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.
Fiber Nation
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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.
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2/26/2019
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Recent Episodes
April 1, 2022
Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility"
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
March 17, 2022
Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel
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
February 17, 2022
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 2
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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