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The Undercover Economist
Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
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Rudimentary Treatise On the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles
Containing an Outline of the Principles of Brickmaking
It was cited as a source discussing the brick's unimprovable nature, specifically its shape and size determined by human hand and building requirements.
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The brick is one of those old technologies like the wheel or paper that seem to be basically unimprovable. The shapes and sizes of bricks do not differ greatly wherever they are made.
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Episode: Three Things That Made the Modern Economy
It was cited as a source discussing the brick's unimprovable nature, specifically its shape and size determined by human hand and building requirements.
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The brick is one of those old technologies like the wheel or paper that seem to be basically unimprovable. The shapes and sizes of bricks do not differ greatly wherever they are made.
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
It was described as a brilliant book that highlighted the importance of social infrastructure, like libraries and parks, for building strong and healthy communities, and how they were being neglected.
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He lays out his manifesto in a great book he wrote called Palaces for the People.
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Episode: Palaces for the People
It was described as a brilliant book that highlighted the importance of social infrastructure, like libraries and parks, for building strong and healthy communities, and how they were being neglected.
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He lays out his manifesto in a great book he wrote called Palaces for the People.
My name is Eric Kleinberg, I'm a professor of sociology at New York University and I'm also the author of a book called Palaces for the People, how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life.
And I just thought that was a beautiful phrase when I heard it and it became the title for the book.
Eric Klenenberg's book is called Palaces for the People. You will enjoy reading it and nodding vigorously along with it. You can get it at a bookstore near you or, you know, you can also get it from the library.
City of Dreams
A Novel (The Danny Ryan Trilogy, 2)
It was mentioned as a book about Dodger Stadium and the birth of modern Los Angeles, describing how the city was expanding in the early 20th century and how a baseball team was seen as something to rally behind.
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In the early 20th century, the population of Los Angeles was exploding People were moving to California for the climate, the jobs, and the cheap real estate.
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Episode: Beneath the Ballpark
It was mentioned as a book about Dodger Stadium and the birth of modern Los Angeles, describing how the city was expanding in the early 20th century and how a baseball team was seen as something to rally behind.
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In the early 20th century, the population of Los Angeles was exploding People were moving to California for the climate, the jobs, and the cheap real estate.
It was a city on the rise, but still, something was missing When Americans were asked to talk about the major cities of the country in the 1950s Obviously, they would say New York, they would say Chicago, they would say Boston
They might even say Detroit, but they might not say Los Angeles And they might even be amazed to know how big a city it was LA didn't have the rows of towering skyscrapers that made New York and Chicago unmistakable
But it was missing something else, too, something that was hard to put a finger on Los Angeles felt more like a collection of neighborhoods than a cohesive city
I think it is unfair to say that the Dodgers removed these families The chain of events is a little different This history is complicated
The Secret Lives of Color
It was discussed and described as a beautiful book detailing the history of color and pigments, including the lengths people went to obtain the brightest shades, like the use of insects and shellfish.
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She wrote a beautiful book called The Secret Lives of Color that I love so much that I invited her in to talk with me, and she's riveting.
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Episode: The Secret Lives of Color
It was discussed and described as a beautiful book detailing the history of color and pigments, including the lengths people went to obtain the brightest shades, like the use of insects and shellfish.
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She wrote a beautiful book called The Secret Lives of Color that I love so much that I invited her in to talk with me, and she's riveting.
One of the reasons why I love color as a subject, you know, I'm just so fascinated by it is because humans have always gone to the most extreme and extraordinary lengths to get their hands on brighter and more interesting shades.
In fact, black has as many different subtleties of tone that, you know, as white does. And yet we just don't, you know, our vocabulary for black is really poor.
Colors are cultural creations and they're kind of shifting all the time, sort of like tectonic plates. Color is not a precise thing.
It's changing, it's living, it's constantly being redefined and argued over. And that's part of the magic of it.
Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast
It was described as a classic science book, a 650-page tome full of fish facts, historical anecdotes, and even some poetry, weighing 5.4 pounds.
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I'm a research biologist at the Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara. Love is author of classic science books like, and this is really the title, Probably More Tha...
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Episode: Crude Habitat
It was described as a classic science book, a 650-page tome full of fish facts, historical anecdotes, and even some poetry, weighing 5.4 pounds.
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I'm a research biologist at the Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara. Love is author of classic science books like, and this is really the title, Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast.
And also the sequel. Certainly more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific coast, a postmodern experience.
It's a 650 page tome full of fish facts, historical anecdotes and some of his original poetry.
According to Love, it weighs 5.4 pounds. It's actually a dangerous weapon in the wrong hands.
Self-Portrait Stick
Cellet Premium Wireless Selfie Stick Extendable and Adjustable Compatible to Apple iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra and More
The Self-Portrait Camera Stick, a book by Kenji Kawakami, was introduced as an example of Chindogu. It was discussed as a selfie stick, predating the modern version by 10 years, and highlighting the absurdity of design.
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It is a camera on a long stick with a plunger to force the shutter of the camera.
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Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 5
The Self-Portrait Camera Stick, a book by Kenji Kawakami, was introduced as an example of Chindogu. It was discussed as a selfie stick, predating the modern version by 10 years, and highlighting the absurdity of design.
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It is a camera on a long stick with a plunger to force the shutter of the camera.
This is a selfie stick from 1995.
So if you're traveling alone or as a couple it's hard to get pictures with you in them.
With a 57 centimeter telescoping pole your dilemma is over expanding to three times its length for a full shot of you your companion and your environs.
I don't know if Kawakami failed at making a Chindogu or if we've failed as a society because people are still using selfie sticks.
The Secret of the Blue Glass
Blue Glass, a book by General Augustus J. Pleasanton, was discussed in the context of a 19th-century craze where blue glass was believed to cure ailments. It was discussed how the craze was eventually debunked by Scientific American.
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If my investigation should establish the verity of your statements you have made the most important discovery of the century transcending in importance even that of Morse's telegraph which at best fur...
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Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 5
Blue Glass, a book by General Augustus J. Pleasanton, was discussed in the context of a 19th-century craze where blue glass was believed to cure ailments. It was discussed how the craze was eventually debunked by Scientific American.
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If my investigation should establish the verity of your statements you have made the most important discovery of the century transcending in importance even that of Morse's telegraph which at best furnished only a means of communication with distant places while your discovery could be brought home to every living object on the planet.
And it was touted as a cure all right everything from skin conditions to your eyesight.
Also baldness insomnia back pain more serious diseases.
There is there is no way that color by itself or colored light is going to cure your eye disease or any disease.
Go see your doctor.
Boom Town
The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis
The podcast host highly praised the book, deeming it one of the best pieces of narrative nonfiction he'd read recently. It explored the unique and chaotic founding of Oklahoma City.
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The book is called Boomtown, and it's one of my favorite things I've read in the past year.
— Episode: The Worst Way to Start a City
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Episode: The Worst Way to Start a City
The podcast host highly praised the book, deeming it one of the best pieces of narrative nonfiction he'd read recently. It explored the unique and chaotic founding of Oklahoma City.
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The book is called Boomtown, and it's one of my favorite things I've read in the past year.
I think it'll go down in history as one of the great pieces of narrative nonfiction actually.
The full title of Sam Anderson's book is Boomtown, the fantastical saga of Oklahoma City, its chaotic founding, its apocalyptic weather, its porloined basketball team, and the dream of becoming a world-class metropolis. It is truly great. Go get it.
Punk, Post Punk, New Wave
Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991
It was mentioned in the context of the New York punk scene's focus on functionality, contrasting with the London scene's more artistic approach, highlighting the visual differences between the two.
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Monica Sklar, fashion historian and author of the book Punk Style, she says the New York look was based in functionality.
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Episode: Punk Style: Articles of Interest #6
It was mentioned in the context of the New York punk scene's focus on functionality, contrasting with the London scene's more artistic approach, highlighting the visual differences between the two.
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Monica Sklar, fashion historian and author of the book Punk Style, she says the New York look was based in functionality.
Dress Casual
How College Students Redefined American Style (Gender and American Culture)
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Tartan
A History and Visual Guide to 400 Tartans
It was mentioned that this book's author believes the ban on Highland dress made it trendy outside of Scotland, causing it to become fashionable in England.
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This is Jonathan Fair's author of the book Tartan.
— Episode: Plaid: Articles of Interest #2
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Episode: Plaid: Articles of Interest #2
It was mentioned that this book's author believes the ban on Highland dress made it trendy outside of Scotland, causing it to become fashionable in England.
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This is Jonathan Fair's author of the book Tartan.
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
It was mentioned as a memoir written by Ray Kroc, who was a paper cup salesman before he took over McDonald's, where it was said that he described paper cups and a disposable, hygienic world as innovative and upbeat.
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He also wrote a memoir, which he ran a burger shop and he called his memoir Grinding It Out.
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Episode: The First Straw
It was mentioned as a memoir written by Ray Kroc, who was a paper cup salesman before he took over McDonald's, where it was said that he described paper cups and a disposable, hygienic world as innovative and upbeat.
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He also wrote a memoir, which he ran a burger shop and he called his memoir Grinding It Out.
He also turns out he like moonlighted as a pianist when he was a salesman.
He said, I sensed from the outset that paper cups were part of the way America was headed.
Saving Face
A Memoir
It was Millard's autobiography where he recounted his experiences in South Korea, including his controversial lassoing of a child patient for cleft palate surgery, and popularising the double eyelid surgery.
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In his autobiography, which he titled Saving Faces, he tells the story of his first cleft palate patient in South Korea.
— Episode: Double Standards
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Episode: Double Standards
It was Millard's autobiography where he recounted his experiences in South Korea, including his controversial lassoing of a child patient for cleft palate surgery, and popularising the double eyelid surgery.
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In his autobiography, which he titled Saving Faces, he tells the story of his first cleft palate patient in South Korea.
When he couldn't find a volunteer, he decided to rustle up one himself.
Millard bragged that he spotted a 10-year-old South Korean boy with a cleft lip and ran back to grab a lasso that he kept in his footlocker.
The Birth of Korean Cool
How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
It was mentioned as the work of a journalist who discussed the Western media's condescending view on Asian plastic surgery and the reaction to Julie Chen's blepharoplasty.
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This is Euni Hong, a journalist and author of The Birth of Korean Cool.
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Episode: Double Standards
It was mentioned as the work of a journalist who discussed the Western media's condescending view on Asian plastic surgery and the reaction to Julie Chen's blepharoplasty.
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This is Euni Hong, a journalist and author of The Birth of Korean Cool.
"And Now the Shipping Forecast a Tide of History Around Our Shores "
It was written by Peter Jefferson, a former BBC Shipping Forecast reader, and details his experience in the role and the unique place the forecast holds in British culture.
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Peter's got a new project. Well, that was just last year. I got an email out of the blue.
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Episode: The Shipping Forecast
It was written by Peter Jefferson, a former BBC Shipping Forecast reader, and details his experience in the role and the unique place the forecast holds in British culture.
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Peter's got a new project. Well, that was just last year. I got an email out of the blue.
The email was from the popular meditation app Calm.
Calm produces what they call sleep stories, meant to be listened to right before bed. And they wanted Peter to read the Shipping Forecast for them.
They just thought it would make a rather soothing bedtime story.
Peter Jefferson's book is called And Now the Shipping Forecast, and Charlie Connolly's book is called Attention All Shipping, A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast.
Attention All Shipping
A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast (Radio 4 Book Of The Week)
It was written by Charlie Connolly and documents a personal journey around the UK that explores the history and cultural significance of the Shipping Forecast.
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Peter Jefferson's book is called And Now the Shipping Forecast, and Charlie Connolly's book is called Attention All Shipping, A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast.
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Episode: The Shipping Forecast
It was written by Charlie Connolly and documents a personal journey around the UK that explores the history and cultural significance of the Shipping Forecast.
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Peter Jefferson's book is called And Now the Shipping Forecast, and Charlie Connolly's book is called Attention All Shipping, A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast.
Where Our Food Comes From
Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine
It was described as the book on Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov, and detailed his quest to end famine, highlighting his work's beginning and end in periods of famine.
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Well, agricultural ecologist, ethno-botanist, and Franciscan brother, Gary Nabhan, wrote the book on our Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov.
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Episode: The Vault
It was described as the book on Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov, and detailed his quest to end famine, highlighting his work's beginning and end in periods of famine.
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Well, agricultural ecologist, ethno-botanist, and Franciscan brother, Gary Nabhan, wrote the book on our Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov.
The book is called Where Our Food Comes From? Retracing Nikolai Vavilov's quest to end famine.
I Don't Know What to Say
How to Be a Blessing to Cancer Patients and Others in Crisis
It was written as a guide for people supporting someone who is dying, covering topics like listening skills and the sexual needs of the dying, as well as survivor's guilt.
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It's kind of like what to expect when you're expecting, if what you're expecting is that somebody close to you is going to die soon.
— Episode: Breaking Bad News
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Episode: Breaking Bad News
It was written as a guide for people supporting someone who is dying, covering topics like listening skills and the sexual needs of the dying, as well as survivor's guilt.
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It's kind of like what to expect when you're expecting, if what you're expecting is that somebody close to you is going to die soon.
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