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Episode 14: Ikigai, Cuisenaire Rods, Purple, Houdini

A set of colourful wooden rods has helped millions of children with their arithmetic. What were they called and how did they come to be?

The Japanese concept of Ikigai is often misunderstood. What does it really mean? A set of colourful wooden rods has helped millions of children with their arithmetic. What were they called and how did they come to be? The colour purple is not just a Hollywood movie. We tell the story of the colour itself. And finally, for this episode … Harry Houdini was magic's greatest visionary. What's his story?


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REFERENCED REMORANDOM CHAPTERS

Ikigai is featured in REMORANDOM 1
Cuisenaire Rods is featured in REMORANDOM 1
Purple is featured in REMORANDOM 3
Houdini is featured in REMORANDOM 3

PODCAST CREDITS

REMORANDOM is produced and published in Sydney by REMO Since 1988

Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré and Claudia Chan Shaw

Contact us via email at hello@remorandom.com

Original Theme Music by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERE.

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