Unruly Podcast | Exploring Travel, Activism & Alternative Culture
Calen Otto - Travel Writer & Podcast Host
85 episodes
4 days ago
Walk in just about any clothing store and you’ll find a few things to be true: a “fat tax” is imposed, clothing can’t be mended to accommodate changing bodies, and fast fashion drives the bottom dollar.
Scroll through Rae Hill’s website and you’ll see the opposite: garments that can be altered, that are made to last, and break binaries.This business model is rare, but it’s the driving force behind Origami Customs.
In this episode Rae, the founder, shares about starting their business from a suitcase, lugging their sewing machine from one flight to another. We learn how travel impacted their gender identity and how they break down binaries even in LGBTQ+ spaces.
We also discuss:
- What “fat tax” is and how Origami Customs does it differently
- How the fashion industry based their standard sizes off small bodies (and how that impacts our mental health today)
- How scarcity mindset pushes us to support fast fashion and disposability culture
- How to do Black Friday differently, even if you’re not ready to boycott
- How to have an anti-capitalist business in an ultra capitalistic society
Throughout these important topics Calen and Rae weave messages of queer euphoria and joy, reminding folks of the cherished superpowers they possess. As a stressful holiday season descends upon us, let this be your reminder to keep building community and chosen family wherever you are.
SHOWNOTES
- 2026 Unruly Finca Ganadito trip: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/finca-ganadito-in-costa-rica-calen-otto-01051353
- Unruly Group Trips: wanderwoman.online/unruly-group-trips/
- Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel
- Origami Customs: https://origamicustoms.com
- Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com
-Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT
- Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel
- Contact: calenotto@gmail.com
- Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller
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Walk in just about any clothing store and you’ll find a few things to be true: a “fat tax” is imposed, clothing can’t be mended to accommodate changing bodies, and fast fashion drives the bottom dollar.
Scroll through Rae Hill’s website and you’ll see the opposite: garments that can be altered, that are made to last, and break binaries.This business model is rare, but it’s the driving force behind Origami Customs.
In this episode Rae, the founder, shares about starting their business from a suitcase, lugging their sewing machine from one flight to another. We learn how travel impacted their gender identity and how they break down binaries even in LGBTQ+ spaces.
We also discuss:
- What “fat tax” is and how Origami Customs does it differently
- How the fashion industry based their standard sizes off small bodies (and how that impacts our mental health today)
- How scarcity mindset pushes us to support fast fashion and disposability culture
- How to do Black Friday differently, even if you’re not ready to boycott
- How to have an anti-capitalist business in an ultra capitalistic society
Throughout these important topics Calen and Rae weave messages of queer euphoria and joy, reminding folks of the cherished superpowers they possess. As a stressful holiday season descends upon us, let this be your reminder to keep building community and chosen family wherever you are.
SHOWNOTES
- 2026 Unruly Finca Ganadito trip: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/finca-ganadito-in-costa-rica-calen-otto-01051353
- Unruly Group Trips: wanderwoman.online/unruly-group-trips/
- Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel
- Origami Customs: https://origamicustoms.com
- Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com
-Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT
- Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel
- Contact: calenotto@gmail.com
- Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller
72. Cows, Colonization, And Comradery: Exploring The Beyond Human World With VINE Sanctuary
Unruly Podcast | Exploring Travel, Activism & Alternative Culture
1 hour 21 minutes 33 seconds
1 year ago
72. Cows, Colonization, And Comradery: Exploring The Beyond Human World With VINE Sanctuary
How are cows, colonization, and comradery all connected? Tune in to today’s episode with pattrice jones, co-founder of a LGBTQ+ led refuge for farmed animals that works at the intersection of social and environmental justice, to find out.
At any one moment they care for upwards of 500 residents, forming a multi-species community which has informed the way pattrice navigates, writes about, and changes the world.
In this episode jones candidly shares the stories of residents who are brave escapees of animal agriculture and speaks to the ways in which homophobia and speciesism intersect.
pattrice also gives practical advice on finding balance in your activism in a world where so many issues deserve our attention at any one moment, and what to do when we make mistakes in social justice movements.
“As activists and advocates for animals, we need to help break the backgrounding and stereotyping of nonhuman animals in part by drawing peoples attention to the diversity — the wondrous diversity — of nonhuman life.”
Unruly Travel & Living Blog: wanderwoman.online
Unruly email newsletter: https://buff.ly/4a1bPwT
Join the Unruly Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/unrulytravel
Vegan pride month challenge: https://www.rainbowvegan.org
The Oxen at the Intersection book: https://lanternpm.org/book/the-oxen-at-the-intersection/
NEW: Bird’s Eye Views: https://vinesanctuary.org/birdseye
VINE website: https://vinesanctuary.org
Donate to VINE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LD99V2YFB9L96
Donate to the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel
Unruly Travellers Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/unrulytravellers/ Contact: calenotto@gmail.com
Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller/
Unruly Podcast | Exploring Travel, Activism & Alternative Culture
Walk in just about any clothing store and you’ll find a few things to be true: a “fat tax” is imposed, clothing can’t be mended to accommodate changing bodies, and fast fashion drives the bottom dollar.
Scroll through Rae Hill’s website and you’ll see the opposite: garments that can be altered, that are made to last, and break binaries.This business model is rare, but it’s the driving force behind Origami Customs.
In this episode Rae, the founder, shares about starting their business from a suitcase, lugging their sewing machine from one flight to another. We learn how travel impacted their gender identity and how they break down binaries even in LGBTQ+ spaces.
We also discuss:
- What “fat tax” is and how Origami Customs does it differently
- How the fashion industry based their standard sizes off small bodies (and how that impacts our mental health today)
- How scarcity mindset pushes us to support fast fashion and disposability culture
- How to do Black Friday differently, even if you’re not ready to boycott
- How to have an anti-capitalist business in an ultra capitalistic society
Throughout these important topics Calen and Rae weave messages of queer euphoria and joy, reminding folks of the cherished superpowers they possess. As a stressful holiday season descends upon us, let this be your reminder to keep building community and chosen family wherever you are.
SHOWNOTES
- 2026 Unruly Finca Ganadito trip: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/finca-ganadito-in-costa-rica-calen-otto-01051353
- Unruly Group Trips: wanderwoman.online/unruly-group-trips/
- Join the Unruly Patreon: patreon.com/unrulytravel
- Origami Customs: https://origamicustoms.com
- Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com
-Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT
- Support the podcast: SoundCloud - @unrulystories, Venmo - @unruytravel
- Contact: calenotto@gmail.com
- Unruly Instagram: www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller
