Articles of Interest

In my ongoing series with Derek Guy, going chapter by chapter through The Rise Of Fashion , we get to philosophy's original rebel without a cause: Jean Jacques Rousseau.  To listen to full episodes of The Philosophy Club with no ads on the pod player of your choice, become a paying subscriber and head to https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/listen Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/a...

How did a  practical, essential tool become an expensive status symbol?  For photos and links, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The philosophy club is back with a very special one: Voltaire's poem Man of The World .  Derek Guy and Avery discuss what it means to love this messed-up, materialist, consumerist world-- at least in the way that Voltaire does.  Special musical guest Avery Friedman  To listen to this episode in full, without ads, become a paid substack subscriber .  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad...

How did used clothing lose its proverbial and literal stink?  An episode brought to you by The RealReal .  To see images of all the many lives of resale, including inside the enormous Real Real warehouse, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Philosophy club continues. This time, Derek Guy joins to talk about Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son . It's kind of a weird book! For links, and a special additional article from Derek, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com To hear the podcast in full on your podcast player of choice, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com/listen Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fear of automation, trad wives, and America First movements. None of this is new: it all happened in the history of knitting and crochet. For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new series, featuring Derek Guy.  To hear full episodes without ads, become a paid subscriber at articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

China is the land of the future. So why is everyone dressing like 16th century princesses? Check out these amazing outfits at articlesofinterest.substack.om Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A peek into the life of a fit model: one of the stranger jobs in fashion.  For images, details, and more head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

High heels are no longer as high as they were twelve years ago. What happened? An analysis of a trend.  For images and links, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Brought to you by Macy's: a little interview with Molly Rogers, the underground renegade behind some of the most fashionable media out there.   Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

I promise, this has to do with clothes.  As ever, resources and links at articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Archie comic book characters became serious fashion icons, but it all happened through a series of accidents.  For images, links, and the recording of the full live show, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The USA is a young country, but our fashion design is even younger. Like who are the titans of American fashion design? It’s Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren...these designers who are all still alive . And if you want to look at where these titans of American fashion design got it all from, there was a great American fashion designer who many of them were looking towards.  T...

Zoe's dad made a bra that changed the world. Will it change her? A feature from my friends over at the audio magazine Signal Hill Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Pastor Zach never liked to wear a clerical collar. Suddenly, he finds himself wearing one all the time.  Join me in supporting the multifaith nonprofit ISAIAH   Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What role does fashion have in a time of crisis? This is one of my favorite stories I've ever made. But there have been some updates since it came out.  For images, references, and links head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This is one of the best pieces of fashion reporting I have ever heard: it's a reworked version of a story that originally aired on the NPR podcast Planet Money .  And to get my recommendations of well made, relatively ethically produced t- shirts, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A recording of an intimate conversation at Ludlow House, where the venerable Jad Abumrad asked me some questions about Gear.  For images (and the link to the game I talked about) head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Soldiers and civilians live in different Americas. But we don't have to.  For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

"Gorpcore" emerges.... from (maybe, potentially) unexpected places.  For images, links, and more information, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A pattern for blending in. And for standing out. For images and links go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The end of the draft leads to the yuppification of the field jacket.  Images links and more at articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The outdoors is no longer for macho men. In fact, now it's for babies.  Images, links, and more information at articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Gear gets defined by scientific testing and research.  And this process was pioneered with the development of the field jacket.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices