All Episodes
Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty — 181 episodes
Episode 262: How to "background check" a brand (featuring Quince)
Episode 261: I'm With The Brand (Everlane + Stickergate), part ten
Episode 260: Your beliefs are your superpower, with Malena of The Slow Era
Episode 259: I'm With The Brand (pyramids & price tags), part nine
Episode 258: Let's get hyperlocal, with Sara + Matthew of The York msprint
Episode 257: There IS (more) ethical consumption under capitalism (part two) with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green
Episode 256: There IS (more) ethical consumption under capitalism (part one) with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green
Episode 255: I'm With The Brand (the price is right?), part eight
Episode 254: How (and why) I worked in fast fashion, part 2
Episode 253: How (and why) I worked in fast fashion, part 1
Episode 252: Survival is Political, with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green
Episode 251: A Japan-isode, part 2
Episode 250: A Japan-isode, featuring Mr. Dustin Travis White
Episode 249: I'm With The Brand (in Japan), part seven
Episode 248: ATTN: Confidential with Maggie Greene
Episode 247: Let's build the future we want (LIVE IN PORTLAND)
Episode 246: Doomerism is boring (LIVE IN SEATTLE!)
REWIND: Why new sweaters are kinda garbage, with Dani of Picnicwear
Episode 245: I'm With The Brand (bots in the algorithm), part six
Episode 244: Mending is a radical act, with Jeanna and Mary
Episode 243: I'm With The Brand (we, the customers), part five
Episode 242: I'm With The Brand (Nostalgia, convenience, and hope)
Episode 241: I'm With The Brand (cause marketing), part three
Episode 240: I'm With The Brand (emotional branding), part two
Episode 239: I'm With The Brand (unpacking how brands influence our brains), part one
Episode 238: Five Years of Clotheshorse
Episode 237: Billionaire Boycott List, with Ariel of Cobbled Goods
Episode 236: Ripped From the Headlines...
Episode 235: Reading, Writing, and Hanging out at the mall, with Jane and Molly of Content Queen
Episode 234: Who killed Jo-Ann?
Episode 233: Making the secondhand economy more equitable, with Valeria of Thryft Ship
Episode 232: Wear what you want to wear, with Marlee of Style Me Slowly
FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring and always controversial trend of secondhand fashion),Part 4: The 2010s
FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring and always controversial trend of secondhand fashion), Part 3: The 2000s
FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring and always controversial trend of secondhand fashion), Part 2: The 80s and 90s
FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring and always controversial trend of secondhand fashion), part 1
Episode 231: This is not a eulogy for Forever 21.
Episode 230: Everything is better with community...fridges, with Christa of Material Union
Episode 229: Every community needs a Radical Sewing Club, with Scout Quiquivix
Episode 228: Thrifty Business with Sara and Shan of Bargain Thrift Center
Episode 227: How to find accurate news in unprecedented times, with Elizabeth Segran
Episode 226: How To Be Okay
Episode 225: Slow Fashion & Inclusivity Round Table
Episode 224: Slow Fashion & Inclusivity with Itohan and Marlee
Episode 223: Winning the Battle Against Doomerism
Episode 222: Capitalism, The (Board) Game
Episode 221: Slow Fashion & Inclusivity with Nico and Donnelle
Episode 220: Slow Fashion & Inclusivity with Sushmita of Ethical Fat Fashion
REWIND: Episode 144: The 12 Days of Slow Gifting (part one), with Maggie Greene
Episode 219: Clotheshorse in Japan: Why is Everything So Cute?
Episode 218: Clotheshorse in Japan: Fake Food (Shokuhin Sampuru), Parfaits, and Pudding
Episode 217: Clotheshorse in Japan: Konbini, Egg Salad, and A Love for Denny's
Episode 216: Could AI Save Fashion?
Episode 215: Sewing is an act of self-determination (part 2), with Ruby of Spokes & Stitches
Episode 214: Sewing is an act of self-determination (part 1), with Ruby of Spokes & Stitches
REWIND: Why (Most) New Sweaters Are (Near) Future Garbage, featuring Dani of Picnicwear
Episode 213: The Clotheshorse Guide to Secondhand Shopping, part 2: The internet is a secondhand mall.
Episode 212: All About Clothing Swaps, with Sam of BeReworn
Episode 211: The Clotheshorse Guide to Secondhand Shopping, part 1: IRL FTW TYSM!
Episode 210: Slow Fashion *Is* Art, with Corinne Loperfido
Episode 209: Revisiting the Ethics of Secondhand (Live from the Clotheshorse Jamboree)
Episode 208: Learning The Hard Way, with Sarah of Deco Denim
REWIND: Episode 187: Why New Clothes Are Kinda Garbage, part 1
Episode 207: The Future of Fashion is Small, with Angela of FABRIC
Episode 206: The SHEIN-sodes, part 3: Influencers, Forced Labor, and Bad Glassdoor Reviews
Episode 205: The SHEIN-sodes, part 2: Bots, Stolen Art, and Phthala-what?!
Episode 204: The SHEIN-sodes, part 1: IPO WTF, Empty Airplanes, & Duty Free
Episode 203: Why clothes fit worse in the fast fashion era, with Dr. Colleen Pokorny
Episode 202: Art is an essential part of the slow fashion movement, with Janelle Abbott
Episode 201: Is it CLASSIST to talk about fast fashion?
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: Episode 152: Laundry Quandaries (part 1) with Maggie and Traci
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: Episode 159: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 1) with Alex of St. Evens
The 200th Episode Live Extravaganza!
Episode 199: Is There REALLY No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism?
Episode 198: How To Talk About Slow Fashion
Episode 197: Responsible Travel with Desirée and Ginger
Episode 196: All About The Fashion Act, with Maxine Bédat
Episode 195: Exploring The Future of Secondhand Resale with Jake & Yulia of Treet
Episode 194: The Question-sode
Episode 193: Let's Talk About Generative AI with Erin Cadigan (and Dustin, too)
Episode 192: The Happiness Episode with Sandra Ann Miller
Episode 191: Fast Jewelry, Knockoffs, and Net 60 with Emily Li Mandri of MLE
Episode 190: Why New Clothes Are Kinda Garbage, part 3
Episode 189: Why New Clothes Are Kinda Garbage, part 2
Episode 188: Small Business, Degrowth, and Nuance (aka an entire episode about one email)
Episode 187: Why New Clothes Are Kinda Garbage, part 1
Episode 186: Slow Fashion Is Not A Trend, with Mikaela Friedman
Episode 185: Small Business Is The Future, with Emma of BERRIEZ
Episode 184: Not-So-Free Returns with Emily Austin
Episode 183: Why (Most) New Sweaters Are (Near) Future Garbage, featuring Dani of Picnicwear
Episode 182: The Performances We Do At Work, with Rachel Greenley
Episode 181: Taking Collective Action, with Kristi & Chiarra of the Indie Sellers Guild (part 2)
Episode 180: Taking Collective Action, with Kristi & Chiarra of the Indie Sellers Guild (part 1)
Episode 179: THE CLOTHESHORSE SAVES HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, featuring Maggie Greene (part 2)
Episode 178: THE CLOTHESHORSE SAVES HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, featuring Maggie Greene (part 1)
Episode 177: #Girlboss, Feminist Tees, & Other Desperate Acts, How fast fashion changed everything (part 3)
Episode 176: Fast, Cheap, & Always Something New, How fast fashion changed everything (part 2)
Episode 175: "Lucky To Be Here," How fast fashion changed everything (part 1)
Episode 174: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 2)
Episode 173: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 1)
Episode 172: Unpacking our relationship with ultra fast fashion with Danielle Vermeer (part 2)
Episode 171: Unpacking our relationship with ultra fast fashion with Danielle Vermeer (part 1)
Episode 170: Unpacking Our Shopping Habits with Isabel Varela
Episode 169: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick with Alden Wicker
Episode 168: EPR & Textile Stewardship with Joanne of CPSC
Episode 167: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part three)
Episode 166: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part two)
Episode 165: Unpacking Dress Codes with Ruby and Maggie (part one)
Episode 164: Meet Lisa of Two Big Blondes
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: The Rental-sode
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: The Etsy-sodes (part I): Children's Books About Fish + Crafting As A Political Expression
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: Episode 97: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part I
COMMUNITY FAVORITES: Episode 131, Broken Glass, Dirty Underwear, and An Inexplicable Amount of Dildos (Working In A Thrift Store) with Dylan + Ryan
Episode 163: Gender, Sizing, & The Fashion Industry, with Ruby & Maggie
Episode 162: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 4)…Now What?
Episode 161: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 3) with Alex of St. Evens
Episode 160: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 2) with Alex of St. Evens
Episode 159: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 1) with Alex of St. Evens
Episode 158: A Love Letter To Malls & Community, with Carley Lake of Lucky Sweater
Episode 157: The Legal Quandaries Facing Secondhand Platforms, featuring Julie Tamerler
Episode 156: 1-900-BUY-THIS: Infomercials with Dustin (part two)
Episode 155: Food Dehydrators, Psychic Hotlines, and Vacuum Hair Cuts: Infomercials with Dustin (part one)
Episode 154: Hanging, Folding, Candy, and Plastic Bins, with Maggie Greene
Episode 153: Laundry Quandaries (part 2) with Maggie and Traci
Episode 152: Laundry Quandaries (part 1) with Maggie and Traci
Episode 151: Learning Within The Grey Area, with Rachel Greenley
A Special Treat: Episode 69 of The Department (Amanda went to Japan and all we got were these lousy trends)
Episode 150: Toys Gone Wild (part two), with Jess!
Episode 149: Toys Gone Wild (part one), with Jess!
Episode 148: Resisting the Message of "Newness," with Sara of Club Sandwich
Episode 147: Catalogapalooza (part two), with Jess!
Episode 146: Catalogapalooza (part one), with Jess!
Episode 145: The 12 Days of Slow Gifting (part two), with Maggie Greene
Episode 144: The 12 Days of Slow Gifting (part one), with Maggie Greene
Episode 143: In Pursuit of Wardrobe Ease with Elyse
Episode 141: Breaking Down Cultural Appropriation with Alex of St. Evens
Episode 140: The Future Is A Place We Invent, with Katya of No Kill Magazine
Episode 136: Bodysuits and School Clothes Shopping (Unpacking Wardrobe Trauma with Maggie)
Episode 135: Mugs and Evening Gowns: Secondhand Shopping In Poland with Anna
Episode 133: It's Better To Rise Than Fade Away
Episode 132: Making "Mindful Rehoming" A Thing, featuring Jeanna of Sage Woolens
Episode 131: Broken Glass, Dirty Underwear, and An Inexplicable Amount of Dildos (Working In A Thrift Store) with Dylan + Ryan
Episode 129: Unpacking The "Textile Recycling" Industry with Jessica
Episode 126: A Light Episode About Fashion + Style That's Actually Pretty Deep (featuring Elizabeth Mollo)
Episode 125: The Rental-sode
Episode 120: Quilt Clothes Must Live, featuring Dani + Lesley
Episode 116: Buying New Underwear Instead of Doing Laundry: Meet Rita (part II)
Episode 115: We Say "Panty" Like 1000 Times: Meet Rita of Panty Witch (part I)
Episode 112: Gift With Purchase + A Whiff of Happy: Working The Beauty Counter with Susan (part 1)
Episode 107: Creating Is Self Care, featuring Kathleen of Republica Unicornia
Episode 99: Nothing is Disposable, part III (with Chloe and Sammy of the OR Foundation)
Episode 98: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part II
Episode 97: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part I
Episode 93: The Etsy-sodes (part IV): When Were The Good Times?
Episode 92: The Etsy-sodes (part III): We Do The Math
Episode 91: An Etsy-sode That Is Really An eBay-sode
Episode 90: The Etsy-sodes (part I): Children's Books About Fish + Crafting As A Political Expression
Episode 88: Meet Jade of Fashion Without Trashin (part I)
Episode 87: I Promise That Shipping Is Never Free (featuring Bethany)
Episode 84: Mystery Shoppers, Integrity Tests, and Perfect Closes: #RetailStories
Episode 77: The Exciting History of the ILGWU (featuring Alex of St. Evens)
Episode 70: Button Ups, Sharp Scissors, and Catamarans: Meet Rebekah of Flux Bene
Super Timely Bonus Episode: The Department Breaks Down the Cult of #girlboss (Part 1 The Rise)
Episode 59: The Mending-sodes (part II) with Old Flame Mending
Episode 58: The Mending-sodes (part 1) with Old Flame Mending
Episode 52: Office 5Ks, Virginia Slims, and Footie Pajamas: Kids' Clothes with Salisha (part II)
Episode 51: JoBros, Daddy's Lucky Charm and Baby Yoda (Again): Kids' Clothes with Salisha (part I)
Episode 45: Smashed Candles, Slashed Wrapping Paper, and Huge Bags of Doughnuts: Corporate Waste with Anna (part I)
Episode 35: Oregon's Biggest Mall, Spirographs, and A Jeans-free Lifestyle: Meet Claire (part I)
Episode 28: Diamond Tennis Bracelets, Toxic Glues, and The Return of the Beaded Sandals: Meet Selina (part II)
Episode 27: Beaded Sandals, Shannon Doherty, and Coming to America: Meet Selina (part I)
Episode 25: Laundry, Les Miserables, and Raghouses: Vintage with Christine (part I)
Episode 21: More Bad Rompers, 5-7-9, and So Much Disappointment: Sizing with Meredith (part I)
Episode 18: Copycats (how fast fashion knocks itself off every day)
Episode 14: Leisure Suits, Chemistry, and Hemp: Let's talk about fabric
Episode 11: Blue Butts, Blue Legs, and Blue Office Chairs: Denim Part I
Episode 8: A Conveyor Belt Pooping Out Clothing (Even more tales of excess inventory)
Episode 7: TEN THOUSAND STRAW FEDORAS! (tales of excess inventory)
Episode 3: Cheap, Fast, or Good (You can only pick two)
Episode 2: Tiny Satin Ribbon Bows, or Somehow We Talked About Walmart Twice
Episode 1: Romper Drama and Useless Safety Pins, or It's a Cents Game