Episodes

  • Ep. 12: David Simon, Creator of HBO's 'The Wire'

    Ep. 12: David Simon, Creator of HBO's 'The Wire'
    Oct 24 2017
    A beat newspaper reporter at heart, Simon has managed to spin societal crises into critically revered TV series, time and time again.
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    38 mins
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  • Ep. 11: Carl Haber: A Physicist Who Saved Music

    Ep. 11: Carl Haber: A Physicist Who Saved Music
    Oct 24 2017
    Carl Haber developed particle collider technology to uncover the origins of the universe, along the way figuring out how to revive decaying audio recordings.
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    37 mins
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  • Ep. 10: Origami Microscope Creator, Manu Prakash

    Ep. 10: Origami Microscope Creator, Manu Prakash
    Oct 24 2017
    Manu Prakash sees beauty and inspiration in a bug's eyes, a Boston T stop, and even a parasite lodged in his own foot. He's developing pencil-like microscopes to share that wonder with the world.
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    34 mins
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  • Ep. 9: Jorge Pardo: The Artist Who Doesn't Like Art

    Ep. 9: Jorge Pardo: The Artist Who Doesn't Like Art
    Oct 24 2017
    A Cuban-American sculptor and artist, Pardo uses lamps as his sketchpad to play along the boundaries of the very definition of art.
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  • Ep. 8: MIT Inventor Amy B. Smith

    Ep. 8: MIT Inventor Amy B. Smith
    Oct 24 2017
    Some might call her a humanitarian MacGyver: Amy B. Smith has invented better ways for farmers worldwide to sift flour, shuck corn, and cook with cleaner fuels.
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  • Ep. 7: Growing Power Founder, Will Allen

    Ep. 7: Growing Power Founder, Will Allen
    Oct 24 2017
    Will Allen has been a pro basketball player, the manager of a restaurant chain, and an excellent paper-goods salesmen. Today, he believes many of our nation's woes begin with food issues. Allen is working towards change, one square foot of downtown Milwaukee farmland at a time.
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    32 mins
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  • Ep. 6: The Amazing Randi, Truth Behind Magic

    Ep. 6: The Amazing Randi, Truth Behind Magic
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] If you were a world famous magician, what might drive you to publicly debunk some of your fellow performers as charlatans and frauds? Hear the Amazing James Randi discuss his work and his arch nemesis, Uri Geller.
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    37 mins
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  • Ep. 5: New Yorker Investigative Journalist Sarah Stillman

    Ep. 5: New Yorker Investigative Journalist Sarah Stillman
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] She joined picket lines as a child and now writes for the New Yorker, investigating injustices you didn't know existed. Millennial Sarah Stillman is keeping the 4th estate alive and well.
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    42 mins
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