Podcast Episodes

Episode 171: Unpacking our relationship with ultra fast fashion with Danielle Vermeer (part 1)

Amanda is joined by Danielle Vermeer, co-founder and CEO of Teleport, “a next-gen thrifting app to discover, buy, and sell from outfit videos.”  They…

2 years, 10 months ago

Episode 170: Unpacking Our Shopping Habits with Isabel Varela

Amanda is joined by keynote speaker, life coach, master tailor, and sustainability activist Isabel Varela. At 26, she found herself with more than $1…

2 years, 10 months ago

Episode 169: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick with Alden Wicker

Amanda is joined by award-winning journalist and sustainable fashion expert, Alden Wicker. She will tell us about her new book, To Dye For: How Toxic…

2 years, 10 months ago

Episode 168: EPR & Textile Stewardship with Joanne of CPSC

This week, Amanda is joined by Joanne Brasch, PhD, the Special Projects Manager for the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC). She is going t…

2 years, 11 months ago

Episode 167: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part three)

Maggie Greene and Ruby Gertz are back for the final installment of our three part series about dress codes and uniforms.  In this episode, we will be…

2 years, 11 months ago

Episode 166: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part two)

Maggie Greene and Ruby Gertz are back to continue the conversation about dress codes. This episode is part 2 of 3.  This week we will be tackling the…

2 years, 11 months ago

Episode 165: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part one)

Clotheshorse all-stars Maggie Greene and Ruby Gertz return to Clotheshorse to unpack dress codes and uniforms with Amanda. This episode is part one o…

3 years ago

Episode 164: Meet Lisa of Two Big Blondes

Meet Lisa, the owner of Two Big Blondes, a plus size consignment shop in Seattle, Washington.  We will be talking about the challenges of running a c…

3 years ago

COMMUNITY FAVORITES: The Rental-sode

"Is clothing rental a sustainable option?"  Amanda breaks down the very complicated answer in this episode.

Extra Credit Reading
"Renting clothing is w…

3 years ago

COMMUNITY FAVORITES: The Etsy-sodes (part I): Children's Books About Fish + Crafting As A Political Expression

Today we’ll dig into the early days of Etsy, with special attention on the very crafty, very political, very community-driven primordial soup that bi…

3 years ago