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Episode show notes
CreditsHost: Maggie BlahaTheme music: “Thanks for the Memory” written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the 1938 film of the same nameBackground music: Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-veniceLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this episode, Maggie introduces what’s in store for season 3. There are a lot of interesting topics and guests already planned, but, for the most part, she’s still figuring things out (hence the title of this episode).
Season 3 will officially kick off in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. Be safe and thanks for listening.
You can find Thrift: What Your Garage Sale Says About You in a few different places on the internet. Choose how you want to follow and engage with us:
Instagram: @thriftpodcast Facebook: @thriftpodcast Twitter: @thrift_pod
And please be sure to rate and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, which will help other people find Thrift.
The online thrift shop is slowly coming along, which you can visit on Poshmark at the handle @thrift_podcast. For more updates, you can follow the store on Facebook @thriftpodcastshop and Instagram @thriftpodcastshop.
*Note about the transcript: Em dashes (‘—’) have been used to indicate when a speaker doesn’t finish a thought or when the conversation between 2 speakers overlaps. [Punctuation decision inspired by Greta Gerwig.]
Episode transcript
INTROMaggie: You’re listening to Thrift: What Your Garage Sale Says About You, a podcast that explores how shopping local makes our communities better places to live.
[THEME MUSIC]
Maggie: I’m Maggie Blaha, and I’m back with a new season of the podcast. I want to kick things off with an episode about how this podcast is still figuring out what it wants to be.
I still want to visit stoop sales and yard sales to discover the stories behind things people are giving away, but I also want to talk to people who sell vintage clothes and antiques for a living. And I want to profile the interesting characters who people my neighborhood. I want to stop strangers in thrift stores or walking down the street in their magnificent outfits to ask them about their style, about where they shop.
[BACKGROUND MUSIC STARTS]
Through this podcast, I want to tell a lot of different stories. What ties them all together is our desire to express ourselves, to connect with our communities.
I’ll be officially launching the 3rd season in a few weeks. This season, we’ll once again hear from Jess Master of Miss Master’s Closet, who will sort of be acting as the podcast’s resident vintage and thrifting expert. We’ll also be hearing from the owners of Dial V for Vintage and the amazing 11-year-old entrepreneur Obocho Peters, just to name a few.
In terms of topics, I’m planning to talk about yard sales in the age of COVID-19, the history of NYC stoops, and the gentrification of thrifting.
But, for the most part, I’m still figuring out what the driving force for this season should be. I’m still figuring out what this podcast should be. Ultimately, I want Thrift: What Your Garage Sale Says About You to be more than a podcast; I just don’t know what that means yet.
I’ll stop rambling now and just say that I’m really happy to be back in New York. I spent a few months in New Jersey when we first went into lockdown, and I returned around the end of July. Brooklyn isn’t exactly it’s old self, but it feels alive again. It’s figuring out what it wants to be in this new normal world.
[BACKGROUND MUSIC ENDS]
I hope you’ll join me while I continue to figure this podcast out. Stay tuned for the start of season 3.
You can follow Thrift: What Your Garage Sale Says About You a few different places across the internet:
* On Facebook @thriftpodcast
* On Instagram @thriftpodcast
* Sign up for the newsletter at https://thriftpodcast.substack.com to receive show notes and extra content related to the podcast. You can also become a paid subscriber to receive even more bonus content, plus early access to new episodes. Signing up for a paid subscription would really help me out a lot, but I know that it’s not something everyone can swing right now. That’s why I’ve got a ‘The-world-is-on-fire’ discount running for the foreseeable future, which allows you to take 30% off of the original cost of a subscription plan, which you can get for $5/month or $30/year.
Lastly, my online thrift store is live, and I’m slowly adding more items as I get them. I’ll be using Poshmark as my e-commerce platform until I have a more permanent home for Thrift content. You can find the Thrift Online Shop on Poshmark at the handle @thrift_podcast. You’ll also find updates about the store on Facebook at @thriftpodcastshop and on Instagram @thriftpodcaststore.
That covers everything. Thanks for listening!
[OUTRO]
