Podcast Episodes

One More Time

Episode 124

A visitor to the islands of the Pacific Northwest once described seeing “a forest of totem poles.” But by the time Robert Davidson was born, there wasn't a single one left standing in his village.

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Published on 9 hours ago

A Sky of Kites

Episode 123

People in India have been flying kites for hundreds of years – using them to predict the weather, carry love letters, and compete in the air. But they share the sky and a name with hundreds of thousa…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Throne

Episode 122

In 1964, a landlord in Washington, DC, noticed that his tenant hadn’t paid rent and went to look for him. The tenant wasn’t in the building – but he’d left behind something strange – something that h…

Published on 4 weeks ago

My Penny

Episode 121

In October of 2006, a press conference was held at a hospital in Denver. During the press conference, a man asked if anyone watching could tell him who he was, or how he got there. Because he didn’t …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The World According to Rick Steves

Episode 120

Never check a bag, always bring a journal, and consider duct tape: a conversation with Rick Steves.

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Published on 2 months ago

Alone Together

Episode 119

In 1966, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey had been married for three years. They’d bought a house in the suburbs in the middle of England, and had jobs at the tax office and a printing press. “They're livi…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Sea Around Us

Episode 118

When writer Rachel Carson built a house on Maine’s Southport Island, her new neighbor, Dorothy Freeman, sent her a note to welcome her. Rachel wrote back. And when the summer was over, they kept writ…

Published on 3 months ago

Hot Dog!

Episode 117

An episode all about hot dogs and the people who love them.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Terra Nova

Episode 116

In 1910, a group of British men set off on an expedition – they wanted to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Over a hundred years later, in the journals and letters that survived, a writer …

Published on 4 months ago

An American Original

Episode 115

In 1963, Jeanne and Alan Abel traveled to Washington, DC to picket in front of the White House. They said they were part of a campaign that wanted to put clothes on animals — including the first lady…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago