Episode Details

This week’s episode is part one of a THREE episode series examining the ethics of secondhand resale with Alex of St. Evens.
In the first installment, we will tackle two arguments often tossed around in discussions about secondhand on social media:

• Thrift stores are designed to be a resource for low income people.
• Resellers are making tons of money from taking things that should be for low income people.

The intro segment for this episode will focus on the reality that many people have shifted their behavior from overconsuming fast fashion to overconsuming secondhand clothing.  And we will talk about how we can change that!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode:  Stacie, Mags, Clare, Sarah, Katherine, and Amanda.

Some additional reading:

"Is Reselling Thrifted Clothing Sustainable or Selfish? TikTok User Sparks Ethical Debate," Emmaly Anderson, Bust.
"The Complicated Reality of Thrift Store 'Gentrification'," Hazel Cills, Jezebel.
"Rags to Riches," Anne Colamosca, The New York Times.

Listen again or for the first time:
Episode 97: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part I
Episode 98: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part II
Episode 99: Nothing is Disposable, part III (with Chloe and Sammy of the OR Foundation)
You can also find these episodes anywhere you listen to podcasts!

If you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world  Instagram DMs will be turned off for the duration of this series.

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Check out Amanda's other podcast, The Department.

Find the transcript at clotheshorsepodcast.com

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Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses:

Cute Little Ruin is an online shop dedicated to providing quality vintage and secondhand clothing, vinyl, and home items in a wide range of styles and price points.  If it’s ethical and legal, we try to find a new home for it!  Vintage style with progressive values.  Find us on Instagram at @CuteLittleRuin.

Thumbprint is Detroit's only fair trade marketplace, located in the historic Eastern Market.  Our small business specializes in products handmade by empowered women in South Africa making a living wage creating things they love like hand painted candles and ceramics! We also carry a curated assortment of  sustainable/natural loca