Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century

Tracing The Path explores how ordinary people, products, ideas, and moments unexpectedly shaped the modern world.Every episode begins with something familiar—a word, a company, a song, an invention, a historical event, or a cultural phenomenon—and follows the surprising chain of connections that made it matter.Why did a grocery store change the course of the Cold War?How did a simple greeting become part of everyday life?What do advertising agencies, world leaders, musicians, inventors, and soft drink companies have in common?More than you might think.Hosted by award-winning storyteller Dan R. Morris, Tracing The Path uncovers the forgotten figures, unexpected decisions, and hidden connections behind the people, products, places, and ideas that shaped the 20th Century—and continue to influence our lives today.Inspired by the storytelling traditions of Paul Harvey, Charles Kuralt, Charles Osgood, and Garrison Keillor, each episode is crafted to leave you with that rare feeling:"I had no