78-Egyptian Mythology: The Master Namer
Starting at the beginning of the universe and going to the beginning of the epic and mildly disturbing battles between Set and his nephew Horus, Egyptian mythology is epic, funny,…
Ways of Hearing – 99% Invisible
about how we record and listen to music can alter our perceptions of time. {listen}
Lucy Culliton
To give you an idea of Lucy Culliton’s popularity, in 2014 Sydney’s Mosman Art Gallery held a major survey of her work which contained over 100 works. That exhibition attracted…
Grandmothers have the best curse words
two highlights: we hold swear words in a different part of the brain than the rest of language. We often don’t think of the literal meaning of common swear words…
Repackaging the Pill – 99% Invisible
In 1960, a new wonder drug hit the U.S. market. And while lots of new drugs promise dramatic results, this one would actually transform millions of lives and radically shift…
Civil War Widows
A woman who died in 1998 was married to a man who was born a slave and fought in the civil war in the union army. {listen} here is her…
Criminal Episode 70: The Procedure
The history of this country is such a dystopia. Thankfully there always seems to be people who leverage their own privilege to create networks and systems to help people targeted…
Germany – Reluctant Giant
The makers of this doc seem to be confused as to why German people want to give peace a chance. {listen}
The Wastebook
After a senator calls her research a waste of taxpayer dollars, biologist Sheila Patek heads to Capitol Hill to prove what her science is worth. In December 2015, the fight…