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99% Invisible

  • Bees come to California to do a lot more than make honey for us to eat. They pollinate our almond trees, and then move on to other states to help us grow…
  • Bees come to California to do a lot more than make honey for us to eat. They pollinate our almond trees, and then move on to other states to help us grow…
  • From 99% Invisible, we hear why some vexillologists don’t like San Francisco’s city flag.Find more stories like this at 99percentinvisible.org.
  • Today was the first day of school for kids in the San Francisco Unified School District. Some are going for the first time ever. For them, it’s the…
  • In a special presentation from KALW News, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re considering race and class relations from an international design…
  • Crosscurrents
    In a special presentation from KALW News, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re considering race and class relations from an international design…
  • Who decides that the color this season is “mint green” or that denim jackets are “back?” Of course, there’s top-down fashion, where couture houses and…
  • On September 11, 1973, a military junta violently took control of Chile, which was led at the time by President Salvador Allende. Allende had become…
  • It’s hard to say where inspiration comes from. The path from the seed of an idea to its execution is often a long one. The brilliant architect Alvar Aalto…
  • Standing on the sidewalk in Manhattan’s financial district in the shadows of glass skyscrapers, it is easy to forget how close you are to the water. But…