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Well, hello there my friends and sustainable.

Well, hello there, my friends, and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 466 of sustainable minimalists. This is a listener-supported show about intentional and eco-friendly

minimalist living and on today's show we're discussing our wardrobes

Specifically, we're identifying the chemicals in our our to this show for a while you are already well versed in many of the fashion

industries problems. I'm talking dodgy labor practices, I'm talking lax

environmental standards, I'm talking lacks environmental standards. I'm talking piles, no not piles, mountains,

mountains of textile waste in developing countries. Well on's show, we're adding another problem

to the fashion industries problems list.

And that, of course, is the fact that there are very likely

unregulated toxic chemicals in your closet right now and they are harming your health.

Now here to help me explain how we got here and how we each can fight for a safe and healthy wardrobe for ourselves and our kids and our families is

investigative journalist and author Alden Wicker. We are discussing her new book which is also our first book club

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