The Fourth of July. The French Revolution. A $295 mini skirt. And the Selkie Americana collection that broke my brain.

This episode connects three stories about what happens when revolution becomes a vibe, patriotism becomes a purchase, and the most American outfit turns out to be the one nobody told you to wear.

CHAPTERS

0:00 — The Algorithmic Ambush

2:12 — The French Revolution: Branding Liberty

5:47 — The Mini Skirt: Rebellion as Product

9:23 — Selkie & The Americana Collection

14:01 — The Interruption (record scratch)

15:38 — The Deeper Pattern

18:50 — The Counter-Proposal

📌 Correction/Note: Selkie donates 100% of the Americana collection proceeds to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. That's genuinely good and I wanted to make sure it was acknowledged in the episode itself. ...