Sometimes, journalists ask me to weigh in about certain topics, from the history of Christmas gifts to whether thrift shopping has been gentrified. Here are a few places I recorded talks or gave interviews.

History This Week, interview for History Channel podcast, “The Surprising History of Christmas Gifts,”

aired Dec 22, 2022

The Atlantic, interview for an article by Amanda Mull, “Seriously, What are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes?” Aug 2, 2022

“Has Thrifting Become a Version of Fast Fashion?” 1010 Wins Radio, New York City, aired July 21, 2022

“La tendance du magasinage dans les friperies face au défi de la surconsommation,” CBC/Radio-Canada

Nov 9, 2021 

 “Let’s Go Thrifting! Discover the History and Fun of Buying Secondhand,” MPR News with Angela Davis, June 25, 2021 

“Thrift Reselling,” Top of the Mind with Julie Rose, May 12, 2021 

“Madewell, ThredUP Test Secondhand Store in Brooklyn,” by Anne-Marie Alcántera, The Wall Street

Journal, Sept 23, 2021 

“When Second Hand Becomes Vintage: Gen Z has Made Thrifting Big Business,” by Savannah Sicurella,

NPR (digital content), June 18, 2021 

“The Complicated Reality of Thrift Store Gentrification,” by Hazel Cillis, Jezebel, April 30, 2021 

“From Goodwill to Grunge: The Joyful Rebellion of Vintage Fashion,” speaker event, with

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Museum, New York, September 14, 2021.

“Jennifer Le Zotte on the Sale and Consumption of Secondhand Clothing,” on Who Makes Cents,

podcast, episode 48 (Aug. 6, 2018).

“The Goodwill Makeover: A Lesson in Secondhand Fashion,” on The State of Things WUNC, North

Carolina Public Radio, June 6, 2018.

“American Apparel: A History of Fashion,” Backstory with the American History

Guys, radio interview, aired July 25, 2014; rebroadcast September 1, 2015