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546- The Country of the Blind

Andrew Leland grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to...

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545- Shade Redux

This past May, the city of Los Angeles rolled out a brand new, state-of-the art feature for bus...

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544- Chick Tracts

In the 1980s, the little Christian comic books known as Chick Tracts were EVERYWHERE. You’d find...

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543- In Proximity: Ryan Coogler and Roman Mars

In Proximity is a podcast from Proximity Media about craft, career, and creativity. Proximity...

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542- Player Piano

This week we're featuring an episode of The Last Archive The Last Archive is a history show. Our...

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541- The Frankfurt Kitchen

After World War I, in Frankfurt, Germany, the city government was taking on a big project. A lot...

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540- The Siren of Scrap Metal

Amid the noisy bustle of Mexico City, there is a particularly iconic sound echoing on repeat in...

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539- Courtroom Sketch

As electronic news gathering was gaining prominence in the early 20th century, the American Bar...

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415- Goodnight Nobody [rebroadcast]

The unlikely battle between the creator of the New York Public Library children's reading room...

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538- Train Set: Track Three

Happy National Train Day, everyone – for those of you who missed it: that was May 13th this year....

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537- Paved Paradise

LA might be the most extreme parking city on the planet. Parking regulations have made it nearly...

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536- Nuts and Bolts

In her new book Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way),...

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535- Craptions

Bad closed captions can be entertaining, but  they can be serious, too, because captions are a...

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534- For Amusement Only (Free Replay)

There's a new movie out called Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game. It’s a fun and extremely meta...

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533- Dear John and Roman

Last year, Roman Mars teamed up with Hank Green to guest host Dear Hank & John -- this year he's...

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532- For a Dollar and a Dream

From scratchers to the Powerball, the lottery is the most popular form of gambling in the United...

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531- De Fiets Is Niets

Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more...

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530- The Panopticon Effect

The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world. In the original design, all...

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529- The Wilderness Tool

Vintage crosscuts that were made between 1880 and 1930 are often the tool of choice for trail...

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Twenty Thousand Hertz- Golden

The podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz is a show about the world's most interesting and recognizable...

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