Recho Omondi’s fashion podcast ‘The Cutting Room Floor’ inks a multiyear deal with Patreon

The fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor has entered a multiyear partnership with Patreon. The popular podcast, hosted and executive produced by the designer Recho Omondi, is in the top 1% of Patreon’s podcasts. The deal marks the podcast’s transformation into an independent media company. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We share a vision of investing in the next generation of creative voices, and this partnership is about building that future together,” said Betsy Mc Cormick, Patreon’s VP of creator success, in a statement. Patreon has signed on to support the show in a three-year commitment through joint marketing and aiding Omondi’s production and team infrastructure. From podcast to independent media company Omondi launched The Cutting Room Floor across streaming platforms in 2018 and joined Patreon exclusively in 2021. Episodes feature her interviewing fashion industry professionals, designers, models, stylists, journalists, and others, discussing fashion’s position in contemporary culture and going behind the scenes of the fashion world. Guests have included Law Roach, JT, Yasiin Bey, Steve Madden, Cynthia Erivo, and Karla Welch. “Our ethos has always been to make fashion and culture content that is intelligent, educational and entertaining, and our audience responded to that—alongside programming that offers real utility, with conversations they can return to,” Omondi said in a statement. Plans under the deal include bringing new content to viewers that will go beyond the show’s long-form interviews, such as introducing events that allow people to connect with Omondi off-screen and collaborations with other key creators on Patreon. ’55K-Gate‘ Through the partnership, Omondi has the opportunity to grow her team and operations; several new positions will be available soon. When it came to hiring last year, Omondi ran into controversy. In August 2025, she posted a job listing offering $55,000 annually pretax for a full-time po