Copenhagen - Sharing Food to Fight Food Waste
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Food sharing as food for thought!🥝 In this episode, I welcome Dionysia Moschou from Foodsharing Copenhagen. Foodsharing Copenhagen is a volunteer b...
BONUS: Kaffe Bueno x WNRS - Curiosity Led Us Here
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Western films, tattoos, & self-expression. 🐎 Alejandro Franco from Kaffe Bueno, a company upcycling untapped potential of coffee grounds, joine...
S1E3 Kaffe Bueno - Coffee Waste Must Not Be Wasted
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee is stronger than you think. ☕ Yes, coffee can be more than just a caffeine boost. In this episode, we welcome Alejandro Franco from Kaffe Bue...
BONUS: VAER x WNRS - From First Impressions to Today
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meeting first impressions. 👋 Lili Dreyer from VAER, a waste-free upcycled sneaker company, and I chat about how first impressions and meetings can ...
S1E2: VAER - Sneaker Scaling Mission to Save Textile Waste
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sneakers, the Superman in textile waste! 👟 In this episode, we welcome Lili Dreyer from VAER! VAER is waste-free fashion, seeing value where others...
BONUS: Bagabù x WNRS - The 3 Most Important Things in Life
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From strangers to friends. Hear into an authentic chat with Gabu from Bagabù with the help of conversation cards, We're Not Really Strangers, as we d...
S1E1: Bagabù - Upcycling Fashion Waste into Fashionable Again
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From fashion waste to fashionable! 🎒 In this episode, we welcome Gabu from Bagabù. Bagabù is a sustainable fashion brand made of upcycled materia...
Introducing Raising the Circle: Stories of Circular Solutions
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Raising the Circle — a podcast show interviewing passionate people who share stories of creative circular solutions. In this first season...