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  • “Where are all the new Interrogang episodes‽” you, our gentle listener, may be asking yourself. Here’s a quick programming update and a brief trip on the Hogwarts Express.

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  • Are all type rules meant to be broken‽ We take you back to our convo about the pros and cons of challenging the so-called "rules" of good type design in this Rewind episode.

    We reference the type used in the credits of some films and TV shows a few times in this episode: Loki, The Favourite, and Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.

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  • Where is all the artistic feedback that we so crave‽ Tech Master Andrew sends us back to our discussion from Season 2 in which the guys wonder how we are supposed to develop as designers in this criticism-filled world we live in.

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  • Can you tell the difference between a font description and a description of a bottle of wine‽ Kyle was put to this ridiculous test with his type reputation on the line. Hear how well he fared in this Rewind episode.

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  • What's next for type in 2024‽ We're all about FUN this episode (finally), and with a new year rapidly approaching, Josh and Kyle look back on what this past year has been like for independent type and make some hopeful predictions for the future. It also seems like as good a time as any to clear the air and start fresh, so Josh tells us why he doesn't need your ampersand and Kyle will allow a free font, if only to prove he's not crotchety. It was a huge year, the universe of indie type was ever-expanding, and we tried to cram it all into this one episode. Did we succeed? Nah, but we all need room to do better next year...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Asoma from James Plattner
    Burghi from CAST
    Hour from 205TF

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  • Who will help guide Santa's sleigh tonight‽ It's our annual Gift Guide review, and although Josh has had too much eggnog, Kyle the Red-Nosed Reindeer is here to help finish out your holiday shopping list. There are pencils that will encourage you to sketch more, apparel for your naked designer friends, tools for adding typography into your next woodworking project, and more than enough globby holiday spirit. And Josh responds to a fan letter with "Yes Virginia, There is a Perfect Font" to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas: loving the fonts you're with...

    Happy Holidays!

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Synt from ABC Dinamo
    Esperanza from Labor & Wait
    Ease from Studio Feixen
    Calyx from Blaze Type

    From Santa's Type Toy Shop:
    Alphabet Keytags from Colophon
    "Fully Charged" Pencils from PSTL
    Jokker Cards from Displaay Type
    Letraset-Inspired Sticker Sheets from Toko Type
    "You Live and You Kern" Sweatshirt from Goodtype
    'Footnotes' Socks from PSTL
    .NOTDEF Glyph I Love You from Bastarda Type
    Shift Happens by Marcin Wichary
    Letraset, the DIY Typography Revolution by Adrian Shaughnessy
    Mono is the New Black from Counter Print
    ABC Connector Plates & Fonts from ABC Dinamo
    Blockface Kit from Open Press Project
    Rails & Tiles from Shop at Matter
    Typography options for house numbers from Door No. Co.

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  • How much typography can one person possibly consume‽ We intend to find out this week as we foodify some of our favorite releases from this year and fill our plates with typefaces, all in the name of being thankful for this year's font harvest. We've got entrees that will get you toned, starchy fonts that remind us of the power of potatoes, cool and refreshing display types, and sugar-coated fonts to round out your meal and your year. With such an incredible array, we enter the holiday season typographically satiated, overstuffed, and maybe encountering the slightest bit of Regrets...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Qommodore from Production Type
    Nicola from Commercial Type
    Minetto from Dalton Maag
    RST Thundra and RST Mazumbá from Reset Type

    Your 2023 Thanksgiving spread:
    Arbale from Typofonderie
    Terza from Commercial Type
    Octavia from Flavia Zimbardi & Tida Tep
    Fugit from Counter Forms
    Forager from Overlap Type
    Gamuth from Production Type
    Ozik Soft from Nuform Type
    Aligne from Leinster Type
    MD IO from Mass Driver
    Glazier from Positype
    Kablammo from Vectro Type

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  • Can an iconic brand also be a dynamic one‽ This episode starts with a good font with which to sell hugs, a new release that also serves as a marketing exercise, and two handwriting fonts, only one of which is born of hand writing. Then, Josh has to rant about how the ever-changing NBA jerseys are examples of poor branding, and even though Kyle may not exactly disagree, there's a chance the guys are simply behind the times. But at least they are partners in confusion, and we can all agree that good branding has a through line and Pepsi reeks of desperation...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Ozik Soft from Nuform Type
    Scatch from Tipographies
    Dash from Typotheque
    Superscript from Positype

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  • Did you know that font releases come in all sizes‽ Of course you did, you've been listening to this podcast for almost three years now. The releases keep getting bigger and bigger this week, and we start by pulling Gantry out of Ohno Type Co's dangerous Drawer, then we get old-timey with Ephemera Font's Osbert, followed by the jive-inducing Name Mono from ArrowType, and finishing with the behemoth that is Sharp Type's Sharp Grotesk Global. Now If we could only get Kyle to start paying attention to any of this, we might be on to something...

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  • What are the best fonts for horrifying candy creations‽ This is our annual Halloween episode and Josh has the mad scientist credentials to meet the occasion. He and Art Director Ygor introduce you to the next generation of Halloween candy and the fonts they will use to sell them. The guys also discuss what haunts them in type, ancient incantations to rid us all of a particular typeface's curse, a font that is already filling its Piehole, and the reason Kyle is never stylin'. So grab a potato sack of Novaburst and give in to the insanity, your Trick or Treat bag might get a little heavy this year...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Viroqua from Mark Simonson Studio
    Done from Ohno Type Co.
    Arsen from Typofonderie
    Forager from Overlap Type Foundry
    Fitzroy from Cantrell Type Foundry
    Spell from Lift Type

    Fonts perfect for new and horrifying Halloween candy:
    Caraque from Dalton Maag
    Gordian Kapitalen from Typotheque
    Alterego from Bold Monday
    Forno Wild Waffle from Pizza Typefaces
    Megazoid from Font of the Month Club

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  • Have you ever considered the font needs of monsters‽ It's a monster mash (or rather, job fair) for this Rewind episode in which we design business cards for all your favorite Halloween ghosts and ghouls. And, unfortunately, for Fluffles...

    And here are the fonts we recommend for the employment-seeking monster in your life:
    Oroban from Blaze Type
    Ehrie by Blast Foundry on Future Fonts
    Ohno Casual Light from Ohno Type Co.
    This Man This Monster from Comic Book Fonts
    Neptun from la Bolde Vida
    Puffin Display Soft Black from Bold Monday
    Francesco from Production Type
    Dapifer Stencil Bold from Darden Studio
    Plakato Paper Pro Regular Italic from Underware
    Chee Pickles from Ohno Type Co.
    Comic Code by Toshi Omagari

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  • Why is this podcast so obsessed with the names of fonts‽ Because it's important, that's why! (And fun!) This time, Kyle challenges Josh to come up with his own name for fonts, both real and imagined, to explore the thought process behind how a font gets its name. Turns out, naming a font is quite a journey; in this episode alone we have Chonkboards, we get a little Smoishii, there are Spooky Actions, and even some Tragedy. Is Josh up to the challenge? Ah, what a Cloisterfuch...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Kit from Darden Studio
    Kukulkan from Sudtipos
    Anormal from Fred Fonts on Future Fonts
    Leopardo from 205TF
    VTC Tre from Vocal Type

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  • How badly do we all need to expand our type vocabulary‽ This episode starts with Skeleton fonts, a typeface that brings the glom, creative pixelation, and the Goofus and Gallant of font releases, and then the guys rank the definitive* list of type words, phrases, and concepts that everyone should know. Josh just won't let you forget about Blackletter fonts and Kyle is all about those ligatures, but it turns out you probably won't impress people by being able to tell the difference between a dash and a hyphen. And then the 90s came around (heavy sigh)...

    *Absolutely not definitive

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    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    FT Lambert from FrosType
    Routine from Blaze Type
    Kyoshi from Alanna Munro
    Lardent and Dopple from Colophon Foundry

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  • Need more type podcasts in your life‽ We've got you covered! We're expanding our podcasting output with a new show: TypeCraft! TypeCraft is a podcast mini-series with interviews conducted by our very own Kyle Read, where we will hear from some of the biggest names in type. Give this episode a listen to hear who we've got lined up for Season One. Then stick around to solve the mystery of why you've only been listening to Josh for all these years...

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  • How much could an agent help freelance designers find work‽ Josh and Kyle put on a suit and tie this week and tackle some business topics. Could tying cost-of-living data to font prices be the way of the future? And what would a world with type design agents look like? Along the way, Josh wants to start a giant game of font naming telephone and Kyle is freelance Robocop. As if there is any question who the weird ones are...

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Doumbar from Atipo Foundry
    Basilar from R-Typography
    Align from Commercial Type

    And check out the pricing model from Counter Forms here.

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  • How did all these foundries keep so busy this summer‽ There's so much to cover in this episode: the concept of social kerning, new foundry Adotbelow's explorations of multiculturalism in type, CSTM's Backslanted defying the laws of typographic gravity, Arbale serving as Typofonderie's Avengers, the hints of Helvetica in Typotheque's Münchenstein, the orderly bounciness of Smilena from Melvas Type, and how Colophon's Parent inspired revolution out of Josh. And you'll never guess which one of these fonts we're going to use to sell our asbestos...

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  • Do you have any bad habits you need to break‽ Josh and Kyle are back in the habit of podcasting, so they wonder how much the traits you develop as you grow up might hold you back as a professional. You probably don't need to unlearn everything you know, because sometimes, your habits just make you who you are. Kyle can't finish what he starts and Josh's arm movements are barely human, but their neural pathways may not allow for much better...

    Ten points for Hufflepuff!

    Font releases highlighted in this episode:
    Kibitz from Colophon
    MD IO from Mass-Driver
    Aligne from Leinster Type
    Spades from Order Type Foundry

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  • Aren't we all a snob about something‽ Well, we tried our best not to be too obnoxious about it in this Rewind episode about having strong personal preferences around type.

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  • How many stars does a sensible serif deserve anyway‽ We return to the pros and cons of a widespread font rating system in this week's Rewind.

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  • Would you snap your fingers and make 50% of all fonts disappear‽ Will Josh or Kyle put on the gauntlet, or will they send in the Avengers to save the fonts?

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