PRI: Studio 360 - Design for the Real World
Design for the Real World is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things - lipstick, sheetrock, tea bags, ballparks - from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly guide to what's happening in the culture. Produced by Public Radio International and ...
Design for the Real World is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things - lipstick, sheetrock, tea bags, ballparks - from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly guide to what's happening in the culture. Produced by Public Radio International and WNYC.
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Utilkilit
Architect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool ...
Architect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool belt he says makes all the difference. Produced by Rob Christiansen.
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The Whisk
Wylie Dufresne loves state-of-the-art equipment, but his favorite kitchen tool ...
Wylie Dufresne loves state-of-the-art equipment, but his favorite kitchen tool is modest: the whisk. We asked an expert, Gourmet Magazine's former style director Corky Pollan, what makes a whisk really mix and beat.
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Steve Jobs Forever Young
Every time a new Apple product is rumored, a fraction ...
Every time a new Apple product is rumored, a fraction of the country goes into a frenzy. Every bit of new information is pored over by millions of Apple cultists. A new release is earning that kind of excitement right now, but it's an
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Typewrtier
Darren Wershler-Henry, a professor of Communications, pays tribute to the ...
Darren Wershler-Henry, a professor of Communications, pays tribute to the whack of metal against paper, the smell of ink, and a technology we've almost forgotten. Produced by Zeke Turner.
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Rock Band T-Shirt
Today rock band T-shirts are sold at major retailers, to ...
Today rock band T-shirts are sold at major retailers, to kids who weren't alive when classic rock was born. But when music writer Johan Kugelberg was growing up in Sweden, wearing the Sex Pistols or Ramones on your chest was its own act of
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Kitchenaid Mixer
Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool ...
Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool that revolutionized baking and became a status symbol in the process. Produced by Kim Gittleson and Jillian Goodman.
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Can Opener
Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield wrestles with the form and ...
Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield wrestles with the form and function of his newest kitchen appliance, a can opener. Produced by Steve Nelson.
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Hardware Store
Designer Ken Carbone finds delight in his local hardware store. ...
Designer Ken Carbone finds delight in his local hardware store. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.
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Super Mario Bros
When Nintendo released Donkey Kong in 1981, it was one ...
When Nintendo released Donkey Kong in 1981, it was one of the only arcade games in which you did more than just blast space invaders. It contained an entire world, with a damsel in distress and an unlikely hero: a little Italian plumber named Mario.
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Design For The Real World: AK-47
In 1947 a wounded tank commander in the Soviet Army ...
In 1947 a wounded tank commander in the Soviet Army changed the face of gun design from his hospital bed. Writer Guy Martin looks at the AK-47 rifle. Produced by Gardner Allen.
