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Articles of Interest Radiotopia
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4.9 • 3.2K Ratings
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Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.
Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman
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Nudity
Sometimes it’s liberating to be naked. Sometimes it’s really really not.
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Modesty
Why would God care what we wear? A tour through Islam, Mormonism, and Judaism, and all of their varying and overlapping commands. For more images and information, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
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Stylists (With Decoder Ring)
In honor of the Met Gala, a special feature. This is an episode I produced with one of my favorite podcasts, Decoder Ring. Together we asked the questions: what is a celebrity stylist? Where did this job come from? The answer was very fun.
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Clergy
What Catholic priests wear, and the insight it provides into what we laypeople wear. For images of what vestments look like and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
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The Clueless Closet
Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Clueless. So why don’t we have it yet? It’s not the technology. It’s a psychological problem with the way fashion works.
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On Pointe
The pointe shoe is a design that balances at the very tip of both tradition and innovation. What can make it change?
Customer Reviews
Smart. Well-researched. Fashion.
As someone who loves fashion as an expression of culture, time, necessity, and identity, I love every second of this thoughtful podcast.
Well done
The modesty episode was so well done!! Thought provoking and balanced.
FASCINATING!
I have always loved Articles of Interest, but I have to say I was particularly enthralled by the episode about (and I can’t believe I’m saying this) human hair for clothes. I loved how the conversation evolved and deepened as Avery got closer and closer to the root of the issue. All in one episode she covered the sustainably of using human hair for clothes, the ethical implications, the cultural idea of hair and what it means to us as humans, the ethical implications of the wool industry, and how major league baseball is keeping said wool industry afloat. Where else can you get all that in just one episode‽‽
Great work Avery. I know this is a monster of a thing to pull off, but take heart. People are listening!