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- Publication Date | Apr 12, 2023Duration | 00:33:01Publication Date | Apr 12, 2023Duration | 00:33:01Until the 1970s, women were barred from competing in U.S. marathons because of the belief that the "violent movements" would wreak havoc on their reproductive system, "thus defeating a woman’s true purpose in l...
- Publication Date | Mar 29, 2023Duration | 00:29:18Publication Date | Mar 29, 2023Duration | 00:29:18We think of paintings as art, but can they also be a source of data? 300 years ago, a young prince inherited the throne in Udaipur, India, and brought with him some newfangled ideas about art. His court artists...
- Publication Date | Mar 15, 2023Duration | 00:30:47Publication Date | Mar 15, 2023Duration | 00:30:47Most people in North America can't see the Milky Way. The reason? We're ensconced in a luminous fog of artificial lighting 24/7. The evolution of lighting technology over the last century has made it possible t...
- Publication Date | Mar 01, 2023Duration | 00:35:32Publication Date | Mar 01, 2023Duration | 00:35:32When Sidedoor listener Cliff Hall bought a used violin, he found a tattered note tucked alongside the century-old instrument. Obsessed with this cryptic piece of paper, Cliff’s quest to find the owner of the vi...
- Publication Date | Feb 22, 2023Duration | 00:01:40Publication Date | Feb 22, 2023Duration | 00:01:40
- Publication Date | Feb 09, 2023Duration | 00:13:41Publication Date | Feb 09, 2023Duration | 00:13:41They bring out the voyeur in us. And the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art is full of them. In three short letters, we offer a glimpse of tender moments in the complex lives of others. Guests: Josh T. Fr...
- Publication Date | Jan 25, 2023Duration | 00:34:30Publication Date | Jan 25, 2023Duration | 00:34:30In 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids were released, causing widespread pandemonium in toy stores and in the media. How did a children's toy inspire such bad adult behavior? Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast explores the ...
- Publication Date | Jan 11, 2023Duration | 00:36:11Publication Date | Jan 11, 2023Duration | 00:36:11This MLK Day we're digging into the story behind Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech —from its first draft to a rhyming poem and, finally, to the speech we all know today. This episode was previously rel...
- Publication Date | Dec 28, 2022Duration | 00:27:39Publication Date | Dec 28, 2022Duration | 00:27:39Public monuments to honor Black Americans in the 1930s: that was the vision of Augusta Savage, a Harlem Renaissance sculptor who has been called one of the most influential artists of the 21st century. But the ...
- Publication Date | Dec 14, 2022Duration | 00:38:16Publication Date | Dec 14, 2022Duration | 00:38:16What is it about a mistletoe that says “smooch?” And what the heck is figgy pudding anyway? The holidays are here again, and with them come songs, foods, and rituals so familiar we may not think to ask where th...
