Episode 169: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick with Alden Wicker

Amanda is joined by award-winning journalist and sustainable fashion expert, Alden Wicker. She will tell us about her new book, To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick – and How we can Fight Back. We will be talking about the chemicals on brand new clothing being sold right now, what the impact of these chemicals is (and yes, it’s major nightmare fuel), and what we can do to protect ourselves.  Also, Amanda explains why retailers are betting big on the Barbie movie and how collective nostalgia fuels consumerism. Want more of Alden's expertise? Check out EcoCult! Listen to The Department episodes about Kidulting here. (Or find them on your favorite streaming platform). Find this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.com Want to support Amanda's work on Clotheshorse? Learn more at patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast 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 Or call the Clotheshorse hotline: 717.925.7417 Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses: Thumbprint is Detroit's only fair trade marketplace, located in the historic Eastern Market.  Our small business specializes in products handmade by empowered women in South Africa making a living wage creating things they love like hand painted candles and ceramics! We also carry a curated assortm