Refrangible

By: The Center for Design and Material Culture
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  • Summary

  • Refrangible is a podcast from the Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In each episode, we explore the stuff of everyday life and what it tells us about ourselves, our world, and our values. From keepsakes to clutter, from tools to trash, the things we make, use, and save carry stories within them. Tune in for a closer look at the material traces of our past and what they might inspire for our shared future.
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Episodes
  • Childhood Toys and Our Connections to the Past

    Childhood Toys and Our Connections to the Past
    Jun 10 2022

    Whether it’s an alien-fighting space robot or a cherished family heirloom, we all have a special place in our heart for our favorite childhood toys. In this episode of Refrangible, we take a closer look at that connection, and how it shapes us as adults.

    Thanks to our guests for this episode: Mark Chester, Karla Chester and Nikki Hollander (a.k.a. Grandma Kitschy).
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    25 mins
  • Domestic Classrooms: The Intersection of Home and School

    Domestic Classrooms: The Intersection of Home and School
    May 27 2022

    From a practice cottage to a home management house, UW-Madison has a long history of live-in learning experiences. In this episode of Refrangible, we examine the university’s history of domestic education, and the lessons 21st century educators can pull from those experiments.

    Thanks to our guests for this episode (in order of appearance): Barbara Tensfeldt, retired and professional volunteer; and Dr. Elizabeth Hooper-Lane, senior lecturer of art history at UW-Madison and an academic staff member at UW-Oshkosh.
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    23 mins
  • Troubling Objects and the Illusion of Luxury

    Troubling Objects and the Illusion of Luxury
    May 13 2022

    In this episode, we examine how luxury home goods in southern plantation houses obscured the true ugliness running just under the surface.
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    21 mins

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