{"podcast":{"title":"Garmology - A podcast about clothes, and stuff.","slug":"garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098","podcast_index_feed_id":931098,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Tqcrl_iP","website_url":"https://garmology.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/97f64697-e8fb-41f9-ae7a-e6636b74849c/318a5e8f-ddc3-4278-a6aa-d1294ca447e4/3000x3000/garmology-2023-fullsize.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Nick Johannessen","episode_count":182,"summary":"Garmology is a podcast about our clothes, old and new, how they are made, and the impact they have, from a perspective of making, buying, wearing, collecting, evaluating and appreciating. With interesting guests, the aim is to provide a non-fashion view of the world of our clothes. Expect plenty of opinions! Garmology is made by Nick Johannessen. There is no advertising or sponsorship, but you are welcome to support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/garmology Garmology theme music by Fabian Stordalen.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T10:17:38.025255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098"},"episode":{"title":"Curtains First, Clothes Later: Fashion Fictions Explained - With Amy Twigger-Holroyd (#165)","slug":"curtains-first-clothes-later-fashion-fictions-explained-with-amy-twigger-holroyd-165","published_at":"2026-03-13T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098/curtains-first-clothes-later-fashion-fictions-explained-with-amy-twigger-holroyd-165","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098","url":"https://garmology.simplecast.com/episodes/curtains-first-clothes-later-fashion-fictions-explained-with-amy-twigger-holroyd-165-cN9nKcFG","audio_url":"https://chtbl.com/track/F29DB5/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/17babc98-8527-4928-baa5-377123cf39b9/6895c187-088b-4348-823a-120740d2578f/episodes/audio/group/863a7cea-3360-440e-ab5f-7552f062ad98/group-item/8b841363-3cb8-4709-a1d7-9b7348559d5e/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Tqcrl_iP","summary":"In this episode of Garmology, Nick speaks with Professor Amy Twigger‑Holroyd, a designer, researcher, and academic specialising in Alternative Fashion Systems at Nottingham School of Art and Design. Amy shares her path from knitwear design and running a slow‑fashion label to becoming a leading researcher on sustainability, remaking, participatory textile practices, and what she calls fashion fictions. She explains how mainstream fashion systems limit imagination and reinforce unsustainable consumption—and how speculative, playful “fictional worlds” can help people imagine alternatives. The conversation explores remaking and mending, the cultural significance of handmade clothing, the psychology of fashion, participatory workshops, the blurring of fictional and real-world practices, and the ways collective imagination can inspire actual change. Nick and Amy also discuss sustainability fatigue, hope, ritual, meaning in clothing, and how fashion might evolve into something more connected, joyful, and human.","meta_description":"In this episode of Garmology, Nick speaks with Professor Amy Twigger‑Holroyd, a designer, researcher, and academic specialising in Alternative Fashion Sys…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6413,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098/episodes/curtains-first-clothes-later-fashion-fictions-explained-with-amy-twigger-holroyd-165/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/garmology-a-podcast-about-clothes-and-stuff-931098/curtains-first-clothes-later-fashion-fictions-explained-with-amy-twigger-holroyd-165.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}