The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs
The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs
Thrift Pony

The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs

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Welcome to The Ponyverse with Hellen Moffitt & Lil Megs (Megan Swain) - a chaotic, unfiltered deep dive into the wild world of building a small business from the ground up. We’re pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to run Thrift Pony, chatting with some of our favorite people, and spiraling about fashion, pop culture, and boybands. Think business podcast meets slumber party energy.
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IT'S NOT GOODBYE, IT'S SEE YOU LATER...
27 March 2026

IT'S NOT GOODBYE, IT'S SEE YOU LATER...

Hellen and Lil' Megs break down the decision to take a little break from the podcast, life with two store locations, and other Pony content that may be on the horizon.
*VERSE* ELIZA DUTCHER-Reading Lil Megs and Hellen's charts, discussing past lives, and astrology of clothing brands
20 March 2026

*VERSE* ELIZA DUTCHER-Reading Lil Megs and Hellen's charts, discussing past lives, and astrology of clothing brands

Eliza Dutcher, founder of @eeestrology and @gemini.yoga.clt and our Astro bestie joins the Ponyverse to read Lil Megs and Hellen's astrology charts, talk about past lives, and what astrological sign would Hot Topic be?
*JUNKISODE*-GRAND OPENING WEEK!!
13 March 2026

*JUNKISODE*-GRAND OPENING WEEK!!

Hellen and Lil' Megs discuss the week leading up to the grand opening of the new store, head bonks, and how Harry Styles and a new tattoo can replace therapy.
*VERSE* JANET MOFFITT - being a momager, top secret antiques, and how thrifting runs in the family
06 March 2026

*VERSE* JANET MOFFITT - being a momager, top secret antiques, and how thrifting runs in the family

This week we welcome Janet Moffitt, the founder and CEO of Janet's Junk Vintage and..Hellen's mom to the Ponyverse!!! Lil Megs fan girls over Janet's career of appraising top secret government antiques and Hellen learns that the "stuff" business is in her blood. Janet talks about her creative influence on Hellen's life and what it was like being one of Thrift Pony's first (unpaid) employees.
*PONY* MINDY ZIMMERMAN - how she sold $78K worth of clothes at thrift pony
27 February 2026

*PONY* MINDY ZIMMERMAN - how she sold $78K worth of clothes at thrift pony

On this weeks episode, we interview our top consignor (who we ended up hiring) - thrift queen Mindy Zimmerman! Mindy talks how fashion has evolved through the decades, what she looks for when thrifting clothes and furniture, and how Jon Bon Jovi was the style inspo of the 80's.
*JUNKISODE* booty shorts, natural fibers, Heated Rivalry and brand deals
20 February 2026

*JUNKISODE* booty shorts, natural fibers, Heated Rivalry and brand deals

Season 2 episode 1 : Hellen doesn't believe in heterosexual love anymore, Lil Megs explains how addiction to fan fiction feels, and how Punxsutawney Phil helps sell booty shorts.
*JUNKISODE* grammy's recap, fan fiction, and the KGB
06 February 2026

*JUNKISODE* grammy's recap, fan fiction, and the KGB

On today's episode we do a Grammys recap, talk about some of our favorite shows at the moment, Megan discusses her current fan fiction obsession, and reminisce on 3 years of Thrift Pony!!
*JUNKISODE* getting scammed in Vegas and being okay pissing people off
30 January 2026

*JUNKISODE* getting scammed in Vegas and being okay pissing people off

On this week's episode we talk about little meg's recent Vegas trip, getting scammed by a time share, and Hellen talks about getting haters and being okay with that. *apologies for the crappy quality our mic broke :/*
*JUNKISODE* harry styles world tour and getting our permit!!!!!!!!!
23 January 2026

*JUNKISODE* harry styles world tour and getting our permit!!!!!!!!!

On this weeks episode Megan freaks out about Harry Styles going on tour. We FINALLLY got our building permit so we started building fitting rooms at the new store and we're hiring :) Hellen reviews some fun facts from our 2025 sales data. This is kind of a junkisode where we talk about a bunch of random things and start to go insane cuz we've been in the same room for too long. Enjoy!
how we're training pricers in 2026 and our and favorite 2016 memories
16 January 2026

how we're training pricers in 2026 and our and favorite 2016 memories

In this weeks episode we talk about our plan for training our pricing team at Thrift Pony as we scale to our second store, including some interesting findings from 2025 sales and inventory data. Then we talk about 2016 and our favorite fashion trends and what we were up to!