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Everything Is Tuberculosis
Everything Is Tuberculosis

Episode 623

John Green uncovers how the world’s deadliest curable disease still thrives—and why everything, from cowboy hats to colonial borders, traces back to …

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A Walking Tour with Mr. Memphis
A Walking Tour with Mr. Memphis

Take a whirlwind tour of Memphis with the city’s most enthusiastic historian, uncovering duck parades, telecom turf wars, and a street named after a …

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The Great American Pyramid
The Great American Pyramid

Episode 622

In 1991, one of the strangest buildings in America opened — a 32-storey, stainless steel pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Great American Pyramid

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Secret Mall Apartment
Secret Mall Apartment

Episode 621

A group of artists explored the back hallways of a mall in Providence, RI, and found the perfect place to build a private hangout. We interviewed the…

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Beautiful West Oakland, California
Beautiful West Oakland, California

Episode 620

When global trade reshapes a city, who pays the price—and who fights back?

Alexis Madrigal’s new book is called The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Acco…

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What We're Reading
What We're Reading

Episode 619

After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been reading. A group of us got together and presented …

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A Beetle By Any Other Name
A Beetle By Any Other Name

Episode 618

A tiny, unremarkable beetle hiding in the caves of Slovenia has an infamously unfortunate name—one that has sparked heated debates in the scientific …

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The Brutalists
The Brutalists

Episode 617

A film about a struggling architect, a style the world loves to hate—The Brutalist and Brutalism itself share more than just a name. Is it bold visio…

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The Nazi Block
The Nazi Block

Episode 616

In the heart of Berlin’s Tempelhof-Schöneberg district sits a hulking, crumbling concrete cylinder—an abandoned relic of a Nazi plan to rebuild the c…

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The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up
The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up

Join Roman and Elliott one last time as they reflect on their journey with you all through The Power Broker, exploring their favorite moments and ans…

1 year, 5 months ago

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