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October 25, 2023 65 mins
In today's episode, Mina talks about how to launder your clothes, the ethics of wearing clothing made of human hair and also eating your friend's leg, urbanites cosplaying as farm girls (guilty), and the history of the dude ranch industry.

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READING LIST
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate 
Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks
Studio Zsofia Kollar — Human Material Loop
Victorian Hair Jewelry | Rosenberg Library Museum
Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore | The New Yorker
TW: there are photos of the leg This Guy Served His Friends Tacos Made from His Own Amputated Leg
Foraging Classes, Wellness Yurts, and the Agritourism Fantasy 
Romancing the West: Dude Ranching in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
The History of Dude Ranches
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate
The strange history of the dude and the American West | Aeon Essays
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