How Kibbe body types became an internet obsession

10/03/2022 13 min
How Kibbe body types became an internet obsession

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Episode Synopsis

How an out-of-print style guide from the 1980s unexpectedly spawned an online fandom. Vox’s Terry Nguyen explains.
Read Terry’s story: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22950721/david-kibbe-body-typing-explainer
Today’s episode was produced by Taylor Maycan, engineered by Jon Ehrens and hosted by Adam Clark Estes.
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