The first print advertisement for Wonder Bread came out before the bread itself. It stated only that “a wonder” was coming. In a lot of ways, the statement was true. Wonder Bread was the perfect loaf. “Slow food” advocates have pronounced industrial …...
Sep 4
100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian
This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. If you watched Wheel of Fortune in the 1980s, you probably remember one prize more than all the others: the ceramic Dalmatian. For a brief moment, that prize—perhaps the ultimat ... Show More
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Dec 2021
Encore: The Dozen Loaves of Bread
<p>Podcast luminary Avery Trufelman (99% Invisible, Nice Try!) stars as a generous baker touched by magic in this appetizing episode from the Circle Round archives.
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Aug 2024
The History of Bread from Prehistoric to Modern Times, by John Ashton, Part 5
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> Let's kick off a month of requests from our Patreon raffle winners with more about the delicious staff of life. This time, bread baking fo ... Show More
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