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99% Invisible Roman Mars
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4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.
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498- The Octagon House
The Octagonal House fad and self-improvement in the 1800s
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497- Hometown Village
The story of a long, skinny island east of Russia's mainland and the ethnic Koreans who have had no choice but to call it home for decades.
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496- The Rights of Rice and Future of Nature
Wild Rice has long played an important role in Ojibwe cultures, but last year, it took on a new role: plaintiff in a court case.
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495- Meet Us by the Fountain
No teenager in America in the 1980s could avoid the gravitational pull of the mall, not even author Alexandra Lange. In her new book, Meet Me by the Fountain, Lange writes about how malls were conceptually born out of a lack of space for people to convene in American suburbs
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494- Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found.
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493- Divining Provenance
Priceless cultural artifacts have been plundered and sold for hundreds of years. You can find these relics in museums and in private collections. In recent years, with the advent of online marketplaces, researchers have begun to find a lot of artifacts for sale on the web. And it turns out, ISIS profits from much of it.
Customer Reviews
A great listen
A great listen to learn about the hidden gems of the world and society we live in
Trains!
Enjoyed the Train Set episode today. Perhaps you could do an entire mini-series on trains. I am no train expert but I like trains and think they’re the best way to travel.
Mixed
Sometimes interesting, sometimes woke.