Look up. This month, July 2018, Mars is as close as he'll get for another 17 years. So let's pause our New England journey for a moment and consider an icon that unites us all.

Special Episode: Reaching Mars

How do we understand the places we visit (and even the places we’ve never been)? As a shorthand, we use agreed-upon touchstones - famous places, famous people famous foods, and, of course, dreams. Dreamed-up people and dreamed-up places and dreamed-up things. This podcast looks at a culture's icons - real and imagined - to see what they say about the culture itself, as well as the outsiders who've elevated those icons above all others.

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Special Episode: Reaching Mars

Special Episode: Reaching Mars