Creativity in the Time of Capitalism

Miranda Bennett
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Entrepreneurship

A podcast for creatives navigating the wilds of late stage capitalism while attempting to stay true to their process and themselves. Approached with honesty and candor, the premise of this project is intimate conversation and connection that shines a light on the lesser known aspects of running a creative business. Hosted by Miranda Bennett.

  1. 4d ago

    A Conversation with Amanda McCarty, Host of the Clotheshorse Podcast, Part Two

    Today we continue our conversation with Amanda Lee McCarty, host of the Clotheshorse Podcast and Clotheshorse Consulting. If you missed part one, please pause and begin there.  ++++++++ In case you missed the launch of the new suite of programming here on Creativity in the Time of Capitalism, I recently aired two special preview episodes from our newsletter, which I consider the home base of this project. It included our new Ask an Expert interview series, where we unpack a theme from the previous long form conversation, and our new hotline episode, where audience members like you share personal experiences about the same topic.  Our new theme, based on this conversation with Amanda, is people pleasing. We will discuss this topic as well as its origins and the ways in which it can manifest in our personal and professional lives, first with our next Ask an Expert interview with psychologist Dr. Christy Wood, then our following hotline episode with your audience stories will follow. And this is where you come in. If people pleasing is something that you have felt affected by, embodied, or overcome, I would love to hear from you. I've personally only recently uncovered the depth of influence that people pleasing has had on my own life—from growing up as a little sister to many, many foibles in people management. Being liked is linked to our capacity for survival in so many ways. In my case, I found it to be a magnet that drew me away from my own center for most of my adult life.  To participate in the hotline episode, you can record a voice memo sharing your own people-pleasing insights or experiences, and email it to me at hi@creativityinthetimeofcapitalism.com. Don't worry about speaking perfectly or having some very concise and super polished statement. What's most important is just sharing something honest and authentic to your experience. Your stories will be compiled and shared in the next hotline episode on the Creativity in the Time of Capitalism newsletter. I cannot wait to hear from you and thanks again for being here. Until soon.  ++++++++

    46 min

  2. Jun 4

    A Conversation with Amanda McCarty, Host of the Clotheshorse Podcast, Part One

    ++++++++ PROMPT ALERT: Our next hotline prompt is about people pleasing. Do you have a history of people pleasing? If so, when did you realize it? What have you done to remedy it? What does people pleasing bring up for you? There are no wrong answers here. Record a voice memo of your answer and email it to: hi@creativityinthetimeofcapitalism.com and it will be included in our next hotline episode at the end of this cycle. ++++++++ Calling all sustainable fashion fans! This week on Creativity in the Time of Capitalism we are joined by fast fashion buyer turned activist, consultant, and podcast host, Amanda McCarty. Their podcast, Closehorse, is a masterclass on what actually goes on in the opaque underbelly of the fashion industry. Amanda is also especially gifted at reminding us all that with every purchase, we shop with our dollars, and in this way, We have the means to deploy ethical consumption under capitalism. Amanda spent close to two decades inside the fast fashion machine, working as a buyer for major brands and startups alike, helping companies like Urban Outfitters decide what clothes we'd obsess over for a few wares and then quietly discard. Behind the glossy campaigns, they witnessed the burnout, the cutting of corners, the sad desk salads, and the emotional dysregulation that set the tone for far too many workplaces. For Amanda, as their awareness grew that so much of what they were helping to bring into the world would ultimately end up in landfills, so did their disillusionment with the fashion industry as a whole. When the pandemic hit, they were laid off from their role as the original buyer at the recently launched apparel rental company, Nuuly. What had felt like a crisis at the time ultimately cracked open the possibility of a very different way of working, one that would disrupt Amanda's entire career trajectory up to that point. In this episode, Amanda shares how losing that job forced them to reckon with a lifetime of scarcity thinking, the belief that work was only about survival, and their deep disillusionment with an industry that had never felt like home. To go behind the episode and to learn more about this project, visit the Creativity in the Time of Capitalism newsletter for bonus content and more

    48 min

  3. May 26

    Special Preview Episode! CiTC Hotline: Audience Mistakes

    This is a special preview of the kind of content that is typically only available to paid subscribers of the Creativity in the Time of Capitalism newsletter. In this episode, listeners from this audience called in to share their own mistakes, how they felt, and what they learned. For around $1 a week for annual subscribers you can receive more conversations like this (and and without ads!). I hope you enjoy this preview and if you'd like to learn more, you can visit CreativityInTheTimeOfCapitalism.com. Thanks so much and onto the show.

    35 min

  4. May 18

    Special Preview Episode! Ask an Expert with therapist Alyza Brown, LSCW

    This is a special preview of the kind of content that is typically only available to paid subscribers of the Creativity in the Time of Capitalism newsletter. In this episode, we chat with Alyza Brown, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and therapist about how to recover from mistakes.   For around $1 a week for annual subscribers you can receive more conversations like this (and and without ads!). I hope you enjoy this preview and if you'd like to learn more, you can visit CreativityInTheTimeOfCapitalism.com. Thanks so much and onto the show.

    19 min

  5. Mar 26

    A Conversation with Lauren Haynes, Founder of Wooden Spoon Herbs, Part Two

    Welcome back to part two of my interview with Wooden Spoon Herbs founder, Lauren Haynes.  If you missed part one, please pause here and give that a listen first. Today we resume at the cliffhanger Lauren left us with regarding the rollout of her brand’s national launch at Whole Foods.

    52 min

  6. Mar 19

    A Conversation with Lauren Haynes, Founder of Wooden Spoon Herbs, Part One

    My next guest has managed to do the impossible: exited her dream job (and before it became a nightmare) while still managing to steward the dream. Meet clinical herbalist Lauren Haynes, the founder and current Chief Herbal Officer of Wooden Spoon Herbs, a wellness company based in the United States that utilizes heritage techniques and regional herbs to offer enduring remedies for the physiological impacts of modern life. I have watched her brand from afar as it transitioned from cozy kraft paper and farmer’s markets, to the darling of independent trade shows like Shoppe Object—a gateway platform that landed her in some of the country’s most exciting indy boutiques—to covetously designed packaging matched by buzzy and highly effective formulations available at Whole Foods nationwide. In this two part interview, we will uncover Lauren’s origin story, what led her to both herbalism and entrepreneurship, and what the transition from an idyllic workshop in the woods to a supermarket mainstay felt like for the woman at the helm. Lauren also discusses with candor and clarity the kinds of experiences that founders rarely share: how simple miscalculations can lead to five figure losses, and how her dedication to wellness goes beyond tinctures, but to nonnegotiables about her quality of life. This first episode will set the stage for a part two that you will absolutely not want to miss.

    30 min

  7. Feb 18

    A Conversation with Zoë Ghertner, Part Two

    Welcome back to the second installment of my interview with photographer and artist, Zoë Ghertner. If you missed part one, please pause here and give that a listen first. Today we resume just as Zoë was describing how she creates sets that are conducive to her methods of connection storytelling.

    28 min

  8. Feb 10

    A Conversation with Zoë Ghertner, Part One

    Presently considered one of the leading voices shaping fashion photography, Zoë Ghertner has shot campaigns for many of the industry’s most venerable brands, including, though not limited to, Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Celine, and Miu Miu. Her distinct timbre contains a study of the feminine as something unfettered and powerful—at times feral and exuberant, at others stoic yet determined. Her subjects are rooted in the body natural, and their presentation eschews fashion’s predilection for the male gaze. I cannot wait to share this glimpse inside of her world. “My work and my life are intrinsically linked by an ethos. Everything I create is born out of a set of values I hold, namely trying to put good out into the world.” —Zoë Ghertner

    33 min
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A podcast for creatives navigating the wilds of late stage capitalism while attempting to stay true to their process and themselves. Approached with honesty and candor, the premise of this project is intimate conversation and connection that shines a light on the lesser known aspects of running a creative business. Hosted by Miranda Bennett.

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