We're kicking off the new year at 99pi with a fresh installment of mini-stories, including: a strange collision of mundane infrastructure and political insurrection; a graphic design history mystery dating back to the 1980s; what may be the most hated architectural design of 2021; and a record-breaking album cover design so cutting edge it cost more money to ... Show More
Jul 17
100 Objects #9: Missing Children Milk Carton
In 1982, a twelve-year-old paperboy, Johnny Gosch, vanished from a quiet Iowa street and sparked an unlikely campaign: the faces of missing children printed on milk cartons by the billions. Roman Mars and Annie Brown trace how a regional dairy campaign exploded into a national sy ... Show More
33m 53s
Jul 10
100 Objects #8: Billy Possum
In 1902, an American classic was born: the teddy bear. Named after President Theodore Roosevelt, the toy became a huge hit, and sparked an idea…maybe every president from then on should have their own viral stuffed animal. Jon Mooallem tells the story of the ill-fated billy possu ... Show More
36m 10s
May 2023
*PATREON PREVIEW* The Afters with 24kGoldn
<p>On our new weekly lightning round mini ep with 24kGoldn, we're fucking around with finishing college, interning at a hedge fund, neck pillows that look like penises vs. penises that look like neck pillows, shaving your head vs. not getting head for a year, album leaks vs. DM l ... Show More
2m 54s
May 2023
*PATREON PREVIEW* The Afters with 18 East's Antonio Ciongoli
<p>On our new weekly lightning round mini ep with Antonio Ciongoli, we're fucking around with Kith, Rowing Blazers, skateboards that look like penises vs. penises that look like skateboards, losing customers or losing skate tricks, laying off your entire staff, never visiting the ... Show More
5m 35s
<p><a href="https://www.throwingfits.com/subscribe">Subscribe</a> to the Throwing Fits Substack. </p> <p dir="ltr">On our new weekly mini ep, we're fucking around and getting silly with the GD MFing Boyz, recapping and breaking down this week's guest pod and touching on a variety ... Show More