# Episode 252: Survival is Political, with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green

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Podcast: [Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275)
Published: 2026-01-20T01:51:22+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8234c209
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Duration seconds: 7019

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Survival *is* political. This week -- for the first episode of 2026 -- Amanda is joined by Lisa Sharp, aka Retro Housewife Goes Green. Lisa shares her own experiences becoming activated politically. In this episode, we will discuss the following: What inspired Lisa to leave the Republican party in 2012 How Lisa avoided the "trad wife pipeline" How she is inspired by the resistance of women and children in France, Germany, and Poland...and how we can be inspired by history today How we can make a difference and show up for our communities Where Lisa finds hope now And more! Find Lisa on Instagram and Threads. Retro Housewife Goes Green (website) Get your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ 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 Did you enjoy this episode? Consider "buying me a coffee" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorse Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses: Slow Fashion Academy is a size-inclusive sewing and patternmaking studio based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designer and fashion professor Ruby Gertz teaches workshops for hobbyists and aspiring designers, so that anyone can learn the foundational skills of making, mending, and altering their own clothes. Ruby also provides professional design and patternmaking services to emerging slow fashion brands, and occasionally takes commissions for custom garments and costume pieces. She has also released several PDF sewing patterns for original designs under her brands Spokes & Stitches, and Starling Petite Plus. Check the schedule for upcoming workshops, download PDF sewing patterns…

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