Big Beautiful Walls

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Blue Corn Maiden! The beloved Blue Corn Maiden has been captured by Winter. With Summer's help, can she make her escape? Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games li ...  Show more

Today's story is written for you by Daniel Hinds. Pete, a factory worker, is responsible for pointing out other workers who should be replaced by robots. Listen to find out what happens when all the workers are replaced by Pete's pointing. Draw us a picture of what you think any ...  Show more

What creates civilization, in the most basic sense? According to Professor David Frye, who joins me this week, it's walls - Hadrian's Wall, the Great Wall of China, city walls, and thousands more over the millennia.

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In the final part of the privacy series, Jefferson Graham takes a good hard look at the heroes and villains of tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

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