More public elementary schools were built in the 1920s than in any other era. Their design reflected new ideas about child development and health.
The Boring Talks - #5 – Model Villages
From beautifully crafted tourist attractions, to nightmarish dystopian visions, the broadcaster Tim Dunn shares his love for the 'little works of art' that are model villages.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Tim Dunn Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
Curious City - Not In Your Front Yard: Why ‘For Sale’ Signs Are Banned In Oak Park
The village insists a decades-old rule to fight blockbusting continues to protect a precious suburban commodity: diversity.
Curious City - Not In Your Front Yard: Why ‘For Sale’ Signs Are Banned In Oak Park
The village insists a decades-old rule to fight blockbusting continues to protect a precious suburban commodity: diversity.
Bay Curious - Car Break-Ins Are Up in San Francisco. What’s Being Done?
San Francisco saw more than 30,000 car break ins last year - three times that of 2010. We tag along with police as they try and catch one of these thieves, and learn about what the city is doing to curb the epidemic.
Reported by Sarah Craig. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Julia McEvoy, Suzie Racho and Ryan Levi. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
Ask us a question at BayCurious.org.
Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
ATXplained - Is It Really Legal To Walk Down The Street With A Beer In Austin Neighborhoods?
Colter Sonneville had a hunch that it might be legal to walk down the street with an open beer in most of Austin’s residential neighborhoods. It started when he noticed some big signs around Chicon and East Cesar Chavez streets.
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the memory palace - Episode 122 (Hercules)
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- We start with Facing the Obstacles, from Robert Simonson's score to The Final Member.
- Nice Breeze Isn't It? by Simon Rackham
- The Things Left Unsaid, by Caleb Burhans.
- View from a Balcony by Isorinne.
- 1979 by Deru.
- The Julianna Barwick remix of This Will Destroy You's The Puritan.
Notes
- I found this article by Chelsea Lenhart particularly useful.
- As I did this one by Edward Lawler, Jr.
- And this one by Kathryn Gehred.
- As well as W.E.B. DuBois' The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study.
- Fritz Herschfield's George Washington and Slavery, A Documentary Study.
The Boring Talks - #4 – Wooden Pallets
How did the wooden pallet become the 'single most important object in the global economy'? Liam Shaw delves deep in to the history of this ubiquitous object.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Liam Shaw Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
Curious City - How Often Do People Defend Themselves With A Gun?
For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?
Curious City - How Often Do People Defend Themselves With A Gun?
For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?