Episode 117: Billionaires Won't Save Us (with Mary Alice Duff of Alice Alexander)

<p>Mary Alice Duff, founder and creative director of size inclusive ethical brand <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alicealexanderco/">Alice Alexander,</a> joins Amanda to talk about the fashion industry as a case study in many of the world's economic and social problems.  &lt;---okay, that sounds heavy but it's fun, too. And Amanda talks about how grocery stores, billionaires, and "The Dark Triad" intersect.</p><p><strong>This week's additional reading:</strong></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/fearing-the-black-body-the-racial-origins-of-fat-phobia/9781479886753">Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia,</a> Sabrina Strings.<strong><br></strong><a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-calls-out-big-grocery-chains-for-putting-company-profits-over-customers">Warren Calls Out Big Grocery Chains for Putting Company Profits Over Customers</a><br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/18/business/grocery-store-inflation-kroger-albertsons/index.html">"Grocery stores are excited to charge you higher prices,"</a> Nathan Meyersohn, CNN Business.<br><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dangerous-ideas/201910/psychology-s-dark-triad-and-the-billionaire-class">"Psychology’s 'Dark Triad' and the Billionaire Class,"</a> Roy Eidelson Ph.D., Psychology Today.</p><p>If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clotheshorsingaround">Clotheshorsing Around</a> facebook group.</p><p>Want to support Clotheshorse *and* receive exclusive episodes and some swag? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast">Then become a patron!</a><br>You can also make a one-time contribution via Venmo to <strong>@crystal_visions</strong></p><p>Welcome<a href="https://www.instagram.com/revive_athletics/"> Revive Athletics</a> as a new sponsor of Clotheshorse (yay thank you)! . Use promo code <strong>“reviveit15”</strong> to get 15% off your first purchase at <a href="https://reviveathletics.com/">reviveathletics.com!<