{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/65f3adb50f24540016d2d371?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"750: Alden Wicker: To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Poisoning Us. You'll Be Shocked","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/1710468472277-d999f18c18c7a87c3637b26b24b6c3a7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Since recording this conversation, I've mentioned to a lot of people, \"you wouldn't believe the situation with dyes and poisons in our clothes.\"</p><p>The most common response has been something like, \"Oh yeah, I've heard. It's terrible.\"</p><p>Then I share some of what Alden shares in this conversation and they say, \"Wow, I didn't realize it was <em>that</em> serious,\" and become very interested to learn more.</p><p>Our clothing touches us intimately. Microfibers enter our lungs. Our children, everyone is affected.</p><p>You'll value learning from Alden in this conversation, then reading her book <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705645/to-dye-for-by-alden-wicker/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>To Dye For</em></a>, then acting personally, then acting politically.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Alden's <a href=\"https://www.aldenwicker.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">home page</a></li><li>Her book, <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705645/to-dye-for-by-alden-wicker/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>To Dye For</em></a></li><li>Her <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188343293/is-toxic-fashion-making-us-sick-a-look-at-the-chemicals-lurking-in-our-clothes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">conversation on NPR</a>, among many media appearances</li></ul>","author_name":"Joshua Spodek: Author, Speaker, Professor"}