Cereal Killers: The History of the Flexi Disc (Episode 39)

Today, the story of the most utilitarian format of the vinyl
record, the flexi-disc. It was embraced by both capitalism and
communism. It was disposable enough to be embossed into cereal
boxes and mailed as postcards, but valuable enough to create
collector frenzy. It's been embraced by the likes of ABBA, Richard
Nixon, Jack White, and Alf. It is auditory planned obsolescence.
Today, part one of a two-part saga on the strange reign of flexible
records: the what and why of Flexi Discs. Subscribe to Highway
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