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Person in Lotus Position
Episode 272
Tech analysts estimate that over six billion emojis are sent each day. Emojis, which started off as a collection of low-resolution pixelated images f…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Great Dismal Swamp
Episode 271
On the border of Virginia and North Carolina stretches a great, dismal swamp. The Great Dismal Swamp, actually — that’s the name British colonists ga…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Stethoscope
Episode 270
Imagine for a moment the year 1800. A doctor is meeting with a patient – most likely in the patient’s home. The patient is complaining about shortnes…
8 years, 7 months ago
Ways of Hearing
Episode 269
When the tape started rolling in old analog recording studios, there was a feeling that musicians were about to capture a particular moment. On tape,…
8 years, 7 months ago
El Gordo
Episode 268
In Spain, they do the lottery differently. First of all, it’s a country-wide obsession — about 75% of Spaniards buy a ticket. There’s more than one l…
8 years, 7 months ago
The Trials of Dan and Dave
Episode 267
This is the story of an ad campaign produced for the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona. Perennial runner-up in the sports shoe category, Reebok, was tr…
8 years, 7 months ago
Repackaging the Pill
Episode 266
Most people are familiar with at least one version of the birth control pill’s packaging — a round plastic disc which opens like a shell and looks li…
8 years, 7 months ago
The Pool and the Stream
Episode 265
This is the story of a curvy, kidney-shaped swimming pool born in Northern Europe that had a huge ripple effect on popular culture in Southern Califo…
8 years, 8 months ago
Mexico 68
Episode 264
The 1968 Olympics took place in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first Games ever hosted in a Latin American country. And for Mexico City, the event w…
8 years, 8 months ago
You Should Do a Story
Episode 263
“You should do a story…” is the first line to a lot of the conversations you have when you work at 99pi. This week we look into a bunch of those stor…
8 years, 8 months ago