Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?
A seasonally appropriate question!
Happy Sunday everybody,
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Okay, on to the episode:
If ever there was a place where every person inside was guaranteed to already have luggage, it would be inside an airport. And yet ... the airport luggage stores persist. Who is going to these places? To answer, we will of course, unpack the story of the entire airport -- how these hellish modern places of security and commerce came to be.
Alastair Gordon's Naked Airport.
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Unclaimed Baggage
The miraculous website mentioned at the end of our episode. I am really considering buying people in my family “mystery boxes” of things left by passengers on airplanes for Christmas. I mean, why not? In the O. Henry version reality, I’ll buy someone a mystery box and it’ll contain something they themselves left on a flight.
Check out Hyperfixed
If you follow my work because you originally found me through my old show, Reply All, here’s something exciting. My old colleague Alex Goldman has a new podcast, called Hyperfixed. He tries to solve listener problems across all sorts of topics. Like us over at Search Engine, Hyperfixed is going the independent route which I can attest is an equal mix of exciting and quite bracing. I’m sure they could use your ears, go check them out.
That’s all for me this week. We’re working on a new one for Friday that I’m really enjoying, I hope you all enjoy it too.
Best,
PJ
Love that you linked to Hyperfixed. For us Reply All fans, having Alex and PJ back doing what you both are so great at is like coming home again…. They both really fill that podcast space reply all left behind.
I laughed at the title of this episode before I even listened. I, dear sir, am that person! Hahaa I have bought two pieces of luggage while at the airport and not for any of the reasons that you discussed.
Here's my situation: I am an artist/art instructor who teaches nationally. While traveling I tend to make art during delays or waiting to board. I never know what I'm going to want to work on (I work in many mediums) so I always bring too many projects and all of the supplies for said projects. For years I have carried my art supplies in an oversized bag that I made. The first time I bought a piece of luggage was in the Dallas/Ft.Worth airport. I was tired of carrying that heavy bag so I bought a rolling suitcase. I was happy for about one day. It didn't have 360 wheels. I continued to use it because after all, I had paid quite a lot for it! But eventually I got frustrated again and bought another one that had a better rolling experience. Knowing myself, I will likely buy another at some time (always in frustration! LOL).
Thanks for yet another fantastic episode! I've been waiting for the next Hyperfixed episode, as well!