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Interesting Stories From Everyday Objects (Vol. 1)
Mundane objects that cross our path every day usually hide interesting origins and mysteries. This a sample of stories from glitter, flip flops, pockets and more.
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cesarCreated April 11, 2020
Updated February 12, 2025
- Endless Thread solves one of the internet’s most compelling unresolved mysteries. Inspired by a New York Times feature about glitter last year, Redditors have obsessed over identifying the mysterious industry buying huge amounts of glitter – in
- Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work.Over the last half century the decorative pillow has been crowding out our sitting and sleeping sp
- From Japan to Hawaii to California, this week we learn about the origins of the ubiquitious flip-flop. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-histo
- James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.Brian Mackenwells is passionate about pencils. In this Boring Talk he shares his passion for good pencils.He talks us t
- Some brands aren’t cool no matter how hard they try. Others start out cool, but lose their cachet over time. Then there are the brands that somehow, surprisingly turn cool. Without really changing their products, LaCroix, Canada Goose, and Carh
- What do you hear when you walk into a Casino? It can feel like chaos, but each sound is carefully curated to draw you in and make you stay. One collection of sounds are scientifically and artistically designed to keep the gambler, gambling. Slo
- Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip. If women’s clothes have pockets at all, they are often smaller and just fit less than men’s pockets do. And when we talk ab
- Alexis Madrigal brings you the gripping story of how a new way of shipping stuff across the ocean fed the Vietnam War, destroyed America's great port cities, and created global trade as we know it.
- Producer Christine Driscoll meets an alleyway plant dealer and discovers an industry right under our noses.Our SponsorsEveryday Bravery - subscribe wherever you listen to podcastsSonos - Sonos is a smart system of wireless speakers. To learn
- The origins of the office cubicle and it's creator's ideas about office design might surprise you. Open vs closed offices? Oh yes, we talk about it. In this episode, we delve into the history of the company now synonymous with Mid-Century Moder
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