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How Kibbe body types became an internet obsession
13 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm.
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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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