The Hot Garbage Episode

Babe Cave by Babe Cave

Mar 18, 202629:19Society & Culture

Hot garbage isn't an insult — it's a practice. Cookbook coach Amanda Polick makes the case for why submitting imperfect, unpolished, still-in-progress work is not just acceptable — it's the whole point. Drawing on her ba...

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