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The Weight
The Weight

Episode 466

Fitness trends come and go. But the simple weight is an anchor in the shifting tides of culture. As workout equipment has become canonized within the…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Shirley Cards
Shirley Cards

Episode 465

Even if we think of the camera as a neutral technology, it is not. In the vast spectrum of human colors, photographic tools and practices tend to pri…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Finding Julia Morgan
Finding Julia Morgan

Episode 464

Born in 1872, American architect and engineer Julia Morgan designed hundreds of buildings over her prolific career, famous for her work on incredible…

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Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

Episode 463

At a glance, the border between the United States and Canada would seem to be at the friendlier end of the international boundary spectrum. But even …

4 years, 4 months ago

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I Can't Believe It's Pink Margarine
I Can't Believe It's Pink Margarine

Episode 462

Margarine is yellow, like butter, but it hasn't always been. At times and in places, it has been a bland white, or even a dull pink. These strange va…

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Changing Stripes
Changing Stripes

Episode 461

Rioters carried many familiar flags during the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol -- Confederate, MAGA, as well as some custom-mad…

4 years, 4 months ago

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The House that Came in the Mail Again
The House that Came in the Mail Again

Episode 323

The Sears & Roebuck Mail Order Catalog was nearly omnipresent in early 20th century American life. By 1908, one fifth of Americans were subscribers. …

4 years, 5 months ago

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Corpse, Corps, Horse and Worse
Corpse, Corps, Horse and Worse

Episode 460

When it comes to English spelling and pronunciation, there is plenty of rhyme and very little reason. But what is the reason for that? Why among all …

4 years, 5 months ago

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Yankee Pyramids
Yankee Pyramids

Episode 459

Presidential libraries are tributes to greatness, "[a] self-congratulatory, almost fictional account of someone's achievements, where all the blemish…

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Real Fake Bridges
Real Fake Bridges

Episode 458

The great Jacob Goldstein, author of Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing, stops by to tell us two stories about the design of paper currency aro…

4 years, 5 months ago

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