EP14 Crocs become a fashion statement

7/30 Is she turning towards you or away from you , no one can agree . She is a mysterious subject of (Dutch ) master Jan Vermeer’s, girl with the pearl earring . A painting (often referred to ) as the mona lisa of the north . Belong to a (Dutch ) styles of the (idealized ) ,somet ...  Show more

7/29Trauma , is an experience that is constructed like any other experience os constructed . That is doesn’t trivialize , that just shows you the real power of predictions in the economy of your everyday life . What’s happening when (an adverse ) experience become traumatic ? The ...  Show more

Ich stelle dir immer wieder gerne deutsche Firmen vor. Du kennst das bestimmt: Eine Marke ist berühmt auf der ganzen Welt, aber irgendwie weiß niemand, wer eigentlich dahintersteckt! So ging es mir mit der Marke Birkenstock. Birkenstock stellt Schuhe her, vor allem Sandalen, also ...  Show more

Bata was a Czech company which pioneered assembly line shoemaking and sold affordable footwear around the world. The factory near London was opened in 1933 and it became key to its expansion. In 2018, Dina Newman spoke to one of its senior engineers, Mick Pinion, about the compan ...  Show more

In 2007, Steven Sashen went on a 5K run in his bare feet, an experience that felt so surprisingly natural that it led him to launch one of the best-known minimalist shoe brands in the world. After reading the best-seller Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and f ...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...

 …you’re listening to a new Upgrade Spotlight series based on what you told me you wanted to hear on this podcast. On one Friday each month ...