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Cooking with Gas
Episode 547
Back in January, Bloomberg News published a story quoting an obscure government official named Richard Trumka Jr. He works with the Consumer Product …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Country of the Blind
Episode 546
Andrew Leland grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in, such that he now sees the …
2 years, 7 months ago
Shade Redux
Episode 545
This past May, the city of Los Angeles rolled out a brand new, state-of-the art feature for bus shelters. It’s called La Sombrita. La Sombrita is a m…
2 years, 7 months ago
Chick Tracts
Episode 544
In the 1980s, the little Christian comic books known as Chick Tracts were EVERYWHERE. You’d find them in movie theaters and bus station bathrooms, on…
2 years, 7 months ago
In Proximity: Ryan Coogler and Roman Mars
Episode 543
In Proximity is a podcast from Proximity Media about craft, career, and creativity.
Proximity founder Ryan Coogler talks all about podcasts with Roman…
2 years, 8 months ago
Player Piano
Episode 542
This week we're featuring an episode of The Last Archive
The Last Archive is a history show. Our evidence is the evidence of history, the evidence of …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Frankfurt Kitchen
Episode 541
After World War I, in Frankfurt, Germany, the city government was taking on a big project. A lot of residents were in dire straits, and in the second…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Siren of Scrap Metal
Episode 540
Amid the noisy bustle of Mexico City, there is a particularly iconic sound echoing on repeat in the background. This recording blares from trucks tha…
2 years, 8 months ago
Courtroom Sketch
Episode 539
As electronic news gathering was gaining prominence in the early 20th century, the American Bar Association began to fear its effect on court trials …
2 years, 9 months ago
Goodnight Nobody [rebroadcast]
Episode 415
The unlikely battle between the creator of the New York Public Library children's reading room and the beloved children’s classic Goodnight Moon.
Good…
2 years, 9 months ago