Christiania

A simple cardboard box helped transform Finland into one of the best places in the world to raise a child. 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.c ... Show More

In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee made nunchaku (nunchucks) cool — kids were building their own and buying them in record numbers. But the nunchucks craze coincided with something much bigger: the birth of a radical new Asian American identity. Roman Mars and historian Jeff Chang tra ... Show More

Neil MacGregor reflects on creating the landmark series that changed how people think about history. Then, revisit the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that unlocked ancient Egypt. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week earl ... Show More

In 1971 a group of squatters, artists and activists took over a disused military barracks on the edge of Copenhagen. They established a self-governing hippy commune called Freetown Christiania, after the surrounding district of Christianshavn. Residents began to build houses alon ... Show More

<p>Freetown Christiania is an area in Copenhagen where there are no laws and anarchy rules. This week's caller is walking there to smoke weed with friends from all over Europe. She tells Gethard about life in Denmark in 2018 on the way.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>This epi ... Show More

Synøve Pan wanders the crowded confines of Atlas Station, seeking answers in a looking-glass distortion of the world above. As her pharmacological enhancements wear off, she’s forced to face some of her own inner demons.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc ... Show More

<p>Christine transports some illicit substances and listens to a podcast.</p> <p>Twitter: twitter.com/Archive81  <br /> Facebook: www.facebook.com/Archive81/<br /> Website: archive81.com<br /> Email: archive81podcast@gmail.com<br /> Tumblr: archive81.tumblr.com<br /> Patreon: www ... Show More

On this episode of the Art Grind Podcast host Sofia Kayafas and Marshall Jones engage in an honest conversation with Christian Rex van Minnen. Christian dives into answering some of the most difficult questions he’s had to ask himself as he recently reached a tipping point in his ... Show More

A daring escape. A fresh start. Hear how we can let go of the past and write a new script. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The collapse of the Imperial German state after WW1 seemed an opportunity for Taut and his fellow visionaries to become architect-leaders themselves, and shape the form of post-war society. But faced with widespread political violence, and all at sea in dealing with bureaucratic ... Show More

Unarmed and bloodied, Synøve Pan must find way out of the deep sea dominion of the Tritons -- but ascension comes at a price.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Christina of Sweden was a 17th century royal who rebelled against gender norms from the day she was born – when she was wrongly misgendered as a boy! Even after the air was cleared, Christina rejected the life of a classic femme royal by learning swordplay, riding horses, and hav ... Show More

In part one, Christina rejected gender norms and was raised as a prince in order to prepare for the throne. But parting with tradition eventually meant parting with her crown. So Christina bids goodbye to Sweden and heads off to a new, exciting life in Rome. But life without a cr ... Show More