This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

It's the end of the year in time for our annual mini stories episodes.

Many stories are these fun quick hit stories

that maybe came up in our research for another episode or there were just some cool

thing that someone told us about. It could be from a friend, someone on Twitter, a relative, Avery's dad, just some story that we found really interesting,

but it didn't quite warrant a full episode in two months of hard reporting, but they're great 99 p.I stories nonetheless.

And my favorite part is we do them as unscripted interviews where I'm in the studio,

but the people who work on this show who I like a lot.

This is the greatest team in all of podcast land. I guarantee you that.

This week we have stories about 60s cult TV shows, semi-useless gadgets, Woo-Woo, miracle cures,

in a modern Christmas tradition. It's going to be fun.

Up first is Avery Truffman.

Okay.

Okay.

What do you got? I have for you my oldest article of clothing. I am interested.

Yeah, I've worn this my whole life. Okay. You can feel I can feel it soft. It is a soft

gray t-shirt. I've been wearing that weirdo shirt since I was like three so clearly my parents gave it to me.

I mean, I definitely remember it went down to your knees.

Why you took it, I don't know, or maybe I don't know.

I don't think I had the agency to take it. I bet you put it I don't know or maybe a guy I don't think I had the agency to

take it I bet you put it on me the shirt is 25 years old I don't really at least 25 years

old this is my dad the giver of this shirt to me. So I read what's on it?

...