Podcast

PAWDCAST S02 E05: Fast Fashion Nation

Violet Owens and Sofia Rodriguez • November 24, 2025

Hosts Violet Owens (’26) and Sophia Rodriguez (’26) discuss the rise and impact of fast fashion, from how the COVID-19 pandemic and online culture accelerated the phenomenon; to the decline in clothing quality across the industry; to personal style and the rewards of making or tailoring one’s own clothes to foster a more meaningful, and sustainable, relationship with fashion.

Hosts: Violet Owens (’26) and Sofia Rodriguez (’26)

Producer: Violet Owens (’26)

Sound Effect: Mauricio Póvoa from Pixabay

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Sofia Rodriguez, Staff Writer

When not poring over paragraphs with a coffee in hand, you’ll find her screaming her favorite lyrics at local indie concerts or laying out pages for a new Inkwell Literary Magazine issue. With endless love for creative writing, she’ll never pass up a chance to drag her friends to a Night Owl poetry open mic or start a new fiction project. She also advances her passion in medicine through the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) program, the National Honors Society of Sports Medicine (NHSSM), and volunteering at Providence St. Jude Medical Center. She spends the rest of her time raising her Minecraft wolves or adventuring with her friends, and hopes to bring the expertise and collaboration skills from the Wildcat into her future endeavors.