A WEEKLY PODCAST ABOUT HOW THINGS GET MADE / SEASON 3
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Long conversations with the people who still make things by hand, recorded where the work happens.
NEW / EP. 42 / 48 MIN
The Tape Room
Inside a basement archive where a retired engineer keeps eleven thousand reels playable, one splice at a time.
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