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Fiber Nation

Fiber Nation

Written by: Interweave
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 Join host Allison Korleski as she brings you stories from all corners of the yarniverse. From Victorian murder mysteries to the trenches of the Western Front, from deadly dyes to futuristic fabric, each episode explores the connections between fiber, history, and humanity. Golden Peak Media, All Rights Reserved. Art
Episodes
  • Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility"

    Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility"
    Apr 1 2022
    What does it take to disappear? So-called cloaking technology is common on things like fighter jets, but recent advances at MIT have created flexible "fabric" surfaces capable of bending light. It might sound like Harry Potter hocus pocus, but it’s quite possible, in the next decade, to have clothing that makes the wearer invisible. Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel

    Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel
    Mar 17 2022
    You go on a trip, and stuff happens. You lose your luggage or miss your plane. But what if the stuff that happens is a little more epic? Like war zone, poisonous snakes, engines-falling-out-of-your-plane kind of epic? Could you roll with that?  Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 2

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 2
    Feb 17 2022
    The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire lasted fewer than 30 minutes and killed 146 people, most of them young women. The disaster’s aftermath would lead to sweeping labor reforms and workplace safety regulations we still have today. It would transform Democrats into a progressive party. And it would, more than 20 years down the road, help elect Franklin D Roosevelt president, paving the way for the New Deal. Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-two/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
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