2 seasons · 42 episodes
The history of technology, and what it teaches us about now.
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The Box That Ate the Living Room
9 July 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Renee and Marc grew up in a prime time for television. School House Rock. Newhart. Saturday Morning. Must See TV. Somewhere in the…
Jell-O, America's Most Unsettled Triumph
2 July 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Shout out to Bruce, from Australia for contacting Renee! Feel free to contact us any time. A perfect moulded jelly used to be a way to show…
Come Clean
19 June 2026 · 58 min
Somewhere in your house, a machine takes a full day of work off your hands every week, and you've never once thought about how that…
Royalty for Pocket Change
11 June 2026 · 42 min
For thousands of years, the colour on your nails marked your rank. Some societies enforced it, and the wrong shade on the wrong person…
Keeping it Cool
5 June 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
The refrigerator hums in your kitchen and you don't think about it. That hum represents 250 years of people getting laughed at, going…
The Royal Flush
28 May 2026 · 40 min
Quick note - sorry about Marc's audio. With recording three people, the mic setup wasn't optimal for Marc and his daughter. We'll do better…
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