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We made this episode in collaboration with famed internet historian Danny Gonzalez, which means he also made his own ENTIRE EPISODE about getting a box of free returns and having that ruin his life. Check out that video and also a TON of other great videos on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBwEGPXd_yg
And if you’re still not sick of watching me and Danny unbox stuff, check out the full unboxing clip on our patreon page. IN FACT, there are a ton of actually good perks over on the patreon, and support from our Patrons allows us to make videos like the one you probably just watched: https://www.patreon.com/ClimateTown
But maybe you got Nebula and you’re wondering, ‘what should I watch??’ Well friend, you could check out The Getaway, a Nebula original adventure gameshow, featuring Good Work’s intrepid host, Dan Toomey: https://nebula.tv/getaway
But do we also have t-shirts now? Pretty much! We even made an entire video about merch and how we chose to make these specific t-shirts. And also here’s the link to buy our shirts: https://merch.climatetownproductions.com/
We also have a podcast! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook
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Our good friends at Climate Changemakers made this action playbook, which guides you on the path to getting your state to do something about all this insane waste: https://www.climatechangemakers.org/free-returns-all-access
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We referenced Amanda Mull’s writing for The Atlantic a ton in this video, and if you want to check out more yourself, here’s a link: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/amanda-mull/
We also referenced a great piece by David Owen in The New Yorker throughout the episode, which you should read for yourself: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/21/the-hidden-cost-of-free-returns
Thanks to Christian Piller from Pollen Returns (https://pollenreturns.com/), Jordan McBain from McBain Recoveries (https://www.mcbainrecoveries.com/), and Brandon Dupsky from Back-Track (https://back-track.com/) for their knowledge and help on this episode.
And a very special thanks to Nice Find Wholesale. They not only let us shoot in their warehouse for an entire day, but they also taught us a bunch about liquidation. Check out their website (https://nicefindwholesale.com/) and also their very own YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/c/nicefindwholesale).
And another special thanks to Big Reuse. If you’re in NYC, and you’re looking for secondhand clothes or furniture or books or a bunch of other stuff, you gotta check them out: https://bigreuse.org/pages/big-reuse-center
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Creator/Host: Rollie Williams
Writers: Rollie Williams & Matt Nelsen
Danny Gonzalez: Danny Gonzalez
Director: Matt Nelsen
Editor: Rollie Williams
Executive Producers: Rollie Williams, Matt Nelsen, Ben Boult, & Daniella Philipson
Cinematography: Ben Boult & Matt Nelsen
Producers: Miranda Manganaro, Kelsey McLaughlin, & Daniella Philipson
Assistant Editors: Laura Conte & Xola Thompson
Production Assistants: Jonathan Gringauz & Milton Vargas
Intro Animator: Ian MK Cessna (https://ianhasawebsite.com/)
Theme music by Gratis (https://www.youtube.com/@gratis3241)
Special thanks: Brandon Dupsky, Jordan McBain, Christian Piller
Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (https://cldc.org/) for their continue support.