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Why Don't We Fix Things Anymore?

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We're one week out from a new season of Second Nature! Before our season 4 launch, we wanted to bring it back to one of the community's favorite episodes from last season: Why Don't We Fix Things Anymore?

Planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence have us in a disposable consumption cycle. But it hasn't always been this way. When and why did we stop thinking things were worth fixing?

In this episode, we get a history lesson in planned obsolescence, visit Adrienne Ferre, who is helping run a Makers Hub in LA, complete with a tool library and repair cafes. And we catch up on Right to Repair legislation with Commons' founder and CEO Sanchali Seth Pal.

🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes.

📞 We'd love to hear from you! Season 3 submissions coming soon!

📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.

📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.

Episode Credits

  • Listener contributions: Holly Kane, Katrina Rodabaugh, Maya Roman, Sare, Taylor Barkley, Verity
  • Episode expert: Adrienne Ferre
  • Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
  • Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (04:29) - History of planned obsolescence
  • (09:10) - From clothes to toys, our community shares what they're repairing
  • (15:26) - Interview with Adrianne Ferree, executive director of the Maker's Hub in Compton
  • (30:42) - Looking at the latest strides in Right to Repair
  • (38:02) - Outro
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We're one week out from a new season of Second Nature! Before our season 4 launch, we wanted to bring it back to one of the community's favorite episodes from last season: Why Don't We Fix Things Anymore?

Planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence have us in a disposable consumption cycle. But it hasn't always been this way. When and why did we stop thinking things were worth fixing?

In this episode, we get a history lesson in planned obsolescence, visit Adrienne Ferre, who is helping run a Makers Hub in LA, complete with a tool library and repair cafes. And we catch up on Right to Repair legislation with Commons' founder and CEO Sanchali Seth Pal.

🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes.

📞 We'd love to hear from you! Season 3 submissions coming soon!

📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.

📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.

Episode Credits

  • Listener contributions: Holly Kane, Katrina Rodabaugh, Maya Roman, Sare, Taylor Barkley, Verity
  • Episode expert: Adrienne Ferre
  • Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
  • Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (04:29) - History of planned obsolescence
  • (09:10) - From clothes to toys, our community shares what they're repairing
  • (15:26) - Interview with Adrianne Ferree, executive director of the Maker's Hub in Compton
  • (30:42) - Looking at the latest strides in Right to Repair
  • (38:02) - Outro
  continue reading

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