AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE
CAN'T EAT COTTON
Jul 30, 2021
Guest Asengo Fill Kevins, a trained professional chef, shares her experience of turning to selling secondhand clothes due to financial struggles. The podcast explores the challenges of starting a business in this industry and delves into the process of growing and selling cotton in a village. It also highlights the risks and problematic nature of the second-hand clothing industry, while exploring potential solutions.
25:50
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- The secondhand clothing trade in Kampala serves as a survival tactic for individuals facing economic challenges.
- The podcast highlights the resourcefulness and creativity required to succeed in the highly competitive secondhand clothing industry in Uganda.
Deep dives
Taking a critical look at Uganda's textile industry and the impact of secondhand clothes
This podcast episode explores the textile industry in Uganda and the effects of the secondhand clothing market. It questions whether secondhand clothing is truly beneficial or if it perpetuates colonialism and control. The episode highlights the decline of Uganda's textile industry in the 1970s and the introduction of secondhand clothes as charity in the 1980s. It also explores the resourcefulness of individuals who navigate this industry and the economic fragility it creates.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode