Podcast Episodes
Back to Search100 Years of the LA Central Library with Susan Orlean
The LA Central Library has always been unique. It doesn’t look like a typical big city library, many people didn’t want it to be built in the first p…
1 month ago
True Treats Historic Candy
Candy scholar Susan Benjamin brings us to her research-based historic candy shop, and introduces us to some surprising sweets that have shaped Americ…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Real Town Behind War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds by Orson Welles is perhaps the most famous radio play on Earth. But what’s left out of the story is where the play was set — a real…
1 month, 1 week ago
Garbage Goat (Classic)
This sculpture in Spokane, WA was created by a"welding nun" decades ago.
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Weekend Road Trip: The Bob Baker Marionette Theater
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is a beloved place in Los Angeles, California. The theater almost closed down when its founder, Bob Baker, died in 2…
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Temple of Pythons (Classic)
We visit southern Benin to hear the story of the Temple of Pythons and clear up some misconceptions about one of the world's most misunderstood spiri…
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Walking the Johnny Appleseed Trail with Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald grew up taking long walks with his father in rural Massachusetts. And on those walks, his father told him stories about legendary fi…
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A Syrian Seed Library, Under Siege
When armed fighters captured his workplace during Syria’s civil war, Ali Shehadeh decided to pay them a visit. He was determined to save his life’s w…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Paris Sewer Museum
We dive into the dirty history of the famed Paris sewer system, from its unorthodox cleaning methods, to a pneumatic postal service that ran via the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
National Ice Core Lab (Classic)
Scientists in Denver, Colorado store and conduct tests on miles of ice core samples dating back hundreds of thousands of years.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago