Bad Eyesight Before Glasses: What Did People Do?
History Dose tackles the question: What did people with poor eyesight do before glasses were invented? Glasses are a necessity for so many people today, so what did people do…
Where does punctuation come from?!
In this episode I trace the punctuation we use every day as far back as I can. ❓Is the question mark actually a word? ❗️Where did the exclamation mark come…
Sofía Valdés Is Breaking Generational Curses, One Song at a Time
The Panamanian singer-songwriter talks about honoring her roots and fulfilling her destiny
How Horsegirl Opened Up Their World
H ere they come now, bustling down the street in Brooklyn, three young musicians wrapped in winter coats and chatting animatedly among themselves as they approach the diner on the…
Students walkout in LA to protest ICE raids in schools
The Brief Several hundred high school students across Los Angeles staged a walkout on Tuesday to protest federal immigration policies, gathering at City Hall and on the Main Street overpass…
It’s Not Just Wayfair: Why Does ALL Of Your Furniture Fall Apart?
If you have ever bought a Wayfair couch or tried to assemble an IKEA anything, you know furniture sucks now. Fast furniture has taken over — meaning cheap quality for…
Who Owns Antarctica?
map men
Why is North up?
Why is north up? Has north always been up? What used to be up before north was up? Does it matter if a direction other than north is up? And…
David Lynch’s Public Service Announcement
In 1991, David Lynch showed the world the alienation and innate horror of a dirty street, directing this unforgettable anti-littering ad for the City of New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWv90msTUc
The lot fit 9 McMansions. They built 44 small homes for locals instead
Maggie and John Randolph kept losing employees priced out of the New Hampshire coast, so they got to support local workers by building a pocket neighborhood of tiny homes, helping…