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Missing the Bus
If you heard that there was a piece of technology that could do away with traffic jams, make cities more equitable, and help us solve climate change, you might think about drive...
The Worst Video Game Ever
Deep within the National Museum of American History’s vaults is a battered Atari case containing what’s known as “the worst video game of all time.” The game is E.T. the Extra-T...
Over the road
At the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, drivers from all over the country converge each year to show off their chrome and exchange stories, tips and gripes. On...
La Sagrada FamĂlia
The line to enter Barcelona’s most famous church often stretches around the block. La Sagrada FamĂlia, designed by Antoni GaudĂ, draws so many people to see it that the neighbor...
Sound and Health
Sounds can have serious impacts on our wellbeing, even (or especially) in places focused on health like hospitals. This is an episode about how sound can be designed to reduce h...
Depave Paradise
The largest city in North America, Mexico City, sits at the center of a high valley, 7,000 feet in the air, surrounded by volcanoes. Over a millennium and a half ago, a volcano ...
The Secret Lives of Color
It’s this amazing collection of stories about different colors, the way they’ve been made through history, and the lengths to which people will go to get the brightest splash of...
Ralph Mooney: The Sound of Country Music
Ralph Mooney is one of the most important individuals in the history of country music. A legendary pedal steel guitarist, he deserves the reputation he earned on his instrument....
What We Are Going To Do
"People wanted to put him up for sainthood because he married me, like he'd made the ultimate sacrifice."
The Far Meridian - 1.1 The Outside
A change in circumstance disrupts Peri's routine. Lessons in Stranger Danger.
Welcome to Jurrasic Art
At least for the time being, art is the primary way we experience dinosaurs. We can study bones and fossils, but barring the invention of time travel, we will never see how thes...
The Prophet
After Andrea is attacked by a stranger in Mexico City, she just wants to figure out who the guy was. Investigating this question drops her right into the middle of one of Mexico...
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Size Matters
In a competition like this - every inch counts.
The Fresno Drop
In September 1958, Bank of America began an experiment—one that would have far reaching effects on our lives and on the economy. After careful consideration, they decided to con...
39-Year-Old Grandma
A young grandmother with a family tree that involves some unusually complicated math talks with Gethard about rolling with the punches and rising above the obstacles that life p...
I Cry On The Toilet
We live in a world that can be harsh, brutal and unfair. This week’s caller drives around and personally helps kids and parents in difficult situations. (Hint: The caller is not...
"White Magic" By Ella D'Arcy
A great story by Ella D'Arcy: "I spent one evening last summer with my friend Mauger, pharmacienin the little town of Jacques-le-Port. He pronounces his name Major...
The Pool And The Stream
It’s hard to say where inspiration comes from. The path from the seed of an idea to its execution is often a long one. The brilliant architect Alvar Aalto expressed this sentime...
Fire and Rain
Nestled between the mountains and the ocean, right next to Santa Barbara, sits Montecito, California. The community is charming and geographically isolated. The landscape is a m...
Bundyville
By his own account, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy never wanted to start a war with the federal government. To hear him tell the story, he is a folksy, rural Nevada rancher trying ...
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