{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty","title":"Episode 188: Small Business, Degrowth, and Nuance (aka an entire episode about one email)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":8664,"description":"It's the first episode of Clotheshorse in 2024! And it's another CH first, too: an entire episode about ONE email!\nAmanda received this email in mid December. It sparked many, many hours of reading, research, and conversations with other members of the community. In the quest to find a response to this message, a lot of other conversations began:Is it greenwashing to say \"Small Business Is The Future?\"Where is the nuance within slow fashion? How does that nuance influence the way we start conversations outside the slow fashion bubble?Should we tell people to stop buying goods and services altogether?How do the impacts of small businesses compare to those of big businesses?Are all small businesses \"good?\" What should we do if they are \"bad?\"Do small businesses get away with bad behavior because they are small?What is degrowth economics? Can it work? Would would it look like IRL?How do creativity and art fit into degrowth?Should makers and sellers stop what they are doing and shift into public service jobs? Why aren't they doing that already?Why are so many Clotheshorse guests also small business owners?What are the challenges of trying to be as ethical as possible within late stage capitalism? How do we make the best choices?Who really makes money from podcasting?How do begin to value art, information, and content as much as we value \"stuff?\" And what happens if we don't make that change?Yeah, NBD, just some light topics here.\nThank you to these awesome members of the community for already sharing their thoughts:  Dani, Christine, Maria, Selina, Kate S., and Kate K.\nAfter you have listened, share YOUR thoughts on the email and the other conversations we are having in this episode. Feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world\nOr call the Clotheshorse hotline: 717.925.7417\nYou can also join the convo on Instagram, @clotheshorsepodcast.\nDid you enjoy this episode? Consider \"buying me a coffee\" via Ko-fi:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_u71z-ZNs_Ob6wKJAM2DSS8-P3fYJ_G9yobrjlS91nE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjll/OTRlMDEwOWM3ZWFh/ODc4ODkxNDIyM2Jj/YjZjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}