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Making it Rain
Episode 301
The battlefield has always been at the mercy of the climate, but there was a time in U.S. military history when we did more than just pray for advant…
7 years, 11 months ago
Airships and the Future that Never Was
Episode 300
They are hulking, but graceful -- human-made whales that float in the air. For over a century, lighter-than-air vehicles have captured the public ima…
7 years, 11 months ago
Gerrymandering
Episode 299
The way we draw our political districts has a huge effect on U.S. politics, but the process is also greatly misunderstood. Gerrymandering has become …
7 years, 11 months ago
Miss Manhattan Redux
Episode 200
All around the country, there stands a figure so much a part of historical architecture and urban landscapes that she is rarely noticed. She has gone…
7 years, 11 months ago
Fordlandia
Episode 298
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped t…
8 years ago
Blood, Sweat and Tears (City of the Future, Part 2)
Episode 297
The Bijlmermeer (or Bijlmer, for short) was built just outside of Amsterdam in the 1960s. It was designed by modernist architects to be a "city of th…
8 years ago
Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1)
Episode 296
After World War 2, city planners in Amsterdam wanted to design the perfect “City of the Future.” They decided to build a new neighborhood, close to A…
8 years ago
Making a Mark: Visual Identity with Tom Geismar
Episode 295
The Chase logo was introduced in 1961, when the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company merged to form the Chase Manhattan Bank. At…
8 years ago
Border Wall
Episode 294
When current President Donald Trump took office, he promised to build an “an impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall.…
8 years, 1 month ago
Managed Retreat
Episode 293
In the 1970s it looked like the beloved, 200-year-old Cape Hatteras lighthouse was in danger. The sea was getting closer and threatening to swallow i…
8 years, 1 month ago