Many marginalized musicians have a shared experience of dread anticipating negative treatment when entering a music store— as though they are preparing for battle.

In this episode, Hilary talks about this experience of “anticipatory armor,” how it works, and how retailers can prevent it.

Huge thanks to this episode’s sponsors!

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Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

Artwork by Julia Gualtieri