Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Journey to the Center of the World

85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Andrew Walsh
Too Beautiful to Live
Christian Bordal
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Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Jon Mooallem
New York Times Magazine

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Journey to the Center of the World

85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Journey to the Center of the World

85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

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