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Host Amanda Lee McCarty (she/they) decodes and demystifies the fashion and retail industries, and takes on topics like consumerism, workers rights, personal style, and why fashion is a case study in capitalism gone awry. Your money is as powerful as your vote! "If you wear clothes, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Elise "If you are human and live in the world, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Individually Wrapped
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Looking for a way to PUMP up your Spirit? Join Minister McCarty, the Chicago-based poet known as SistaPoochie, For an afternoon of Poetry, House Music Dance Breaks, and lively conversation on a varierty of today's topics. The Journey Home Outreach Ministries' mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and encourage greatness in others. Come support the artist pull up a seat and enjoy the show!
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This is my safe space. My zen garden. The place where I can air it all out. Sometimes it will get VERY REAL. Still interested? Then Let's McChat. #McPartyOn Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/collinmccarty/support
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Welcome to Champion Your Culture the Podcast, a weekly live show exploring the power of culture and leadership in business. Hosts Ryan McCarty and George Rogers go live weekly to learn from each other and hear from other experts about how to effectively champion our team members and ourselves. Watch or listen to discover insights and methods to increase team engagement and empowerment at work so that everyone can achieve their maximum potential. Join us live every Wednesday on our social net ...
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What happened to Jo-Ann (the massive fabric/craft store chain)? In many places, it was the only game in town. It had a captive audience. And sewing and mending are on the rise. So Amanda set out to find out who killed Jo-Ann. It’s a lot more complicated than you think! In this episode we take a journey full of twists and turns: Was it just private …
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A better future for our planet means most people buying secondhand clothing most of the time. Right now we live in a “golden era” of shopping secondhand…if you’re the customer! But the infrastructure as it exists right now for the people doing the work of finding, repairing, cleaning, and selling secondhand clothing needs a lot of improvement. This…
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Understanding what your personal style and wearing what you want to wear? AMAZING! Not only does it feel great to love your clothes, it's also an essential part of a more sustainable way of life. In this week's episode, Amanda is joined by Marlee of Style Me Slowly to talk about how to find "closet contentment." Why “flattering” is kind of a myth (…
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Amanda is currently googling "fast home remedies for nonstop cough" with a tissue jammed in her nose, so please enjoy part four of this series from The Department about the history of secondhand shopping. This episode was originally released in April 2023. From the original episode description: Amanda + Kim end their journey through the history of …
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Amanda's still coughing and feeling pitiful, so here's part three in a series about the history of secondhand shopping from The Department. This episode was released in April 2023. From the original episode description: Secondhand shopping is having a major moment right now and it isn't without controversy. Amanda + Kim take a deep dive into the tr…
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Amanda is out with the most disgusting cold this week, so here's part two of The Department's series about secondhand shopping! This episode was originally released in April 2023. From the original episode description: Secondhand shopping is having a major moment right now and it isn't without controversy. Amanda + Kim take a deep dive into the tre…
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Hi everyone! Dustin brought one souvenir back from his recent tour with his band American Motors: a really gross cold, which I now have the pleasure of experiencing right now. I'm in the constant coughing/lost my voice stage of it this week, so there is no new episode of Clotheshorse. Instead, I thought I would share a few of my favorite episodes o…
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Last month, Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy for the second time. It is planning to close all of its stores in the coming months as it winds down its operations. This is not a eulogy for Forever 21, but it is a deep dive into how one retailer change changed our habits, along with the entire business of making and selling clothing. We’ll be talking a…
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How can we do good things in difficult times? The seemingly small things we do as individuals are actually really radical, impactful, and important. And if we do these good things with members of our community, they become even more powerful. This week, Christa of Material Union joins us to share how her community fridge has changed her life! We wi…
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How can we do good things in difficult times? The seemingly small things we do as individuals are actually really radical, impactful, and important. And if we do these good things with members of our community, they become even more powerful. In this week's episode, Scout of Radical Sewing Club shows us how mending and sewing are radical political …
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Over the past few years, we have explored many different facets of the secondhand economy: resellers and the ethics of reselling secondhand items, the various secondhand platforms, the fine art of thrifting, and even where all of the unsold stuff from thrift stores ends up! In this episode we'll learn what it's like to run an independent thrift sto…
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One of the challenges facing all of concerned citizens is where and how to find accurate and reliable news. This week Amanda is joined by Elizabeth Segran, Senior Staff Writer at Fast Company Magazine. They tackle some very important questions about news, media, and how we can determine what is fact, fiction, or something in-between: How can we tel…
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2025 is a lot. Things are kinda overwhelming right now: there’s a lot of news to digest and it's coming fast, it’s hard to suss out reality from fiction, and we don’t know what we can do to help. And so…it’s hard to be okay right now. But it sure is easy to be overwhelmed. Frightened. Angry. Trapped in a sense of powerlessness. Find this episode's …
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This is part four in a continuing series about slow fashion and inclusivity. Amanda is joined by some rad people doing great work making slow fashion more inclusive: Itohan Asemota is the founder of HNI Collective, a Philadelphia-based fashion service agency with a focus on size inclusivity and sustainability. Find Itohan on Instagram: @itsitohanhe…
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This is part three in a continuing series about slow fashion and inclusivity. In this episode you'll meet two people working to get more people into slow fashion and highlight size inclusive ethical brands: Itohan Asemota is the founder of HNI Collective, a Philadelphia-based fashion service agency with a focus on size inclusivity and sustainabilit…
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Despair. Apathy. Not believing that things can change and be better. Just fully discounting any possibility of progress. Have you struggled with these feelings? It's called doomerism and you're not wrong for feeling that way. In this week's episode, Amanda talks all about doomerism (and how to fight it off): Amanda shares what she learned on her de…
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In the final episode of 2024, Amanda is inspired by a conversation with her friend Janelle to explore board games that teach children (and adults) the “winner takes all” aspect of late stage capitalism and/or reinforce the message that success=stuff. We’ll take a journey through the history of board games, with a deep dive into the Game of Life. We…
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This is part two in a continuing series about slow fashion and inclusivity. In this episode you'll meet two people working to make slow fashion more accessible for more people: Nico Herzetty is the founder and CEO of Phoria, " a platform to help people find what fits their bodies, their style, and their priorities—and how we can support each other …
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Amanda is joined by Sushmita, the person behind Ethical Fat Fashion, the "coolest fat positive fashion newsletter amplifying ethical size diverse brands.” In this episode--recorded in a karaoke room in Tokyo--Amanda and Sushmita discuss the following: “Sustainable fashion” has an inclusivity problem. Meaning: it still focuses on thin, white, young,…
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Amanda has a cold, so this week's episode is the return of a 2022 classic, Part 1 of the 12 Days of Slow Gifting with Maggie Greene! Gifting is an easy place for us to begin to educate others about the impact of overconsumption, while creating new traditions and changing societal behaviors! Maggie Greene (The Halloween Queen) joins Amanda to introd…
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Clotheshorse (aka Amanda) was in Japan! And in this week's episode--the last in the Japan series--Amanda breaks down why everything is so cute in Japan. We'll talk about the following: Why are the fruit bus stops of Konagai a lesson in Instagram versus reality (but also so cool and special)? What is Don Quijote and why is the song a real earworm? W…
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Clotheshorse (aka Amanda) is in Japan! And in this week's episode, recorded in Nagasaki, Amanda shares the story of fake food (Shokuhin Sampuru, 食品サンプル) in Japan. We'll talk about the following: The history of food replicas in Japan (and why showing the actual food available in a restaurant was necessary for a long time), How department stores in J…
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Clotheshorse (aka Amanda) is in Japan! And in this week's episode, recorded in Kyoto, Amanda shares the history of Japanese convenience stores and why they are loved by tourists and the Japanese alike. We'll talk about the following: The impact of convenience stores on low income people in the United States (and the reality of living in a food dese…
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AI is being pitched as a solution for many of the world's greatest problems, including the environmental and ethical crisis that is fast fashion. Is AI a real solution for a more sustainable fashion industry? Or is it just hype? This week's episode is a longer version of Amanda's recent talk about AI and fashion for the 2024 Fashion Changers confer…
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Sewing can be an important component of the slow fashion way of life. This is part 2 in a series about all things sewing with Ruby Gertz of Spokes & Stitches. This episode is full of information and advice for anyone who is already sewing or looking to get started: Advice for finding your own secondhand sewing machine: where to look, what to look f…
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Sewing can be an important component of the slow fashion way of life. This is part 1 in a series about all things sewing with Ruby Gertz of Spokes & Stitches. And wow, do we discuss a lot of stuff in this episode: A brief history of the mass production of clothing, Why people stopped sewing their own clothing as a regular part of daily life, We wil…
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Sweater season has arrived for many of us, so let's revisit a favorite episode from last year! Dani of Picnicwear joins Amanda to explain why (most) new sweaters are low quality, (near) future garbage (instead of future vintage). It's a complicated tale of synthetic blends, increasing margin targets, and lower prices. We'll explain how the fast fas…
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Making #Secondhand First second nature is an important component of the slow fashion way of life. This is PART TWO of a two part series about how to shop secondhand. In this episode, Amanda focuses on shopping secondhand online, including the following: Different options for finding just about anything secondhand. Some names will be super familiar,…
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It's still Secondhand September, so we are exploring many different ways we can live a #SecondhandFirst way of life. This week we are going to be talking about all things clothing swaps with Sam, the founder and CEO of BeReworn, a platform that helps people find and host clothing swaps. Sam will be sharing great advice for how to host your own clot…
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It’s Secondhand September! (insert airhorn here) It's a big deal around here because a #SecondhandFirst approach to shopping is a key part of the slow fashion way of life. This is PART ONE of a two part series about how to shop secondhand. This installment is all about shopping secondhand/thrifting in-person. Amanda, a lifelong thrifter and major s…
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Amanda is joined by Corinne Loperfido, a social practice artist based in Texas. We are going to talk about so many things slow fashion related, including: How denying/stifling our own humanity is fueling overconsumption and fast fashion, Why the merch industrial complex is a problem, and what a better future for merch could look like, Corinne's adv…
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It's the first ever "recorded with a live studio audience" episode of Clotheshorse, recorded at West Art in Lancaster, PA. For this very special event, Amanda is joined by Alex of St. Evens, Christine of Lady Hogg Vintage, and Dylan (a former thrift store worker). In 2023, Alex of St. Evens joined Amanda for a FOUR PART exploration of the ethics of…
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What's it like to leave fashion? And why would someone do that? Sarah of Deco Denim shares her experiences working as a denim designer and what she is doing now. In this episode we will discuss Sarah's experiences working for Levi's, among other companies Her journey to escape corporate fashion What she has learned along the way as a small business…
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In honor of Amanda's video with More Perfect Union, let's get into why new clothes are kinda garbage these days! New clothes ARE kinda garbage these days, from low quality synthetic fabrics to zippers that are a problem from the very first wear to lack of detail and poor fit. And the low quality and short lifespan of this clothing is creating an en…
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Show Readings: Zechariah 10 : 1-12 Visit us @ JHOM.ORG Follow Mixes at www.Mixcloud.com/sistapoochie1 A Journey is an adventure not a destination! •The Journey Home Outreach Ministries is dedicated to the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging greatness in others. We hope to encourage each person to discover their God given talents…
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The future of fashion is small, ethical, and circular. The problem right now? Big businesses control the supply chain, making it really hard for small brands and designers to succeed. FABRIC is working to change that by building a fully circular supply chain here in the United States, powered by many, many small businesses. In this episode, Amanda …
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This episode is part 3 in a short series about SHEIN: where it’s been, where it’s going, and how it is changing everything. If you haven’t listened to parts one and two yet, go do that before listening to this episode. In this part of the series, we will be tackling the human impact of SHEIN: Unpacking the meaning of "sustainability" using the UN's…
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Show Readings: Philippisns 2: 9=11 ~ 1 Corinthians 15: 24-26 ~ Revelation 11:15 ~ 1 Peter 1: 18-19 Visit us @ JHOM.ORG Follow Mixes at www.Mixcloud.com/sistapoochie1 A Journey is an adventure not a destination! •The Journey Home Outreach Ministries is dedicated to the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging greatness in others. We h…
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Join us on the Champion Your Culture Podcast with co-hosts Ryan McCarty and George Rogers as we dive into innovative ways to honor and protect your team members' time off. Discover actionable strategies and inspiring insights that will help create a culture where employees can truly recharge and return with renewed energy and creativity. This episo…
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This episode is part 2 in a short series about SHEIN: where it’s been, where it’s going, and how it is changing everything. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, go do that before listening to this episode. In this part of the series, we will be tackling: An update on SHEIN's IPO plans. Why and how SHEIN's low prices are unnaturally and unethica…
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Show Readings: 2 Timothy 3: 1-17 Visit us @ JHOM.ORG Follow Mixes at www.Mixcloud.com/sistapoochie1 A Journey is an adventure not a destination! •The Journey Home Outreach Ministries is dedicated to the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging greatness in others. We hope to encourage each person to discover their God given talents b…
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Welcome to the 97th episode of the Champion Your Culture podcast, with your co-hosts Ryan McCarty and George Rogers as they discuss the importance of how to "Future-Proof Your Profession: Unlocking Potential with Upskill, Reskill, and Cross-Skill Strategies." In this fast-paced corporate world, maintaining a competitive edge is crucial. This episod…
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Join us in this special episode of & Champion Your Culture Podcast; as hosts Ryan McCarty and George Rogers provide an exclusive preview of the upcoming 2-Day Culture Champion Certification program. Scheduled for June 25-26th, this transformative event is designed to equip leaders with the skills and tools needed to embed a Culture of Good within t…
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SHEIN has–and is– changing what it means to buy and sell clothing on planet Earth. And it’s not a change for the better. It’s a change we should all care about, no matter where WE buy our clothing. Because SHEIN and what it means for the future of making and selling just about any category of stuff WILL impact every one of us: no matter what we wea…
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Show Readings: Matthew 6: 6 and Psalm 147: 1-20 Visit us @ JHOM.ORG Follow Mixes at www.Mixcloud.com/sistapoochie1 A Journey is an adventure not a destination! •The Journey Home Outreach Ministries is dedicated to the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging greatness in others. We hope to encourage each person to discover their God …
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Amanda is joined by Dr. Colleen Pokorny, Assistant Professor of Apparel Design at Oregon State University. Before making the shift to education, Colleen was a technical designer in the world of fast fashion. And there is so much to cover in this episode: What is a technical designer? How has the speed of fast fashion made clothing fit even worse? W…
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In this episode of "Champion Your Culture," hosts Ryan McCarty and George Rogers delve into the transformative power of discovering your company's cause. They explore how identifying and embracing a meaningful cause can revolutionize your workplace culture, driving employee engagement, loyalty, and overall satisfaction. Ryan and George share practi…
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Amanda is joined by artist, designer, sewist, and small business owner, Janelle Abbott. We will learn about her recent performance, 14 Hours, in which Janelle spent 6 days sewing for 14 hours each day, demonstrating the lived experience of a Bangladeshi garment worker. Other things discussed in this episode: Art as a means of helping others underst…
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In this episode of the Champion Your Culture Podcast, hosts Ryan and George welcome Maryanne Mundia, an esteemed recruiter from The Cultural Connection (TCC), to explore the theme "Cultivating a Winning Recruiting Culture." Maryanne shares her strategies for integrating core cultural values into the recruitment process, enhancing job satisfaction a…
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This episode is part two in a recurring series examining and debunking the most common “excuses” and justifications we see for supporting, maybe even protecting(?) fast fashion and fast everything. And this week we are going to explore a classic comeback to conversations about fast fashion: “it’s classist to talk about fast fashion.” We will explor…
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