The Outdoor Gearification of the American Wardrobe

Culture Study Podcast

Society & Culture, Arts

4.5 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

I can’t tell you how excited I am about this one: Avery Trufelman, host of the beloved podcast Articles of Interest, is here to talk all things OUTDOOR GEAR. More specifically: how so much of our everyday clothing became gear adjacent, what the military has to do with all of this (everything), why outdoor clothes still don’t come in plus sizes, gear as Tech Bro status symbol, and SO MUCH MORE. This one’s a multi-faceted delight — the sort of episode you’ll be bringing up in conversation for weeks to come.Thanks to the sponsors of today’s episode!Head to zbiotics.com/CULTURESTUDY and use CULTURESTUDY at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics.Go to HelloFresh.com/CULTURESTUDY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for LifeSave 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/cultureVisit shopbeam.com/culture and use code CULTURE to get up to 40% off your orderShow Notes:LISTEN TO ARTICLES OF INTEREST !!!!Follow the newsletter for Articles of Interest hereThe specific Articles of Interest about the zippersJason Chen on GORPCORELoved this piece on visiting the Carhartt company archiveI Wore A Fleece Vest To Work To See If I Felt Like A Tech BroWe’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:BIG KOREAN ENERGY with Mash-Up Americans (Their framework for questions: What is this Korean vibe everywhere in culture, in food, in beauty, in politics? Definitely not complaining, but maybe confused? Well. Do we have the explainer for all of you Korean Americans, Korean Koreans, and everyone who is adjacent to Korean culture -- which is everyone. What are YOUR questions?)Contemporary Dating Culture!!! Why does it suck, how can it suck less! (with Jonquilyn Hill)All things Love is Blind with Audie CornishEldest daughter discourseAn ADULT HOBBIES crossover episode with Forever35!The sociology of NAMES (naming trends, naming assumptions)WEIRD ENGLISH WORDS (where do they come from!) with Colin Gorrie, who writes explainers like this one on the word DOGAnything you need advice or want musings on for the AAA segment. You can ask about anything, it’s literally the name of the segment!As always, you can submit them (and ideas for future eps) hereFor this week’s discussion: How do you see gearification in your own wardrobe? What piece of clothing are you going to look at differently from now on?

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. I wanted to give you a heads up about some of the episodes we're working on so you can submit your questions.
0:05.9	We're doing a crossover episode with Forever 35 all about pursuing hobbies as an adult.
0:11.5	So much to talk about. And speaking of hobbies, I need you all to binge the current season of love is blind and submit all your thoughts and questions because I'll be recording an episode with Audie Cornish at the end of the month after we've all seen it and digested it.
0:24.6	This is going to be my first time watching it.
0:26.9	So I'm coming out as a newbie, whereas Adi has been watching it for the entire run.
0:32.8	This is going to be fantastic.
0:34.9	And speaking of Love is Blind, we want all your questions about dating culture right
0:38.9	now. How is it going? What's working? What's not working? What are the conversations that
0:43.5	you're having about dating culture? What trends are you seeing? Any questions in that direction?
0:48.6	So those are just three of the episodes that we've got in the works. For a full list of what's
0:53.1	coming up, you can check the show notes for this episode. And as always, you can submit your questions for these episodes
0:59.3	and for the Ask and Anything segment at tiny URL.com slash culture study pod. Okay, thanks.
1:06.2	On to today's show.
1:13.1	This is the culture study podcast, and I'm Anne Helen Peterson.
1:16.5	And I'm Avery Truffleman, creator and host of Articles of Interest.
1:20.5	Tell me about the new series of Articles of Interest.
1:24.5	Oh, my God.
1:26.2	I know.
1:26.6	You're catching me at a moment where, well, I don't want to do my own hormone. I don't want to be like, it's so complicated. Like, how can I even begin to describe it? It's kind of, it almost feels like when you're trying to paint your own, when you're trying to draw your own face and you're like, I don't know, like my face. Like my eyebrows are so like at some angles. I look like this.
1:45.7	I'm just so in it. You know, I'm like how to begin to describe. And someone very easily out.
1:51.5	So I could be like, yeah, it's about the military. You know, it's so. That's so interesting because I,
1:56.1	it's about the military. But to me also, in the way that it was pitched to us and the like,
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