{"podcast":{"title":"Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty","slug":"clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275","podcast_index_feed_id":154275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/clotheshorse","website_url":"https://www.clotheshorsepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sa14e0sw0R6hkj99XXVeBs4PIym_dk5DoDl70RpnbDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjll/OTRlMDEwOWM3ZWFh/ODc4ODkxNDIyM2Jj/YjZjMS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Amanda Lee McCarty","episode_count":183,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T04:18:46.363454+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 244: Mending is a radical act, with Jeanna and Mary","slug":"episode-244-mending-is-a-radical-act-with-jeanna-and-mary","published_at":"2025-09-25T17:22:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275/episode-244-mending-is-a-radical-act-with-jeanna-and-mary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e2bcefc","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/media.transistor.fm/0e2bcefc/7f53c1da.mp3","summary":"This week, we are taking a break from the I'm With The Brand series to talk about mending! Jeanna and Mary are here to talk about their new book, Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It: Simple Hand-sewn Repairs to Help You Love Your Clothes For Longer . In this episode, we will talk about the following: How and why Jeanna and Mary ended up writing a book about mending together Why it has become unusual to repair your clothing (and how we can change that) Why we should make the time to mend our clothes (and p.s. It’s more than just the environmental impact of it all) Why fast fashion clothes deserve repair, too How to get started on your mending journey Also in this episode: attendees from the Crafternoon in Philadelphia tell us what's keeping them optimistic right now. Repair What You Wear Sashiko Story ALSO: get your tickets for Clotheshorse LIVE! 10/23 Seattle, WA @ Here-After 10/26 Portland, OR @ Holocene 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 comm…","meta_description":"This week, we are taking a break from the I'm With The Brand series to talk about mending! Jeanna and Mary are here to talk about their new book, Stitch I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275/episodes/episode-244-mending-is-a-radical-act-with-jeanna-and-mary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275/episode-244-mending-is-a-radical-act-with-jeanna-and-mary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}