The Pencil Factory

2025-12-18 · 49 min · episode 59 · 19 entities

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Entities found in this episode

concepts 15

mentioned Arts concept

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Feed category: Arts
mentioned Performing Arts concept

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Feed category: performing arts
mentioned Personal Journals concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: personal journals
mentioned Arts/Performing Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Arts/Performing Arts
mentioned Storytelling concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: storytelling
mentioned Society & Culture/Documentary concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Society & Culture/Documentary
mentioned Society & Culture/Personal Journals concept

0.50

evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Society & Culture/Personal Journals
discusses Arts concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Arts
discusses Music concept

0.40

evidence rules-v5
Feed category: music
discusses Performing Arts concept

0.40

evidence rules-v5
Feed category: performing arts
discusses Personal Journals concept

0.40

evidence rules-v5
Feed category: personal journals
discusses Arts/Performing Arts concept

0.40

evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Arts/Performing Arts
discusses Storytelling concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: storytelling
discusses Society & Culture/Documentary concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Society & Culture/Documentary
discusses Society & Culture/Personal Journals concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Society & Culture/Personal Journals

persons 2

mentioned Snap Judgment and PRX person

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hosted by Snap Judgment and PRX person

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companys 2

mentioned SNAP company

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discusses SNAP company

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Episode description as stored

German and his family are stuck behind the walls of a rusty old pencil factory in the jungle. When a Youtuber stumbles onto the scene with a camera, he may be their only hope. Thank you, to German, Eva, and Sasha. Thanks also to Julia Neusner. You can see more of Caya’s documentaries about tech and society on his Youtube channel “ Slide Bean .” Check out this story featured on Today Explained ! The Banished By Bargain project is a great resource to learn more about the Trump administration’s third-country deportations. Produced by John Fecile and Caya, edited by Nancy Lopez, original music by Renzo Gorrio. Season 16 - Episode 59 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices