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Design for the Real World is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things - lipstick, sheetrock, tea bags, ballparks - from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly guide to what... more
FAQs about PRI: Design for the Real World:How many episodes does PRI: Design for the Real World have?The podcast currently has 106 episodes available.
June 25, 2008FrisbeeSomewhere, right now, at a picnic or on a playing field, someone is pulling out a plate-sized plastic disk to toss around. Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, tells us about how the Frisbee came about and how it has endured....more0minPlay
June 11, 2008Swimming PoolJeff Wiltse, author of Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America, offers a brief history of taking the plunge. Produced by Hadara Graubart....more0minPlay
May 27, 2008SkateboardDESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD: THE SKATEBOARD: Philip Nobel writes about architecture and has a column in Metropolis Magazine. Lately he's been obsessing over skateboards, specifically long boards, a sleek update to the wide "trick" oriented boards popular in the 80s and 90s. "I was never a skate rat," Nobel says, "I'm coming to this as a proto middle aged newbie poser."...more0minPlay
May 14, 2008propellerJeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains how the Wright brothers' wooden propeller - designed using the world's first wind tunnel -- made the dream of defying gravity come true. Produced by Dennis Nishi....more0minPlay
April 30, 2008UtilikiltArchitect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool belt he says makes all the difference. Produced by Rob Christiansen....more0minPlay
April 16, 2008Ice Cream ConeMoMA design curator Paola Antonelli explains the perfect form and use of the ice cream cone....more0minPlay
April 02, 2008Baseball GloveBob Clevenhagen has been the head designer at Rawlings for more than thirty years--and he's only the third person to hold that title in the company's 130-year history. We found Bob in his office at the Rawlings factory in Washington, Missouri. Produced by Benjamin Conniff....more0minPlay
March 20, 2008Coffee Cup LidA look at the delivery device for possibly the most socially acceptable drug -- caffeine. MoMA Design curator Paola Antonelli tells us why the disposable plastic coffee cup lid is here to stay....more0minPlay
March 05, 2008Bayway RefineryDesign critic Philip Nobel finds something transcendent about what most of us would consider an eyesore -- The Bayway Refinery on the edge of the New Jersey Turnpike. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales....more0minPlay
February 20, 2008Vinyl RecordsSound artist Janek Schaefer gives the scratches and pops of vinyl records some respect. Produced by Michael Raphael....more0minPlay
FAQs about PRI: Design for the Real World:How many episodes does PRI: Design for the Real World have?The podcast currently has 106 episodes available.