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When Walls Talk: Graffiti's 17,000-Year Story
Graffiti is as old as writing itself — from Roman love notes scratched into Pompeii's walls to Banksy stencils selling for millions. But who gets to decide what belongs on public surfaces? This episode traces graffiti's 17,000-year history and compares how six countries handle the tension between free expression and public order. We explore why the same city that runs street art tours can also pressure-wash new work within hours, how authoritarian states treat wall writing as an existential threat, and why a permission slip is all that separates crime from culture. Episode 3144 —…
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