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Master Plan (replay)

I have a really exciting announcement to share with you, but I’m going to be mean and wait until the end of the episode to tell you about it. Don’t worry though, I’ve got a great story for you to listen to while you wait. We all like to wonder about what might have beenContinue reading “Master Plan (replay)”

Master Plan

In the spring of 1902, a French engineer named Philippe Bunau-Varilla scrawled a few simple words on a sheet of paper. He set his pen on the desk and picked up a postage stamp. He smiled as he held it up between his thumb and forefinger. It was a simple stamp with a picture andContinue reading “Master Plan”