The Global Story - The soft power superpower, with Roman Mars
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The Global Story - The soft power superpower, with Roman Mars

B1IntermediateJuly 3, 202627 min
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As 4th July approaches, we think you’ll like this episode of The Global Story. All week, The Global Story podcast is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world. Roman Mars – the host of 99% Invisible and the new BBC series A History of the United States in 100 Objects – joins as a guest to set out his theory of how the US used design to shape the world in its image. If you like this episode, find the special collection ‘US and the World at 250’ in The Global Story. If you’re...

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How did the United States build the largest soft power empire in the world with the help of some tiny metal objects? I'm Tristan Redmond, one of the hosts

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of the Global Story podcast from the BBC. To mark 250 years of the United States, we speak to Roman Mars of 99% invisible. This soft power, this influence was an incredible invention.

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For more, listen to the global story on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, in our time listeners, Misha Glennie here. I wanted to share a great episode

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