404- Return of Oñate's Foot
30 June 2020 - 53 minsAll across the country, protestors have been tearing down old monuments. These monuments have been falling in the middle of historic protests against police brutality. Sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, these demonstrations have spread to communities, big and small, across the country and around the world. And as they've grown, the protests have become about much more than police violence. This national uprising has inspired a massive reckoning with our country's past. Suddenly, decades of inertia and foot-dragging have given way to decisive action. In 2018, we did a story about a couple of controversial monuments in New Mexico. They honored a Spanish conquistador named Ju...
Series Episodes
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
Roman Mars Describes Athens GA As It Is
A 99pi guide to some of our favorite design features of Athens, Georgia.
36 mins
29 March Finished
