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Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Released Thursday, 10th October 2019
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Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Building Central Park and the Unicorn Obsession (Season 2: Episode 2)

Thursday, 10th October 2019
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What was Central Park before it was the groomed, touristy lawns that we know today? Well, it was a shanty town and some rocks. Justin tells us how Central Park became one of the most famous parks in the world and the ups and downs throughout its history. Including the effect of FDR and the Great Depression, the hippies and the kinda secret Central Park Conservancy. And after you're done visiting the park... 

Have you ever wanted to be a unicorn? The sparkly rainbow kind, the furry rhino kind or the business kind? Clarke details the weird origins and stories about unicorns throughout history, as well as their mistaken participation in the bible and the hoaxes that followed. Unicorns seem to have touched a little piece of every society, they're not just frappuccinos and magical companions, they're full of history and mystery. Find out all about it on Season 2: Episode 2 of @thesoftbrains! 

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