CLASSIC: The Dark Side of the Loom, Chapter II: Pollution, Extinction, and the Fashion Industry
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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4.2 • 11K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Everyone loves looking sharp - and saving money in the process. But what if there's a hidden cost to all this fast fashion and these trendy cosmetics? In the second part of this series, the guys return to the underbelly of the worldwide fashion and cosmetic industries, exploring how the global production process affects wildlife and spreads pollution -- and what these companies don't want you to know about the ultimate price of that next piece of clothing.
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| 0:00.0 | Fellow conspiracy realist, Merry Christmas. |
| 0:03.1 | Happy Christmas to those who celebrate. |
| 0:05.6 | We are returning with part two of our classic series on the dark side of the loom. |
| 0:11.5 | We recommend you listen to it while your opening presents. |
| 0:15.5 | Yeah, the question of where does all this stuff come from and where does it end up? |
| 0:21.6 | Oh, did you get all the good stuff you wanted? |
| 0:24.6 | Oh, we hope you did. |
| 0:26.0 | Did you give some cool presents away? |
| 0:27.6 | We know you did that part. |
| 0:29.7 | Well, this is just an episode to remind you that there are some reality that we have to look at when we take part in things like |
| 0:39.6 | mass consumerism. And as fun as it is and as nice as it is, there's just some stuff we should be |
| 0:46.7 | aware of. And as difficult it is to not participate in it at all, as I'm certain comes up in |
| 0:52.2 | these two episodes. You know, I think we've talked about some folks who tried this as an experiment and realized |
| 0:58.4 | like how nearly impossible it is to remove mass production from one's life entirely. |
| 1:06.3 | Yeah, like I was talking with you guys off air about this. |
| 1:10.2 | You ever run into a piece of clothing you love it. |
| 1:13.1 | You're like, whoa, this jacket is amazing. |
| 1:15.3 | How can it be so affordable? |
| 1:17.8 | In this part of Dark Side of the Loom, we're talking about the hidden cost to what is |
| 1:23.0 | sometimes called fast fashion, the underbelly of worldwide aesthetics and cosmetic industries and how this |
| 1:31.7 | global process may affect wildlife and the world in which you live in 2026 and beyond. |
| 1:39.3 | So why don't we jump into part two of Dark Side of the Loom already in progress? |
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