How coming into possession of a stack of vintage ‘Playboy’ issues caused one writer to consider the magazine’s impact on the modern world.Today's story<a href="https://theoutline.com/post/5600/for-better-and-for-worse-the-playboy-of-the-70s-helped-shape-the-america-of-today?zd=1&amp;zi=lefecfc7">"For better and for worse, the 'Playboy Magazine' of the '70's helped shape the America of today" by Jess Klein</a> → <a href="https://theoutline.com/post/5600/for-better-and-for-worse-the-playboy-of-the-70s-helped-shape-the-america-of-today">https://theoutline.com/post/5600/for-better-and-for-worse-the-playboy-of-the-70s-helped-shape-the-america-of-today</a>CreditsToday you heard from Jess Klein. We're hosted and produced by James T. Green. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino.If you’re interested in pitching a story to the Dispatch? Email <a href="mailto:james.green@theoutline.com">james.green@theoutline.com</a>.Find the Dispatch on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/OutlineDispatch">@OutlineDispatch</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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