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Sarah Huckabee Sanders was once politely asked to leave a restaurant and it generated 100x as much handwringing from the media as this will
Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
May 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Did you know that Hark has your fave podcasters read @theatlantic.com articles? Listen in your car, at the gym, or while walking the dog. No AI voices, just humans like @trufelman.bsky.social, @helenzaltzman.bsky.social, & @ohitsbigron.bsky.social. Listen: share.harkaudio.com/ReC6DXvrToVd...
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I've been bugging everyone in my life to listen to the latest Articles of Interest by @trufelman.bsky.social - just an absolutely fantastic documentary podcast series with a great sense of narrative, unexpected choices, and takes smart risks with the form. articlesofinterest.substack.com
Articles Of Interest | Substack
A show about what we wear. Click to read Articles Of Interest, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Here’s something for everyone who tuned into a podcast about military gear and fashion, and found themselves riveted by the history of American imperialism.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/b...
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
very honored to be a part of this live music podcast performance at BAM, in a stacked lineup alongside Catherine Liu, Angela Saini, and Arlie Hochschild (!) www.bam.org/forreal
FOR REAL
Original live music, storytelling, and audience participation meld in a theatrical radio show.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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TIL Banana Republic began as an irreverent military surplus brand.

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Gear: Chapter 4
Make It Fashion
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Gerry Cunningham's home in Arizona was perfect
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The podcast Article of Interest did a fascinating podcast episode on the zipper. It's a complicated piece of technology whose existence is new and not a given - we had plenty of other fasteners - snaps and buttons. And while YKK is now the world's largest zipper maker the zipper was invented in NJ
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And now, Chapter 3. Gear gets available for the whole family
articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/gear-chapt...
Gear: Chapter 3
The lightweight revolution
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
And beneath this writeup of this totally incredible nonagenarian is a little Q&A with a fashion podcaster who is covering the military
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/s...
The 94-Year-Old Model Who Isn’t Done Yet
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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On the long lists of "things that haven't been around as long as you thought" and "things that came out of military research," the concept of layering clothing is one of the most surprising on both lists.
The next chapter of GEAR is out today.
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The military invented layering. That's right. LAYERING
Gear: Chapter 2
The field jacket
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October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The next chapter of GEAR is out today.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The military invented layering. That's right. LAYERING
Gear: Chapter 2
The field jacket
substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Interviewee: "The other is a much deeper question -- it's a historical question"

Avery Trufelman (host): "hell yeah, here we go!"

Exactly why I love this podcast. Psyched for the new season on American outdoors clothes.
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I am so excited to vote for Zohran Mamdani
October 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Should I make this shirt
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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honestly could have pressed @trufelman.bsky.social harder about why someone who just spent years researching the outdoor industry and its connection to the military doesn't wear raincoats... Please forgive me for my journalistic negligence www.fieldmag.com/articles/ave...
Podcast Host Avery Trufelman on Outdoor Gear and the Military
Hit podcast "Articles of Interest" is all about Gear this season, so we spoke with the 99% Invisible host about outerwear, Arc'teryx, Gorpcore & more
www.fieldmag.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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It is always a great day when the first episode of a new season of Articles of Interest drops!
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Get ready to learn why our uniforms are no longer blue
articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/gear-chapt...
Gear: Chapter 1
The American Military Uniform
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October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Hear @trufelman.bsky.social, host of Articles of Interest podcast, talk about her new season, where she explores the link between the U.S. military and the clothes we all wear, like t-shirts, chore jackets and more.

www.wnyc.org/story/the-mi...
The Military's Influence on What We Wear | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Avery Trufelman talks about the new season of her podcast, Articles of Interest, where she explores the link between the U.S. military and the clothes we all wear.
www.wnyc.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Today:
- @graciemay.bsky.social on Trump and George Santos;
- @crainsnewyork.bsky.social's Caroline Spivack on energy & climate in NY;
- NewsQuiz: Name That Album or Artist;
- @trufelman.bsky.social on fashion & the military;
- Amy Sedaris on pet rabbits

Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM