Sep 22, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
On this episode of *This Is My Thing*, we’re talking with Elizabeth Warren (not the senator from Massachusetts – a different one) about her love of trash collecting. We’re talking here about 'trash…
Elizabeth WarrenGuestMichael LeeHostAnd when you mention your trash picking gear, I mean, I feel like I got to know what that
And then, you know, if you want to make your life a little bit easier, you can use like a bin, like a collapsible bin to put the bag in just to make it easier to carry and less likely for the bag.
And then you want to have some gloves because, you know, you can't grab everything with the grabber.
Sometimes you have to reach out and grab the things with your hands and you probably don't want to just grab any old thing with your bare hands.
If you're going to be in a place with water, you need to have some rubber boots.
Like I went and bought a little multi-tool that I can carry in my pocket and some cargo pants to wear to keep little tools in my pockets.
Because some things need to be cut out or dug out or sawed through if they're attached to something else.
Then I have a big saw and a big shovel for big stuff because trash isn't always something you can pick up with your hand.
And when you mention your trash picking gear, I mean, I feel like I got to know what that
And then, you know, if you want to make your life a little bit easier, you can use like a bin, like a collapsible bin to put the bag in just to make it easier to carry and less likely for the bag.
And then you want to have some gloves because, you know, you can't grab everything with the grabber.
Sometimes you have to reach out and grab the things with your hands and you probably don't want to just grab any old thing with your bare hands.
If you're going to be in a place with water, you need to have some rubber boots.
Like I went and bought a little multi-tool that I can carry in my pocket and some cargo pants to wear to keep little tools in my pockets.
Because some things need to be cut out or dug out or sawed through if they're attached to something else.
Then I have a big saw and a big shovel for big stuff because trash isn't always something you can pick up with your hand.
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