About this episode

The episode explores the unexpected legacy and cultural significance of the Comic Sans font.

Comic Sans is a punchline. A design crime. Cultural shorthand for bad taste. But the notorious font's legacy isn't one of failure. Because Comic Sans succeeded in ways its critics never saw coming. * Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English Written by Bess Lovejoy Senior Producer is Josh Fisher Story Editor is Virginia Prescott Editing and Sound Design by Jesse Nighswonger Mixing and Mastering by Josh Fisher Research and Fact-Checking by Austin Thompson and Bess Lovejoy Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English Today's episode was produced in partnership with School of Humans . For School of Humans, Producers are Emilia Brock and Edeliz Perez. Executive Producer is Virginia Prescott. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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