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Space Trash, Space Treasure
Episode 233
In the summer of 1961 the upper stage of the rocket carrying the Transit 4A satellite blew up about two hours after launch. It was the first known hu…
9 years, 10 months ago
McMansion Hell
Episode 232
Few forms of contemporary architecture draw as much criticism as the McMansion, a particular type of oversized house that people love to hate. McMans…
9 years, 11 months ago
Half a House
Episode 231
On the night of February 27th, 2010, a magnitude of 8.8 earthquake hit Constitución, Chile and it was the second biggest that the world had seen in h…
9 years, 11 months ago
Project Cybersyn
Episode 230
On September 11, 1973, a military junta violently took control of Chile, which was led at the time by President Salvador Allende. Allende had become …
9 years, 11 months ago
Longbox (Repeat)
Episode 124
Reporter Whitney Jones argues that R.E.M.’s Out of Time is the most politically significant album in the history of the United States. Because of its…
9 years, 11 months ago
The Trend Forecast
Episode 229
Who decides that the color this season is “mint green” or that denim jackets are “back?” Of course, there’s top-down fashion, where couture houses an…
10 years ago
Making Up Ground
Episode 228
Large portions of San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Seattle, Hong Kong and Marseilles were built on top of human made land. What is now Mumbai, I…
10 years ago
Public Works
Episode 227
Infrastructure makes modern civilization possible. Roads, power grids, sewage systems and water networks all underpin society as we know it, forming …
10 years ago
On Average
Episode 226
In many ways, the built world was not designed for you. It was designed for the average person. Standardized tests, building codes, insurance rates, …
10 years ago
Photo Credit
Episode 225
Founded by architect Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus school in Germany would go on to shape modern architecture, art, and design for decades to c…
10 years, 1 month ago