Mayor Max the Dog, Bicycles, Art Forgery, Penguin Poop

Mayor Max the Dog, Bicycles, Art Forgery, Penguin Poop

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 187

  • Jun 11, 2019 6:00 am
  • 1:41:07 mins
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The Dog Mayor of Idyllwild Guest: Phyllis Meuller, Chief of Staff, Office of Mayor Max Mueller Maximus Mighty-Dog Meuller II has been serving loyally as the Mayor of Idyllwild for five years. Impressive for a golden retriever who is only five-and-a-half years old.  How the Bicycle Changed American History Guest: Margaret Guroff, author, “The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life” Two hundred years ago, in 1819, the precursor to the modern bicycle first arrived in America.  Revealing Art Forgeries Guest: Thiago Piwowarczyk, Co-Founder, with Jeffrey Taylor, New York Art Forensics Trained as a chemist, Thiago Piwowarczyk identifies art forgeries in a market surprisingly saturated by them.  Sand –The World’s Most Valuable Solid  Guest:  Vince Beiser, journalist and author, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization” Just as sand finds its way into every nook and cranny after a sunny trip to the beach, so too has sand found ...