The Shape of the World

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Episode 9: A Deep Study of Quiet Land

Posted April 26, 201900:31:46

Like most Chicagoans, Jin enjoyed Lake Michigan in a general way for many years. But because the lake is consistently present—a backdrop to the spectacle...

Episode 8: First We Dream

Posted April 19, 201900:31:27

The father of Philip Enquist was a rebel who didn’t appreciate shortly-cropped mowed lawns, and he allowed the grass in the front yard of their Southern...

Episode 7: The Value of Audacious Thinking

Posted June 1, 201800:27:03

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Episode 5: One Strange Mountain

Posted May 18, 201800:26:10

What would you do if you were required to catch something—an animal—that you knew nothing about. In the entire world, there was literally no one...

Episode 4: Secret in the Scented Night

Posted May 12, 201800:30:58

Each weekend when Krissa Skogen was a kid, she went with her family to a lake in western Minnesota. The six of them camped in tents on a small property...