{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"This Is Your Life, Carolyn Fort\u00e9: Good Housekeeping\u2019s Queen of Clean Opens the Big Red Book","description":"This Is Your Life, Carolyn Fort\u00e9: Good Housekeeping\u2019s Queen of Clean Opens the Big Red Book The Not Old Better Show, Good Housekeeping Interview Series: Good Better Best   Today\u2019s episode is brought to you by Wayfair, Every Style Every Home. And today\u2019s episode is special. Today\u2019s guest is special.  we open a very large, very red book\u2026 and it begins with a familiar scene: a kitchen. A sink. A dish towel. And someone\u2014possibly you\u2014asking, \u201cDo I really have to pre-rinse this?\u201d Carolyn Fort\u00e9 has spent more than 40 years at Good Housekeeping, moving from the Textiles Lab to the Home Care & Cleaning Lab\u2014where \u201cclean\u201d isn\u2019t a vibe, it\u2019s data. She and her team don\u2019t just read labels; they challenge them. They make stains on purpose. They time cycles. They inspect fibers. They argue with myths. They test what works, what\u2019s hype, and what\u2019s going to leave your towels smelling like regret.   She\u2019s written books, taught millions, partnered with the American Cleaning Institute, and helped turn everyday home care into something practical, even reassuring\u2014especially for those of us who want our homes to stay safe, comfortable, and easier to manage as the years add up.   And yes\u2026 somewhere in the pages of this big red book is a sentence you never expected to hear: a waterproof computer keyboard\u2026 went into a dishwasher. For science.   So settle in\u2014because today is a warm, funny, heartfelt look back at the career of the woman who\u2019s saved more family arguments than any referee ever could. Remember today\u2019s episode is brought to you by Wayfair, Every Style Every Home. ","author_name":"The Not Old - Better Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.notold-better.com\/","html":"