The podcast episodes explored in the provided documents delve into the issue of overconsumption and its various manifestations, impacts, and potential solutions.

For example, the episode The Tradwife Rises critiques the ephemerality and excessive consumerism often portrayed or enabled by tradwife influencer culture. The episode What if advertising was honest? | Sylvester Chauke discusses how the advertising and PR industry has been fueling excessive consumerism, leading to environmental harm, and proposes an 'honesty squad' within agencies to scrutinize campaigns from an environmental lens and encourage mindful consumption.

Other episodes, such as #1497 A Healthier Humanity Through a Wellness Economy (Repost) and #1572 Building a circular, sustainable economy for all, explore alternative economic models like 'degrowth' and the circular economy as sustainable alternatives to the current linear economic model, which is heavily reliant on overconsumption and waste generation.

The episode Faster fashion - online returns, social media hauls and pashmina in peril delves into the environmental impact of fast fashion, driven by social media and e-commerce platforms, and the challenges faced by the traditional textile industry in the Himalayan region of Ladakh due to climate change and economic pressures.

Finally, the episode EP 59: The Power of Faith in Environmentalism (PT1) showcases how the Islamic faith can be used to promote moderation and responsible resource use, in contrast with excessive materialism and overconsumption.