Joe Rosenberg

Jan 14, 2025 | 99percentinvisible.org | Joe Rosenberg

Archaeologists searching through the ruins of the very ancient past are always happy to come across an epic poem or a historical chronicle, but very often the hardest documents to find are the ones that tell historians something about everyday life. About what it was like to be a bureaucrat in Egypt’s middle kingdom, or a soldier in the Persian Army, or a farmer in ancient Sumeria. It’s not that these societies didn’t produce lots of everyday communications. Frequently, they did.

Sep 16, 2024 | flipboard.com | Roman Mars |Mackenzie Martin |Jeyca Maldonado-Medina |Joe Rosenberg

Today we have a guest episode from 99 Percent Invisible. It is about White Castle, the burger chain. Even if you haven't visited, you have tasted its influence because, as we will learn in this episode, White Castle is really the proto-burger chain. Our friends at the excellent podcast 99 Percent …

Feb 17, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | Joe Rosenberg

Since the beginning of his involvement in politics, Donald Trump has whined about elections being rigged against him. There was no whining when he became president through a flawed Electoral College system that allowed for his election despite the fact that he lost the popular vote by several million votes. He had nothing to whine about regarding a Nevada caucus that was rigged in his behalf.

May 30, 2023 | 99percentinvisible.org | Joe Rosenberg