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It's Been a Minute

Etsy sellers on strike; plus, the creators of 'ROAR'

It's Been a Minute

NPR

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4.68.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

From homemade candles to jewelry, leather goods to cloth masks, online marketplace Etsy has been a haven for makers looking to sell their goods and build small businesses for themselves. But with fees increasing, some sellers are frustrated and have gone on strike. Guest host Juana Summers is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Charity Scott to learn more about how sellers feel and what it means for online shopping.

Then, Juana is joined by GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch to chat about their upcoming Apple TV+ series, ROAR.

You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at [email protected].

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, this is Wanda's stepdaughter Maeve.

0:03.0

This week on the show, Etsy sellers go on strike.

0:06.0

And the creators of the new TV series, Roar.

0:09.1

Alright, let's start the show.

0:11.0

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:13.9

You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.

0:17.3

I'm Wanda Summers. Happy weekend, y'all.

0:19.9

So normally I cover politics, race, and justice

0:23.5

for NPR's Washington desk.

0:25.3

But for the next couple of weeks, I'm changing it up

0:28.0

and I'm gonna be here with you.

0:30.0

And this week on the show, I want to talk about something

0:33.0

that I love to do.

0:35.0

But um, that my wallet does not always love.

0:38.2

And that's shopping.

0:40.7

Even before the pandemic, I was never much

0:43.2

of an in-person shopper.

0:44.8

I much prefer casually scrolling through my phone,

0:48.4

looking at stuff from my favorite stores in my house,

0:51.0

in my sweatpants, probably with a cold drinking hand,

0:54.5

putting things in that online cart.

0:57.6

And when I can, I try to prioritize buying things

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