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Policing the Open Road
Episode 410
Before the twentieth century, most Americans rarely came into contact with police officers. But with more and more drivers behind the wheel, police d…
5 years, 7 months ago
California Love Scared Straight
Episode 409
Walter Thompson-Hernandez was just eleven years old when he was admitted to L.A.'s infamous Scared Straight program for graffiti related crimes. In t…
5 years, 7 months ago
Valley of the Fallen
Episode 408
About an hour northwest of Madrid, an enormous stone crucifix rises 500 feet out of a rocky mountaintop. It’s so big you can see it from miles away. …
5 years, 7 months ago
The Dolphin that Roared
Episode 407
When Emily Oberman found a flag of the island nation of Anguilla her father had helped design in her attic, she had no idea it was connected to one o…
5 years, 7 months ago
A Side of Franchise
Episode 406
There are many books about McDonald’s that criticize the company for its many sins, and author Marcia Chatelain has read all of them. But her book co…
5 years, 7 months ago
Freedom House Ambulance Service
Episode 405
One night halfway through a graveyard shift at the hospital, orderly John Moon watched as two young men burst through the doors. They were working de…
5 years, 8 months ago
Return of Oñate's Foot
Episode 404
All across the country, protestors have been tearing down old monuments. These monuments have been falling in the middle of historic protests against…
5 years, 8 months ago
Return of the Yokai
Episode 403
In the US, mascots are used to pump up crowds at sporting events, or for traumatizing generations of children at Chuck E. Cheese, but in Japan it’s d…
5 years, 8 months ago
Instant Gramification
Episode 402
If you’re on Instagram, there’s a decent chance you’ve seen a picture of one particular building called the Yardhouse. It was designed by the London-…
5 years, 8 months ago
Wedding Dresses: Articles of Interest #12
A wedding was once seen as a start of young adulthood. Now, a wedding has come to represent a crowning achievement -- a symbol that your whole life i…
5 years, 9 months ago