HeyJaredClotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty
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!
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- Sep 6, 2026
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Episode 264: pLEAsE, no more nostalgia slop (dELiA*s revisited) (opens the original)
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As we discussed in the previous episode, nostalgia is so @#$%ing lucrative. So of course, everyone is trying to cash in with some nostalgia slop of their own...including Target. In this "very special episode," we get started by dissecting the Target x dELiA*s "collab." The second half of the episode is pulled directly from the vault: a 2020 minisode all about the rise and decline of dELiA*s! In this episode, we will discuss: More examples of "zombie brands" and licensing Why a company like Targe
Episode 263: Nostalgia for sale (featuring Esprit) (opens the original)
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From reissues of iconic toys to the resurgence of our favorite middle school brands, there is nostalgia for sale all around us. In this episode, Amanda unpacks why nostalgia is a powerful (and easy) way to sell us lots of stuff that we probably don't really need. Topics in this episode include Why do we love nostalgia so much? And what is it? Why does it seem like there is so much nostalgic stuff to buy everywhere we go? Is nostalgia good for us? How can we experience nostalgia without buying so
Episode 262: How to "background check" a brand (featuring Quince) (opens the original)
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In a world of greenwashing, wall-to-wall podcast ads, and affiliate marketing "listicles," it's really hard to know if a brand is actually as sustainable and ethical as it claims. Well, Amanda has been looking into this kind of stuff for years, so in this episode they will show you exactly what they do when they want to figure out the true story of a brand. And specifically, we will unpack Quince as an example! In this episode: Is Quince as sustainable and ethical as their marketing seems to cla
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