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Arts & Culture

"Popular Mechanics" (April 11, 2021)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest

Published April 11, 2021 at 1:10 PM CDT

A listener sent Shep an old edition of Popular Mechanics with predictions about life in 1970. In this program from April 11, 1970; Shep lets us know if anything from that article actually came to pass.

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