The High Cost of Cheap Clothes with Dana Thomas

Factually! with Adam Conover

Headgum

Comedy

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Clothes today cost a fraction of what they cost our grandparents — but why, and at what cost? Journalist and author Dana Thomas joins Adam to break down how fast fashion has made the industry explode into a one-trillion dollar industry, how dismal the working conditions are in many overseas factories, and how to shop and dress more sustainably. To check out Dana’s newest book Fashionopolis, visit http://factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This is a Headgun Podcast.
0:04.0	I don't know the truth.
0:08.0	I don't know the way.
0:10.0	I don't know what to think.
0:13.0	I don't know what to say.
0:16.0	You have to get over it.
0:19.0	You have to get it.
0:22.0	I don't know anything.
0:28.0	Hello, everyone. Welcome to Factually.
0:30.0	I'm Adam Conover.
0:31.0	Before we get started, couple pieces of housekeeping.
0:34.0	First of all, we have had so many incredible authors on this show.
0:38.0	We had Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Colbert, who wrote the Sixth Extinction
0:42.0	and under a white sky.
0:44.0	We had Rutger Breggman, whose new book Human Kind, A Hopeful History,
0:48.0	has been on the bestseller list for months.
0:50.0	And we had Angela Chen, who wrote Ace, an incredible guide to what
0:53.0	Asexuality reveals about desire, our society, and the meaning of sex.
0:58.0	And it occurred to me, hey, maybe after you've heard these interviews,
1:01.0	you would like a place to go where you could easily purchase their book
1:05.0	and support the show.
1:06.0	Well, we have created that place for you.
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