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Kowloon Walled City (99% Invisible)

A dispatch from the densest place in history.

Razzle Dazzle (99% Invisible)

A story about boats for both Halloween and Veterans Day

Derelict Dome (99% Invisible)

A dome, a zither, and the American Dream.

A Series of Tubes (99% Invisible)

A last-mile problem and the pneumatic solution.

Names v. The Nothing (99% Invisible)

In search of the Freeway Eddy.

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton: Not a War Reporter

Reflections on covering a 54-nation continent.

Crowdsourcing Cities (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

We put the call out to hear what your city sounds like, right now.

Where Are Tiffany Adams' Poems? (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

A remarkable question from a young poet.

How Many People Can You Fit into a Star Wars Remake? (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

This movie has won accolades and captured the hearts of people across the world.  But it's not Star Wars.  It's Star Wars...Uncut.

Can Crowds Celebrate as a Form of Protest? (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

"I felt that he had spoiled the song. I wanted to take it back."  Continuation of Alison Stewart's interview with Clay Shirky.

Can Social Media Make History? (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

Alison Stewart interviews social media guru Clay Shirky about the power of crowds.

Travis Price Reaches for the Sun (LongShot Radio)

In 1974, Architect Travis Price went to New York City with a dream of installing solar collectors on tenement rooftops. What followed was a long road of nos... and one lucky yes.

What's a Street Performance Worth? (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

If you knew that street musician was secretly famous, would you toss more than a quarter into his case?

Exploring Our "Buggy Brain" (TED Radio Hour, NPR)

The Arsenal of Exclusion (99% Invisible, KALW)

"Baltimore…was once to the invisible wall-building industry what Detroit was to the automotive industry—an innovative workshop where creative minds worked to think up, invent, test out, and ultimately export methods of exclusion." 

The Bathtubs or the Boiler Room (99% Invisible, KALW)

"I have this habit of walking into any door that's unlocked.  And it actually does me well here in the Capitol..."

Beauty Pill's Immersive Ideal (99% Invisible, KALW)

"The closest one could ever hope to get to dancing about architecture."