Scenes From the Black Out

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Photographer stan douglas is famous for the clous research he puts into his historical re enactments. In his latest project, a series of photos called scenes from the black out, there's an image called solitaire. It depicts a woman trapped alone in an elevator and she has some cards with her so she can play solitaire. There are references to new york city blackouts of the past but they're also about the future.

Our New ToE series on the battle between the real and the fake begins with a text alert sent out to everyone in Hawaii on a balmy Saturday morning. We also hear from the man who has written the text alert that will go out to all New Yorkers in the event of a real emergency. Photographer Stan Douglas shows us how to reconstruct a future that makes sense, and your host turns to fellow podcaster Jody Avirgan for advice on how to own the “real-ish” podcast genre. Plus the little boy who cried wolf meets the Emperor with no clothes!