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You Are What You Watch
You Are What You Watch

Episode 571

What we see on screen has this way of influencing our perception of the world, which makes sense because the average American spends 2 hours and 51 m…

2 years, 4 months ago

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The Power Broker #2: Jamelle Bouie
The Power Broker #2: Jamelle Bouie

This is the second official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro.

This week, Roman Ma…

2 years, 5 months ago

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The White Castle System of Eating Houses
The White Castle System of Eating Houses

Episode 570

White Castle has its own take on fast food hamburgers. For starters, the patties are square, with five holes in each patty. And they’re small, too –-…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Between the Blocks
Between the Blocks

Episode 569

Seen from above, Sofia, Bulgaria, looks less like a city and more like a forest. Large "interblock park" green spaces between big apartment structure…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Don't Forget to Remember
Don't Forget to Remember

Episode 568

When a highway gets made, there’s a clear and consistent process for doing so. Not so, public memorials. From the Vietnam Wall to the National Memori…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Roman Mars Describes Chicago As It Is
Roman Mars Describes Chicago As It Is

A few years ago, at the very start of the pandemic, Roman Mars wrote an episode of 99pi in which he simply talked about design details in his house -…

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Double Kick
The Double Kick

Episode 567

Watch a skate video today, and you'll notice how similarly shaped the boards are. It’s called the “popsicle” design, because the deck is narrow in th…

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Power Broker #1: Robert Caro
The Power Broker #1: Robert Caro

Welcome to our first official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. Robert Caro happ…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Imitation Nation
Imitation Nation

Episode 566

Fake cities. Imitation nations. People role-playing as civilians, spies, or enemies, complete with costumes and props. It's all part of an effort coo…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Mini-Stories: Volume 18
Mini-Stories: Volume 18

Episode 565

Our second and final set of mini-stories for the season: We'll be covering upside-down construction, the linguistics of filler and a fire that has be…

2 years, 6 months ago

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