Given the amount of time I spend driving around the West, I listen to a ton of podcasts. I have a hard time paying attention to books on tape, I get bored with most of my music, and radio programing out in the middle of nowhere can be iffy and/or downright weird. Podcasts are the perfect solution, as they provide an almost unlimited selection of topics, stories, or interviewers, and I can upload multiple hours on my phone prior to a road trip.
A friend told me to check out the 99% Invisible podcast, specifically Episode 157: Devil’s Rope. The 23 minute episode gives a brief overview of the history of barbed wire– from it’s invention in the 1870s to its proliferation across the American West. I’ve written before about my fascination with barbed wire and how its impact on the settlement of the West is completely under appreciated by the general public. If you want to learn a little more about this fascinating subject, but don’t want to read a full book about it (that’s understandable), click the link below, download the episode, and enjoy!
99% Invisible – Devil’s Rope
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