The water guns that looked too real: Shoddy Goods 096

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The father of Sauerkraut Week: Shoddy Goods 095

How a prolific PR hustler launched a hundred "food holidays"

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UFOs are real bland: Shoddy Goods 094

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The Beatles and the Nothing Box: Shoddy Goods 093

Did Hammacher Schlemmer help break up the greatest band of all time?

Apr 21 • Jason Toon

Porta-Fi: Shoddy Goods 092

Why we don't listen to music over electrical wires

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Mark Littell's Nutty Buddy: Shoddy Goods 091

The big league pitcher who invented his own cup

Apr 7 • Jason Toon

March 2026

The Breakfast Machine: Shoddy Goods 090

The "'50s" appliance that's actually from the '90s

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I Heart Ihopplebee's: Shoddy Goods 089

Combo restaurants come back for seconds

Mar 24 • Jason Toon

The Easter Bilby: Shoddy Goods 088

Australia's native chocolate-bunny alternative

Mar 17 • Jason Toon

VCRs for rent: Shoddy Goods 087

The can't-miss '80s idea that missed

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The lost sound of Gap: Shoddy Goods 086

One Gap fan's quest to collect every instore playlist

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February 2026

Jets to Berlin: Shoddy Goods 085

How Germany wooed American tourists after World War II

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