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Articles of Interest

by Avery Trufelman

Push-Up Contest

30.01.2026 • 00:36:12

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 a...

Clerical Collar

29.01.2026 • 00:05:59

Pastor Zach never liked to wear a clerical collar. Suddenly, he finds himself wearing one all the time.  Join me in supporting the multifaith nonprof...

Fantasy of Fashion, Revisited

23.01.2026 • 00:43:37

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...

Made in USA

16.01.2026 • 00:35:10

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 Pla...

Gear: Epilogue (with Jad Abumrad)

17.12.2025 • 00:55:00

A recording of an intimate conversation at Ludlow House, where the venerable Jad Abumrad asked me some questions about Gear.  For images (and the lin...

Gear: Chapter 7

03.12.2025 • 00:51:43

Soldiers and civilians live in different Americas. But we don't have to.  For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn ab...

Gear: Chapter 6

26.11.2025 • 00:50:19

"Gorpcore" emerges.... from (maybe, potentially) unexpected places.  For images, links, and more information, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com...

Gear: Chapter 5

19.11.2025 • 00:57:41

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

Gear: Chapter 4

12.11.2025 • 00:47:14

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 c...

Gear: Chapter 3

05.11.2025 • 00:58:54

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...