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On strike at Etsy, plus 'ROAR' creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch : It's Been a Minute From homemade candles to jewelry, leather goods to cloth masks, online marketplace Etsy has been a haven for makers looking to sell their goods and build small businesses for themselves. But with fees increasing, some sellers are frustrated and have gone on strike. Guest host Juana Summers is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Charity Scott to learn more about how sellers feel and what it means for online shopping.

Then, Juana is joined by GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch to chat about their upcoming Apple TV+ series, ROAR.

You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at ibam@npr.org.

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Etsy sellers on strike; plus, the creators of 'ROAR'

Etsy sellers on strike; plus, the creators of 'ROAR'

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This Jan. 6, 2015, file photo shows an Etsy mobile credit card reader, in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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This Jan. 6, 2015, file photo shows an Etsy mobile credit card reader, in New York.

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From homemade candles to jewelry, leather goods to cloth masks, online marketplace Etsy has been a haven for makers looking to sell their goods and build small businesses for themselves. But with fees increasing, some sellers are frustrated and have gone on strike. Guest host Juana Summers is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Charity Scott to learn more about how sellers feel and what it means for online shopping.

Then, Juana is joined by GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch to chat about their upcoming Apple TV+ series, ROAR.

This episode of 'It's Been a Minute' was produced by Andrea Gutierrez, Anjuli Sastry Krbechek, Liam McBain, Chloee Weiner and Janet Woojeong Lee. Our intern is Aja Drain. Our editor is Acacia Squires. Engineering help came from Josh Newell. Our director of programming is Yolanda Sangweni. You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at ibam@npr.org.