Ep. 48 · Jun 30
52 min
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The woman who names colors
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00:00
The shop on Fifth StreetForty-one years, same bench, same lamp.
09:42
How a typewriter actually worksNinety-six moving parts per key, explained gently.
23:15
The customers who never leftNovelists, notaries, and one very particular poet.
41:08
What happens to the shopAn apprentice, finally. The bench stays.
Guest index
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EH
Ernest Halvorsen
Typewriter repairmanHeard on Ep. 48
DP
Dana Park
Head baker, WildgrainHeard on Ep. 47
LM
Lucia Marchetti
Color naming directorHeard on Ep. 46
TO
Tomas Ortiz
Piano voicer, 30 yearsHeard on Ep. 45
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