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In this episode, Roman and historian Imani Perry follow the Webster Blue Back Speller from the early days of the United States, to the heart of Black intellectual life. Through the lives of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, Roman and Imani uncover how a single object bec ...  Show more

Love it or hate it, one buzzing horn changed the sound of the World Cup forever. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by ...  Show more

On today's show, do you have a Shark Tank idea that you know would fly off the shelves?! This listeners has a fart silencer, which sounds silly, but it's very real. For the whole podcast, as well as a ton of other exclusive perks, sign up to be a Fancy Idiot at FreeBeerAndHotWing ...  Show more

White noise generators are useful for masking all kinds of annoying sounds -- but what is white noise, and how does it work? Learn about white noise (and other 'colors') in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omn ...  Show more

It is probably the most radioactive word in the English language. At the same time, the N-word is kind of everywhere: books, movies, music, comedy (not to mention the mouths of people who use it frequently, whether as a slur or a term of endearment.) So on this episode, we're tal ...  Show more

Amateurs de films d’actions et d’espionnage, une question vous démange certainement : comment fonctionne le silencieux sur les armes ? Pour ceux qui ne verraient pas de quoi on parle – ou pas vraiment – le silencieux est un embout de forme cylindrique que l’on place au bout du ca ...  Show more