Episodes: 8
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 36.3k subscribers
Publicly listed emails
shoshana@abundance.institute
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Virginia Postrel - Author and journalist known for writing about technology, design, economics, and material culture, including The Fabric of Civilization.
Charles C. Mann - Journalist and author of 1491 and 1493, known for writing about history, science, technology, and society.
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Driving Your Car: What Makes Commutes Possible
August 17, 2026
Cars transformed modern life—but automobiles alone were not enough. Cars would have been useless without a second invention: driving. Behind the daily commute is a vast, intricate system of customs, laws, and innovations that make driving possible. This system evolved over decades and its development wasn’t easy or fast. Ride along with Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann as they explore the hidden history of traffic, road design, and the strange creation of modern driving. Podcast website: ...
Blowing Your Nose: The Handkerchief-Industrial Complex
August 03, 2026
Nineteenth-century cities were crowded, polluted, and brim-full of tuberculosis. The combination of disease and dirty air led to enormous nasal issues—and the rise of the surprisingly large and influential handkerchief trade. Then came Kleenex and the rise of disposable hygiene. Join Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann as they explore the strange history of nose-blowing, tissues, and the modern culture of throwaway consumer products. Podcast website: http://abundance.institute/EverydayAbunda...
Shopping for Groceries: The Hunger Games
July 20, 2026
Grocery shopping in a supermarket is such a commonplace part of everyday existence that it is routinely mocked as a ritual of narcotized consumerism. In fact, the modern supermarket is a radical break with the past—and a nexus of innovations central to contemporary life. Markets have existed for millennia, of course. But they were nothing like the modern grocery store, with its shopping carts, self-service selection, shelves of branded, packaged goods, and lineup of cash registers. Walk the s...
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Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies is hosted by Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann. Its publicly listed email is shoshana@abundance.institute. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
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Podseeker estimates Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Specialized expertise in the history, design, economics, or cultural impact of technologies, combined with the ability to explain complex developments to a general audience. Common among recent guests: Published research or writing on technology, history, music, or society; Professional experience developing, studying, or working with transformative technologies; Public-facing expertise suitable for accessible historical and cultural analysis. Recent guests include John Hardin.
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