Bamboo Is Innocent

In 1821, two Rhode Island brothers went looking for buyers for their woolen fabric, and stumbled into a lucrative, captive market: Southern slave plantations. Roman Mars and historian Seth Rockman trace the strange life of so-called "Negro cloth" — a textile category defined by n ...  Show more

Behind every perfect nature-inspired design is a far more complicated story. 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 Sim ...  Show more

Our stories today start with a of couple friends, thinking back on what they’ve shared in the past year and an idea for a way to start the next one in Over the Fence. Then early on New Year’s Day, they’re joined by a few others around the bonfire as the sun comes up, to share a c ...  Show more

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! Our first look back at some of our favorite Yuletide tales from the podcast, as well as a few mini-stories from RISK! fans. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! l ...  Show more

Today's episode is another installment of Stories Podchats! Today Wizz Quizzly will be introducing a couple new games for the crew to play as well as talking about what everyone got up to over winter break, Christmas presents, and New Years resolutions. Draw us a picture of what ...  Show more

On our new weekly lightning round mini ep with 24kGoldn, we're fucking around with finishing college, interning at a hedge fund, neck pillows that look like penises vs. penises that look like neck pillows, shaving your head vs. not getting head for a year, album leaks vs. DM l ...