Former patients recall the tests, treatments, and trauma nearly 250,000 Chicagoans experienced over the sanitarium's near 60-year-long existence.
Curious City - Bed Rest And Sputum Tests: Inside Chicago’s Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Former patients recall the tests, treatments, and trauma nearly 250,000 Chicagoans experienced over the sanitarium's near 60-year-long existence.
The Boring Talks - #6 – The Argos Catalogue
The artist Louise Ashcroft takes us inside the mysterious portal that is the Argos catalogue, and examines what it reveals about people’s desires and aspirations.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Louise Ashcroft Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
the memory palace - Big Block of Cheese – Bonus episode
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
This special episode was originally made for a live episode of The West Wing Weekly. To hear a live version of this story (and the rest of a particularly delightful TWWW episode), visit thewestwingweekly.com.
Music
- Moonbow by aAirial
- Two from scores by Marcelo Zavros: Wipe the Slate Clean, from The Beaver and Awkward Ride from his score to Please Give.
- Justine and Sami from Nathan Johnson's lovely score to The Day I Saw Your Heart.
ATXplained - Raiders of the Lost Archive: Is This Building Off Shoal Creek A Top-Secret Warehouse?
What really happens inside this government facility in Central Austin?
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Bay Curious - The Sculpture Wonderland That Once Delighted I-80 Drivers
Anonymous artists once created sculptures made from driftwood and trash at the Emeryville Mudflats.
Reported by Jessica Placzek and Maddie Gobbo. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Erika Kelly, Ryan Levi and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
Ask us a question at BayCurious.org.
Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
Curious City - How 1920s Chicago Public School Design Reflects Changes In Education
More public elementary schools were built in the 1920s than in any other era. Their design reflected new ideas about child development and health.
Curious City - How 1920s Chicago Public School Design Reflects Changes In Education
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.