The EI Podcast

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East German pioneers and musicians depicted in the porcelain frieze 'Building of the Republic' designed by German artist Max Lingner (1952–1953) on the building of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (former Reichsluftfahrtministerium), now the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Azoor Photo / Alamy Stock Photo.
The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City. Credit: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo.
Renaissance and Medieval sculptures at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Credit: Bjanka Kadic / Alamy Stock Photo.
Ma Yuan's The Yellow River Breaches its Course, from a series of paintings of water
The Tuscan poets
Satirical cartoon of the Congress of Vienna. Credit: The Granger Collection / Alamy Stock Photo
'Young America rescues Europe!', declares a French cartoon from 1918. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo.
Augustine
The Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as Iwo Jima Memorial.

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