The Economic Waters We Swim In
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Interview with Jason Hickel; Economic Anthropologist and the author of the new book Less is More. We discuss the historic political, social, and ecological threads that led to the economic model we now exist within. Understanding the model is foundational to understanding the textile industry as it exists, and the reasons why the most sustaining textile farming and making cultures struggle to exist. Weaving Voices is part of Whetstone Radio Collective from Whetstone Media. Learn more about this episode of Weaving voices at www.whetstoneradio.com, on IG at @whetstoneradio, TikTok @whetstone , Twitter at @whetstoneradio, and YouTube at Whetstoneradio. Read the full transcript here.
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