Getting to know Invisibilia, Susan B. Anthony, and Vinyl Me Please

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Getting to know Invisibilia, Susan B. Anthony, and Vinyl Me Please

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We're baaaack! We talk with Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, hosts of the new NPR show Invisibilia. Then we get to know Great Lady Nerd of History Susan B. Anthony, and the inspiration behind Vinyl Me Please...because everybody's a little nerdy about something.

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Jan 13, 2015

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Getting to know Invisibilia, Susan B. Anthony, and Vinyl Me Please

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