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