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100 Objects #3: The Pension Files
What do Civil War pension files reveal about one of history's most successful slave rebellions? Historian Edda Fields-Black joins Roman to trace a st…
3 months, 1 week ago
The MAPL Test
Episode 669
Canada reshaped its music industry with a quirky radio rule that changed who got heard.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw
In the early 20th century, nothing quite fit — fire hoses couldn't connect to one another, football teams played with different balls, traffic lights…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Drug Story: Ivermectin
Episode 668
What started as a revolutionary treatment for river blindness became something far messier.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
100 Objects #1: The Century Safe
In 1876, Americans filled an iron safe with objects meant to tell their story — to be opened a century later. Roman Mars and historian Jill Lepore tr…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ask Your Doctor About
Episode 667
As wild and random as they might seem, a lot of work—and even poetry—goes into coming up with today's catchiest, most unforgettable drug names.
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4 months ago
A History of the United States in 100 Objects Trailer
America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself.
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4 months, 1 week ago
Enshittification
Episode 666
Why is it suddenly so hard to fix the stuff we depend on most?
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4 months, 1 week ago
Citizen of the World
Episode 665
One man rejected nationality and dared the world to recognize him anyway.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Constitution Breakdown #9: Alondra Nelson
This is the ninth episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution.
This month, Roman and Elizabeth discuss Article VI and VII, whic…
4 months, 3 weeks ago