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The Revolutionary Post
Episode 244
Winifred Gallagher, author of How the Post Office Created America: A History, argues that the post office is not simply an inexpensive way to send a …
9 years, 1 month ago
Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle
Episode 243
On January 3, 1979, two officers from the Los Angeles Police Department went to the home of Eulia May Love, a 39-year-old African-American mother. Th…
9 years, 1 month ago
Mini-Stories: Volume 2
Episode 242
Part 2 where host Roman Mars talks to the 99pi producers about their favorite “Mini-Stories.” These are little anecdotes or seeds of a story about de…
9 years, 1 month ago
Mini-Stories: Volume 1
Episode 241
Host Roman Mars talks to the 99pi producers about their favorite “Mini-Stories.” These are little anecdotes or seeds of a story about design and arch…
9 years, 2 months ago
Plat of Zion
Episode 240
The urban grid of Salt Lake City, Utah is designed to tell you exactly where you are in relation to Temple Square, one of the holiest sites for Mormo…
9 years, 2 months ago
Guano Island
Episode 239
In 2014, President Obama expanded the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, making it the largest marine preserve in the world at the time…
9 years, 3 months ago
NBC Chimes
Episode 238
The NBC chimes may be the most famous sound in broadcasting. Originating in the 1920s, the three key sequential notes are familiar to generations of …
9 years, 3 months ago
Dollar Store Town
Episode 237
Dollar stores are not just a U.S. phenomenon. They can be found in Australia and the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Mexico. And a lot of the stu…
9 years, 3 months ago
Reverb
Episode 236
Through a combination of passive and active acoustics, architects and acousticians can control the sounds of spaces to fit any kind of need. With sou…
9 years, 3 months ago
Ten Letters for the President
Episode 235
People who write the White House know that the president himself will most likely not see their message. Many of their letters start with phrases lik…
9 years, 4 months ago