Border Wall

In 1821, two Rhode Island brothers went looking for buyers for their woolen fabric, and stumbled into a lucrative, captive market: Southern slave plantations. Roman Mars and historian Seth Rockman trace the strange life of so-called "Negro cloth" — a textile category defined by n ... Show More

Behind every perfect nature-inspired design is a far more complicated story. 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.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Sim ... Show More

In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption transformed the way we measure feet forever, and more than a century after its invention…it has barely changed. Roman Mars and journalist Pau ... Show More

Trevor reacts to President Trump requesting a see-through border wall so he can know what cartels are up to on the other side. Listen to Trevor interact with the audience when The Daily Show cuts to commercial. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo ... Show More

The U.S. - Mexico border, according to a video on the official White House website, is very quiet: nothing but tires crunching on gravel and the wind whistling around a high, solid-looking wall. But that's not the whole story. Today on the show, how that border went from a line i ... Show More

President Trump visits the southern border as the government shutdown continues, Trevor addresses a casting controversy, and John David Washington discusses "BlacKkKlansman." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

A migrant caravan reaches the U.S.-Mexico border, as President Trump threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get funding for the wall. Plus Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran lied "big time" on nukes ... did he just force Trump's hand with that nuke deal deadline just day ... Show More

With Donald Trump’s Mexican wall back in the news, Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s lines and linkages to discover how Britain’s borders have been used to separate communities.Tom travels to Offa’s Dyke to find out how the 176-mile-long, 8th century earthwork divide ... Show More

What is a border? It's a line on a map, a place where cultures mix and merge in beautiful, sometimes violent and occasionally ridiculous ways. And a border wall? An overly simplistic response to that complexity, says architect Ronald Rael. In a moving, visual talk, Rael reimagine ... Show More

Smugglers cut holes in President Trump's border wall, Elizabeth Warren's 2020 primary rivals challenge her health care plan, and Colson Whitehead discusses "The Nickel Boys." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the plans for new border walls in San Diego and elsewhere, and how people are resisting the destruction of sacred spaces, wildlife habitat, and wilderness. Sources: https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-co ... Show More

First, new details of the delicate border deal which Trump has immediately tried to kill, despite not even seeing the text. The major deal was just secured between President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of Senators aimed at securing the southern border with Mexico. Next, Tru ... Show More