Feet of Engineering

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

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Marcia Kilgore was born to be an entrepreneur.  "I found it very difficult to take direction from other people, … and I always found it difficult to work in places where the standards of the person who was running the place were, from my perspective, mediocre; it would frustrate ...  Show more

A wedding was once seen as a start of young adulthood. Now, a wedding has come to represent a crowning achievement -- a symbol that your whole life is together and you have accrued the time and space and resources to afford your ascent to another level of fulfillment. And ther ...

Footwear - the ‘magic’ & the material reality. Laurie Taylor talks to Claudio Benzecry, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology at Northwestern University, about the people and places involved in the global manufacture of women’s shoes. They’re joined by Elizab ...  Show more

Qui ne souhaite pas avoir de beaux pieds, surtout l'été ? Voici la rediffusion de l'épisode avec le pédagogue Bastien Gonzalez que vous avez adoré. Vous n'avez plus d'excuses pour vous pavaner dans vos plus jolies sandales. ☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚☀️🐚 ...  Show more