Hosted by Thesiswhisperer · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 14 episodes
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Anitra and Jason are two type nerds, who share the strange and wonderful stories of the typefaces we read every day (and their mutual disdain for Goudy)
Thesiswhisperer hosts The Type Pod, a arts show with 14 episodes published.
Copperplate Gothic is probably already on your computer. It comes pre-loaded on many. It has been there this whole time, quietly convincing people it's elegant. It is not elegant. In this episode, we examine why Copperpl
You’ve seen Mrs Eaves everywhere—even if you’ve never known her name. In this episode, we uncover the story behind one of the most familiar typefaces around, and its designer, Suzanna Licko —a woman who gets credit for h
An emergency podcast. Ripped straight from the headlines of a couple weeks ago. When Calibri was unceremoniously replaced by Times New Roman under the Trump administration, we chose to process our feelings—potential trav
This episode we talk about Transport, which is not a typeface. We know this for sure because designer Margaret Calvert said so in an email to us. If you have ever driven anywhere you will know the (not a) typeface Transp
Originally Anitra thought this typeface was designed by a woman, and because she is the only person authorized to speak about typefaces designed by a woman Anitra did the research for this episode. Sure, Jason is in touc
Our book Back to Font is finally out! You can buy it in bookstores and everything! If you are in the UK you can get a 20% discount by going to laurenceking.com and entering the code TYPEPOD20. In the grand tradition of t
Inger gathered the team for an emergency pod about Balto the 2013 typeface chosen for the Harris Waltz campaign. After one failed attempt – which tested Inger’s patience about kerning — we nailed it (although we may inad
After a long delay (we blame the state of the world, frankly - exhausting) it's finally the end of season one of The Type Pod! In this episode we finally tackle our least favourite typeface: Goudy. We learn about the des
In this episode we talk about Baskerville, which is the most trustworthy typeface (as proven by Science.) Anitra has Feminist Thoughts about designer John Baskerville and thought it would be inappropriate for Jason to ma
In this episode, David joins us again as we examine the history of that most ubiquitous of typefaces, Times New Roman, which is much more interesting than Times New Roman itself - honest. Anitra volunteered to do the typ
After a longer than intended - “we’re out of lockdown and we have a social life again!” - pause The Type Pod is back. In this episode we deep dive into Bodoni, that typeface most beloved by designers of fashion magazines
Content warning: this pod contains details of historical sexual abuse. Due to technical issues during recording, we skip our advertised feature on Times New Roman; although fear not, we will return to Times New Roman in
In this first episode, Anitra and Jason talk about Futura, that most versatile of modernist typefaces and its designer Paul Renner, OG Anti-fa. Anitra tells Jason why the Nazis hated Latin typefaces. We argue about the m
Catch up with your favourite typography nerds, Anitra and Jason, as they unravel the mysteriously wonderful world of typefaces - and the people who make them. Each episode is a deep dive into one type face (not a font!),
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