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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Fiber Nation episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Fiber Nation for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Fiber Nation episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
The Sheep & Cattle Wars
Fiber Nation
10/28/21 • 33 min
The American West is this mythic place...the land of Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane, cattle drives, and cowboys. Myths aside, it's also the land of the western range wars, where cattlemen and sheepmen battled over access to grass and water. Dozens of sheepherders were killed and 100,000 sheep were slaughtered, all before a Colorado congressman ended the violence in 1934. But a mere generation later, it's the sheep owners who had the last laugh.
Follow along on the show notes page: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-and-cattle-wars/
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Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel
Fiber Nation
03/17/22 • 29 min
You go on a trip, and stuff happens. You lose your luggage or miss your plane. But what if the stuff that happens is a little more epic? Like war zone, poisonous snakes, engines-falling-out-of-your-plane kind of epic? Could you roll with that?
Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/
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I'm Sorry, Dave. I Can't Knit That.
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08/26/21 • 29 min
Today’s episode is all about artificial intelligence—AI. What it is, what it ISN’T, what it can and can’t do. What happens when you try to teach a computer how to knit? Can a neural network match the creativity of a human? And what might happen if the Terminator became a knitwear designer?
Find Show Notes links here.
https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ai-knitting-im-sorry-dave-i-cant-knit-that/
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The Crochet Coral Reef
Fiber Nation
09/30/21 • 31 min
In this episode, we dive into a place where art, ecology, science, and math come together into something extraordinary. And we learn how a 2300-year-old geometric system was blown out of the water by a woman crocheting blobby things. Welcome to the Crochet Coral Reef.
Link to show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/crochet-coral-reef/
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Song Quilts: Stitching Together Women's Stories
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02/25/21 • 32 min
Eliza Hardy Jones was a professional musician and an amateur quilter. Until a once-in-a-lifetime offer made her change her tune. Find out how she turns traditional folk music, sung by women, into a craft traditionally done by women.
Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/song-quilts/
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12/01/21 • 1 min
We’re excited to announce another Fiber Nation Live Knit Night! Bring your knitting, and join us Wednesday, December 8 at 6 pm EST for a talk with Danielle Dreilinger, featured on the “Home Economics vs. Hitler” episode.
Since it’s the holiday season, we thought we’d change things up and talk about food, festive or otherwise. (Quite possibly otherwise.) Danielle will introduce us to some wonderful cookbooks and recipes from the Bureau of Home Economics, including 99 Ways to Share the Meat and Attractive Ways of Cooking Cowpeas. We might even tackle the history of Jell-o salad!
Notes and registration: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-knit-night-reindeer-recipes/
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Hemp: The Fall & Rise of a Forbidden Fiber
Fiber Nation
12/17/20 • 30 min
From its roots in Asia to its importance in the colonial US, from WW2 to the war on drugs, hemp has a curious and complicated history. Plus, we talk a lot about smoking pot.
Show Notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/hemp-forbidden-fiber-episode-15/
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The Pig War
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11/11/20 • 13 min
In 1859, a small island off the coast of Washington state was the site of a war almost no one has heard of. It lasted 12 years, involved 5 British warships, 14 American cannons, 34 uncooperative sheep tossed into rowboats, and General George Pickett. And in the end, it sustained only a single causality: a pig.
Show Notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-the-pig-war/
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A Tale of Two Sweaters
Fiber Nation
10/16/20 • 29 min
In today's episode, we hear a tale of two radically different sweaters. But while we begin by exploring the world of luxury knitwear, we end up discovering something completely different...and completely new.
Read the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/tale-two-sweaters/
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Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility"
Fiber Nation
04/01/22 • 10 min
What does it take to disappear? So-called cloaking technology is common on things like fighter jets, but recent advances at MIT have created flexible "fabric" surfaces capable of bending light. It might sound like Harry Potter hocus pocus, but it’s quite possible, in the next decade, to have clothing that makes the wearer invisible.
Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/
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FAQ
How many episodes does Fiber Nation have?
Fiber Nation currently has 34 episodes available.
What topics does Fiber Nation cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, Podcasts and Crafts.
What is the most popular episode on Fiber Nation?
The episode title 'Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Fiber Nation?
The average episode length on Fiber Nation is 26 minutes.
How often are episodes of Fiber Nation released?
Episodes of Fiber Nation are typically released every 27 days, 19 hours.
When was the first episode of Fiber Nation?
The first episode of Fiber Nation was released on Feb 26, 2019.
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