{"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":"REWIND: Why new sweaters are kinda garbage, with Dani of Picnicwear","slug":"rewind-why-new-sweaters-are-kinda-garbage-with-dani-of-picnicwear","published_at":"2025-10-19T18:20:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275/rewind-why-new-sweaters-are-kinda-garbage-with-dani-of-picnicwear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/b173dd33","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/media.transistor.fm/b173dd33/a5f54522.mp3","summary":"Sweater season has arrived for many of us, so let's revisit a favorite episode from last 2023! 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 fashion industry has kept prices low and profits high by swapping out yarns, cutting out details, and making copies of copies, while walking through the design process of most big retailers/brands. We will unpack why it's really difficult to find sweaters made of natural fibers. Amanda will explain how natural fibers aren't the \"cure\" for the impact of overconsumption. We will give you advice about how to choose the right sweater (hint: read those content labels). Dani will give you advice about how to care for your sweaters properly. We were inspired by Amanda Mull's piece for The Atlantic, Your Sweaters Are Garbage. Go read it! ALSO: get your tickets for Clotheshorse LIVE! 10/23 Seattle, WA @ Here-After 10/26 Portland, OR @ Holocene And preorder your copy of the MEGA-zine, T he Clotheshorse Guide to Synthetic Fibers & Fabrics. 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…","meta_description":"Sweater season has arrived for many of us, so let's revisit a favorite episode from last 2023! Dani of Picnicwear joins Amanda to explain why (most) new s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8759,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clotheshorse-with-amanda-lee-mccarty-154275/episodes/rewind-why-new-sweaters-are-kinda-garbage-with-dani-of-picnicwear/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/rewind-why-new-sweaters-are-kinda-garbage-with-dani-of-picnicwear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}