Articles of Interest

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-choices

How did used clothing lose its proverbial and literal stink? An episode brought to you by The Real Real. 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.comTo 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