Sounds Like A Plan

'Ownership' – with guest Nigel Adams, Full-Time Hobby Records

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Episode notes

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.

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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/

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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

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Useful links:

Instagram – @soundslikeaplanpodcast

Fay Milton

Twitter – @faymilton

Instagram – @faymilton

Greg Cochrane

Twitter – @Gregcochrane

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