Shoddy Goods, from meh.com, by Jason Toon

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The radium craze: Shoddy Goods 108
The Roaring Twenties' most toxic fad
13 hrs ago • Jason Toon

July 2026

Cheez Kisses: Shoddy Goods 107
The grossest-named snack food of the 1970s
Jul 28 • Jason Toon
How old are "oldies"?: Shoddy Goods 106
When it comes to pop hits, the past ain't what it used to be
Jul 21 • Jason Toon
The lives of Bryan: Shoddy Goods 105
How one genius fathered both the canning and paper industries
Jul 14 • Jason Toon
Home intercoms: Shoddy Goods 104
This is Kitchen, calling Rumpus Room, come in, Rumpus Room
Jul 7 • Jason Toon

June 2026

The radio ad blocker: Shoddy Goods 103
A dodgy radio pioneer invents the first "skip commercials" feature
Jun 30 • Jason Toon
Flagg Bros.: Shoddy Goods 102
A shoestore chain jumps on the soul train
Jun 23 • Jason Toon
Musk Ox Farm: Shoddy Goods 101
Tundra-grade wool from an Ice Age survivor
Jun 16 • Jason Toon
Ten things I learned on the way to Shoddy Goods 100
Permit me some navel-gazing on a special occasion
Jun 9 • Jason Toon
Goodbye, car brochures: Shoddy Goods 099
Motoring ephemera gets dumped into the print junkyard
Jun 2 • Jason Toon

May 2026

You Bet Your Sweet Aspercreme: Shoddy Goods 098
Yes, this was a real commercial. That’s all we know.
May 26 • Jason Toon
Schlitzfest in Schlitzerland: Shoddy Goods 097
Schlitz beer is ending. But the party in these ads never goes flat.
May 19 • Jason Toon
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