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Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Documentary Special (Part 3 of 3) · ~65 min · Season 1 The final part of the documentary. The Freedom Quilting Bee in Alabama. The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall. The rainbow flag on a clear blue day in…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Documentary Special (Part 2 of 3) · ~58 min · Season 1 On Saturday, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the Asch Building in New York City. The exit doors were locked. One hundred and…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Documentary Special (Part 1 of 3) · ~55 min · Season 1 In 1302, a Flemish weaver named Pieter de Coninck led a militia of guild craftsmen against the French cavalry. Their weapon was called the Goedendag, which means "Good Day."…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Series Introduction · ~26 min · Season 1 This is the episode that explains why I made a podcast about textiles. Why fabric? Why thread? Because textiles are the material history of empire, and how people have fought back. Every major…