STEWARD with Sophia Li

Happy Earth Day, stewards! To honor this day, we are having a conversation on the paradox of being a functional human today optimizing longevity during a climate crisis. Longevity is the buzzword of 2026, but what does it mean to optimize your body while the systems that sustain all life are in decline?In this live conversation recorded at 113 Spring in New York City, host Sophia Li sits down with Ara Katz (Co-Founder, Seed Health), Lulu Ge (Founder & CEO, Elix), and Daphne Seybold (Co-CEO & CMO, Sky High Farm Universe) to explore the throughlines that the mainstream longevity discourse keeps missing: community, ecology, and the radical idea that human health cannot be separated from planetary health.Together, they examine what it actually means to live well — not just longer — and why a truly integrated vision of longevity must hold mind, body, spirit, and the natural world in the same frame.Speakers:Ara Katz, Co-Founder, Seed HealthLulu Ge, Founder and CEO, Elix HealingDaphne Seybold, Co-founder & CEO of Sky High Farm GoodsRecorded live at 113 Spring, a new wellness destination in the heart of Soho that translates longevity from a complex, technical concept into something human and accessible. This is a three-part series with 113 Spring, join our next discussion on the Women’s Health Gap in May. Follow @113spring and @steward.media for updates.

Welcome to Season 2! This live Lunar New Year edition welcomes best-selling author and astrologist Liz Tran to unpack the Year of the Fire Horse — a rare, once-every-60-years cosmic surge of intensity, change, and opportunity. Recorded fireside at 929, Manhattan's iconic canto-pop cocktail lounge, Liz decodes what this energy means for how we make decisions, take risks, and adapt — then connects it to the framework at the heart of her new book, AQ (Agility Quotient ). Discover your AQ archetype and leave with rituals, mindset shifts and concrete action steps to move through 2026 with clarity and momentum. Happy year of the fire horse!Speaker:Liz Tran, Author of AQ, Executive Coach, Keynote SpeakerResources:Order a copy of AQ hereTake the AQ Archetypes Quiz hereIf you would like to join for a future live podcast taping, follow @sophfei and @steward.media for upcoming eventsCredits:Created by Sophia LiProduced by Delilah Harvey, PodHouseVideo by PodHouseFilmed at 929, a cocktail bar inspired by Canto and Mando pop. The bar sits inside Hue House, a four-story cultural and create space built to celebrate Asian heritage through food, design, wellness and community.

Introducing a new format: STEWARD Debates! Join host Sophia Li for a live debate to a sold-out audience recorded during New York Climate Week to tackle this question: Are Sustainability and Affordability Complementary or Contradictory?”A responsibly made cotton T-shirt costs twice to three times its fast-fashion equivalent. In food, organic produce can cost over 50% more than conventional options, while globally we waste nearly one-third of all food produced. And in design and culture, circular practices promise longevity, yet require upfront costs many cannot afford.The paradox deepens when we look at scale: producing “sustainable” goods for millions often means consuming more land, water, and energy in absolute terms. What sustains the planet in principle may strain resources in practice.To explore this tension, we are joined by voices across fashion, food, culture, and design, who will test not only the economic models but the moral imperatives that shape how we live, eat, wear, and create. This episode explores the tensions with access, ethics, and economic realities from personal and industry lenses.This powerhouse panel features experts from design, fashion, food, and culture:Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ingka GroupHawa Hassan, Chef and James Beard Award WinnerAdam Met, Musician AJR Band, Adjunct Professor at ColumbiaOlivia Cheng, Founder & Creative Director DauphinetteJoin us for a stimulating discussion where our panelists are given the rare space to speak freely about these controversies with the help of some audience participation. Resources:Read Adam Met’s Neo-Industrial Revolution: A Declaration for a New American ClimateBuy Hawa’s new cookbook: Setting a Place For UsRead Karen’s opinion piece: It’s Time To Make Sustainability Work for the ManyStay up to date with Sophia ⁠@sophfei⁠ and ⁠@steward.media⁠ on Instagram and Tiktok.Credits:Created by Sophia LiProduced by Morgan Von Steen, Delilah Harvey, PodHouseVideo by PodHouseHosted at The Bench

This episode features Dr. Britt Wray, researcher, director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry and author of Generation Dread.STEWARD Asks explores the questions on everyone's mind—the complex, urgent issues of impact, climate, and sustainability—through insightful 1x1 interviews with today's leading voices. Stay up to date with us ⁠@steward.media⁠ on Instagram.Go to ⁠mill.com/steward⁠ for $75 off your Mill food recycler that handles peels, bones, stalks, and forgotten leftovers.

Welcome to STEWARD Asks with award-winning journalist Sophia Li. This first podcast is asking a very hard truth: have we reached 1.5 °C? This podcast was filmed at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in conversation with acclaimed filmmaker and climate activist, Josh Tickell. He is the mastermind behind the documentary Kiss the Ground which is a three-part feature length documentary series on solutions to combat the climate crisis like regenerative agriculture. Common Ground, their second part of this trilogy is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Follow Josh @joshtickell and Sophia @sophfei. Stay up to date with us @steward.media on Instagram.Go to mill.com/steward for $75 off your Mill food recycler that handles peels, bones, stalks, and forgotten leftovers.