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Hosted by Will deFries and Barrett Dudley, Retail Therapy covers the ever-changing landscape of online trends, aesthetics, style, shopping, and (of course) shifting vibes. What's in, what's out, and what everyone might be talking about at your next group dinner.

Also Airing: The Sunday Scaries Podcast — a wellness and self-care podcast for those with blurry Friday and Saturday nights. Hosted by Will deFries, The Sunday Scaries Podcast is your cure for the Sunday blues.

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    • 4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

Hosted by Will deFries and Barrett Dudley, Retail Therapy covers the ever-changing landscape of online trends, aesthetics, style, shopping, and (of course) shifting vibes. What's in, what's out, and what everyone might be talking about at your next group dinner.

Also Airing: The Sunday Scaries Podcast — a wellness and self-care podcast for those with blurry Friday and Saturday nights. Hosted by Will deFries, The Sunday Scaries Podcast is your cure for the Sunday blues.

    Retail Therapy 069: Birkin Lawsuits & Menswear Matrix

    Retail Therapy 069: Birkin Lawsuits & Menswear Matrix

    Barrett preps Will to dress for The Masters, a look at the popular-on-Twitter Menswear Matrix, Gwyneth Paltrow's beef with dill, young Brits smoking pipes, the Hermes lawsuit to allow people to buy Birkins, Emily Ratajkowski's swimwear troubles, wishlist items, and more.



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    Will deFries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/willdefries 
    Barrett Dudley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/barrettdudley
    Barrett Dudley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrettdudley
    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Retail Therapy 068: Black Tie & Outdoor Voices

    Retail Therapy 068: Black Tie & Outdoor Voices

    Riding the momentum from the quarterly In/Out episode from last week, we dip into some topics that desperately needed our attention this week: Will's getting trolled by one of his favorite design accounts on Twitter, Barrett's update on dressing nice, the downfall of Austin's own Outdoor Voices, black tie pain points (and flexes), some articles of interest, wishlist items, and more.



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    Retail Therapy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/retail.pod
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    Barrett Dudley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/barrettdudley
    Barrett Dudley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrettdudley
    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    Credits


    Music by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Retail Therapy 067: The Spring '24 In/Out Episode

    Retail Therapy 067: The Spring '24 In/Out Episode

    What's in and what's out in spring of 2024 — at least in our opinions. From vegetable-forward cooking to ALO hats to party tattoos, we each present lists of everything we think is IN and OUT. With our small amount of remaining time, we also dip into our wishlists for the first time in a few weeks.

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    Shop the Sunday Scaries Scented Candles: www.vellabox.com/sundayscaries

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    Green Chef: www.greenchef.com/scaries130 (60SCARIES for 60% off first order + 20% next two months)
    Shopify: www.shopify.com/scaries ($1/month trial!)
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    Retail Therapy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/retail.pod
    Will deFries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/willdefries
    Will deFries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/willdefries 
    Barrett Dudley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/barrettdudley
    Barrett Dudley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrettdudley
    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Hurkle Durkle, Yutori, and New Hobby Frustrations | The Sunday Scaries Podcast

    Hurkle Durkle, Yutori, and New Hobby Frustrations | The Sunday Scaries Podcast

    A special edition of The Sunday Scaries Podcast. This week, I tackled the frustration of learning a new skill or hobby, the leisure-inspired Scottish concept of “Hurkle Durkle,” and creating space in your daily life using “yutori.”

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    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    Credits


    Music by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

    • 15 min
    Retail Therapy 066: Conscious Cowboy Consumption

    Retail Therapy 066: Conscious Cowboy Consumption

    The vibes shifted this week to The Great American West. Inspired by Beyonce's pivot to country, we go through the various reasons cowboy fashion simply won't go away. We also take the first part of today's episode to discuss The Rule of 5 — a way of consciously consuming by only buying five items for your closet per year. To round things out, we discuss some Kevin Murphy hair products, the viral caviar martini, Lorde's $170 water bottle, hotel robes, bogcore, and more.



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    Shop the Sunday Scaries Scented Candles: www.vellabox.com/sundayscaries

    Watch all Retail Therapy episodes on YouTube: www.youtube.com/sundayscariespodcast



    Support This Week's Sponsors


    Indeed: www.indeed.com/scaries ($75 credit!)
    Green Chef: www.greenchef.com/scaries130 (60SCARIES for 60% off first order + 20% next two months)



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    Retail Therapy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/retail.pod
    Will deFries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/willdefries
    Will deFries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/willdefries 
    Barrett Dudley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/barrettdudley
    Barrett Dudley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrettdudley
    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Retail Therapy 065: Caesar Salad Martinis & Millennial Mortality

    Retail Therapy 065: Caesar Salad Martinis & Millennial Mortality

    Breaking down the elements of a Caesar Salad Martini, a look at the existential crisis Gen-Z has put on millennials online, and the internet's reaction to Jacob Elordi choking a radio producer. We also touch on some articles of interest including the Snoopy Omega watch, Gen-Z bedtimes, the surge of high-end fragrance sales, the dwindling of fringe friends, and the potential demise of Soho House.

    Subscribe to the newsletter: willdefries.substack.com 

    Shop the Sunday Scaries Scented Candles: www.vellabox.com/sundayscaries

    Watch all Retail Therapy episodes on YouTube: www.youtube.com/sundayscariespodcast



    Support This Week's Sponsors


    Shopify: www.shopify.com/scaries ($1/month trial!)

    Follow Along


    Retail Therapy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/retail.pod
    Will deFries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/willdefries
    Will deFries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/willdefries 
    Barrett Dudley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/barrettdudley
    Barrett Dudley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrettdudley
    Sunday Scaries on Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries
    Sunday Scaries on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries

    • 1 hr 12 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
2.1K Ratings

2.1K Ratings

Zackzackzack1 ,

I mean I get it....

most of us became listeners because this was a pleasant monologue for our hangover
Bring back Sunday scaries
Still a B+ pod.

dtyler8 ,

merp

I’ve been listening since 2016. Retail therapy is just middle aged, midwestern dads from middle class backgrounds just wishing they were trust fund, old money New Yorkers

Sun Burn Craig ,

Cure for the Sunday Blues

Is missing with retails therapy but go get that bread

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