Episode 257: There IS (more) ethical consumption under capitalism (part two) with Lisa of Retro Housewife Goes Green

About this episode

Amanda and Lisa discuss ethical consumption under capitalism, focusing on cleaning and personal care products.

Yes, there IS more ethical consumption under capitalism, but it all starts with understanding the impact of where and when we spend our money. In this episode (part two of two), Amanda is joined by Lisa Sharp of Retro Housewife Goes Green . We discuss the following: Recommendations for more ethical swaps for cleaning and personal care products, How Amanda and Lisa make more ethical decisions about where to shop and what to buy, Why you are probably buying and using too many cleaning products, And why cleanliness does not equal morality. To get things started, Amanda unpacks some of the biggest food megacorporations and explains the impact of a handful of companies controlling most of the food we eat. Lisa's recommendations (Substack) Open Secrets Goods Unite Us Little Blue Cart Black Cat Bulk Goods Episode 199: Is there REALLY no ethical consumption under capitalism? The new Clotheshorse PO Box: 69 Main Street, Box 16 New Providence, PA 17560 Get your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ For the next month, use promo code THEPRICEISRIGHT to get 50% off all merch! Amanda and Dustin care for a colony of 12 feral cats and they want to get them all fixed…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Lee McCarty

Guest: Lisa Sharp

Topics covered

• ethical consumption
• capitalism
• cleaning products
• personal care products
• shopping decisions
• food corporations

Keywords

• ethical consumption
• cleaning products
• personal care
• capitalism
• shopping
• food corporations

Sponsors

Clotheshorse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Retro Housewife Goes Green, Open Secrets, Goods Unite Us, Little Blue Cart, Black Cat Bulk Goods

Books & works: Episode 199: Is there REALLY no ethical consumption under capitalism?

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