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Drawbridge operators in Chicago used to live at these specific homes nestled at the base of their bridges.
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Man Who Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge
At the height of the Incan empire, a series of 200 woven suspension bridges crisscrossed the valleys of the Andes. Today, only one remains. It’s call…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Finding The Great Gatsby in Louisville
You might think of The Great Gatsby as a classic New York City novel – but the events that set off the action of the story actually take place somew…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Saving the World’s Rarest Pasta
For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia knew how to make the “threads of God,” an exceptionally intricate pasta. But then, one woman decid…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Dylan’s Mailbag: Waiting in Lines, Traveling with Mixed Budgets, and Unexpected Layovers
Dylan and producers Johanna and Amanda take your questions. If you have a question for Dylan, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Medical Clowning Program (Classic)
The history of medical clowning extends back to Ancient Greece and the time of Hippocrates and is taught in workshops throughout the world.
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1 year ago
That Time Locusts Ate The Entire Midwest
In the 1870s the Midwest experienced a devastating natural disaster in the form of… an enormous cloud of extremely hungry locusts. Dylan and producer…
1 year ago
Club Ebony
We get a crash course in the Chitlin' Circuit, a network of entertainment venues for Black musicians during segregation. And we take a closer look at…
1 year ago
The Big Well
In 1887, Greensburg, Kansas was a small town in a relatively new state. The town needed to come up with a way to attract visitors – and they chose to…
1 year ago
The Places We Gained After the Pandemic
It’s been five years since the pandemic shutdown. So often, conversations about that time revolve around places we’ve lost. But for this episode, Atl…
1 year ago