402- Instant Gramification
16 June 2020 - 33 minsIf you’re on Instagram, there’s a decent chance you’ve seen a picture of one particular building called the Yardhouse. It was designed by the London-based architecture collective Assemble. The design of the building had a lot to say about creating spaces that were functional, collaborative, and inexpensive. But people on Instagram mainly saw a pretty wall to serve as the backdrop to their photos. Instagram and architecture have formed a symbiosis and the consequences of them interacting and feeding back on each other are still playing out.
Instant Grammification
Series Episodes
580- Mr Yuk
Our pal Gillian Jacobs takes us through the history of poison control and the yucky face meant to warn children about the dangers lurking in their kitchen cabinets
56 mins
30 April Finished
579- Towers of Silence
How the loss of vultures in India has put an ancient burial tradition in crisis
1 hour 11 mins
23 April Finished
The Power Broker: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Featuring the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and covering the second section of Part 4, chapters 16-20.
2 hours 39 mins
19 April Finished
578- Anything's Pastable: Eat Sauté Love
Dan Pashman embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about the evolution of pasta more broadly.
44 mins
16 April Finished
577- The Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant Persons
Bright, flamboyant central African fashion
35 mins
9 April Finished
576- Chambre de Bonne
The history of the chambre de bonne, the tiny French apartment type that may be, finally, on the way out.
33 mins
2 April Finished
