Articles of Interest

Avery Trufelman

Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.

  • 43 minutes 37 seconds
    Fantasy of Fashion, Revisited

    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. 

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    23 January 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 35 minutes 10 seconds
    Made in USA

    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

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    16 January 2026, 7:00 am
  • 55 minutes
    Gear: Epilogue (with Jad Abumrad)

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

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    17 December 2025, 7:00 am
  • 51 minutes 43 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 7

    Soldiers and civilians live in different Americas. But we don't have to. 

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    3 December 2025, 7:05 am
  • 50 minutes 19 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 6

    "Gorpcore" emerges.... from (maybe, potentially) unexpected places. 

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    26 November 2025, 7:00 am
  • 57 minutes 41 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 5

    A pattern for blending in. And for standing out.

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    19 November 2025, 7:00 am
  • 47 minutes 14 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 4

    The end of the draft leads to the yuppification of the field jacket. 

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    12 November 2025, 7:00 am
  • 58 minutes 54 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 3

    The outdoors is no longer for macho men. In fact, now it's for babies. 

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    5 November 2025, 7:00 am
  • 53 minutes 4 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 2

    Gear gets defined by scientific testing and research. 

    And this process was pioneered with the development of the field jacket. 

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    29 October 2025, 6:00 am
  • 57 minutes 48 seconds
    Gear: Chapter 1

    Almost all clothes have something to do with the military. But one industry in particular has a lot to do with the military. 

    The first episode of the new season establishes how the American military came to be, and how they were dressed. To see images and learn more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com

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    22 October 2025, 6:00 am
  • 3 minutes 56 seconds
    Gear: Prologue

    The next series from Articles of Interest

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    15 October 2025, 7:00 am
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