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A Series of Tubes
Episode 61
Pneumatic (adj.): of, or pertaining to, air, gases, or wind. In the world before telephone, radio, and email, the tasks of transmitting information …
13 years, 5 months ago
BackStory- Heyward Shepherd Memorial
I only recently started listening to BackStory with the American History Guys, but it’s already earned a top spot in my crowded weekly rotation. With…
13 years, 5 months ago
Two Storeys
While we’re gearing up for season 3, we present two pieces from two shows we love: First up, Language Bites from RTE Choice in Ireland. Language Bite…
13 years, 6 months ago
Names vs The Nothing
Episode 60
New Public Sites is an investigation into some of the invisible sites and overlooked features of our everyday public spaces. These are the liminal sp…
13 years, 6 months ago
Some Other Sign that People Do Not Totally Regret Life
Episode 59
Sean Cole is a poet and he knows what you think of that. He is also a radio producer. One night, drunk and stumbling around the Hudson River with his…
13 years, 7 months ago
Purple Reign
Episode 58
What’s the difference between what the public sees and what an architect sees when they look at a building? The hotel on the very prominent corner of…
13 years, 7 months ago
Kickstarter Video for Season 3 of 99% Invisible
This is the Kickstarter video for funding the new season of 99% Invisible. If you enjoy the show and want to help keep it going, now is the time to g…
13 years, 7 months ago
What Gave You That Idea
Episode 57
Starlee Kine’s friend Noel works in advertising. In 2003, Noel was working in at an agency in Richmond, VA. Everyone wanted to work on flashy spots l…
13 years, 8 months ago
Frozen Music
Episode 56
Goethe said, “Architecture is frozen music.” I like that. Of course that was before audio recording, so now, for the most part, music is frozen music…
13 years, 8 months ago
The Best Beer in the World
Episode 55
If you’re a beer nerd, or have a friend who’s a beer nerd, you’ve heard of Belgian beers. Belgians take beer very seriously. Amongst the 200 Belgian …
13 years, 9 months ago