TIL White Castle was the pioneer of fast food, not McDonalds (99percentinvisible.org)
Excellent listen throughout, but you can skip to 17:30 for competition with McDonalds.
Excellent listen throughout, but you can skip to 17:30 for competition with McDonalds.
For much of modern history, it has been relatively easy to get married, and extremely difficult to get divorced...
The latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast shares some interesting facts about cassette tapes, including dedicating a big chunk of attention towards taping & sharing Dead shows.
This 99% Invisible podcast touches on the history of mechanical lubrication, from vegetable oils to whale blubber to modern synthetics. Featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy, who is apparently a direct descendant of William Foster Nye, the founder the Nye Lubricants.
Another interesting article on Vollmer.
I think this episode and book changed my life course many moons ago. I get tears every time I listen to the song. :) It’s the story how how the conservation movement got started in America. It’s a good listen and the book is a good, quick read....