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The Business of the Impossible

Four real projects: selling ice in India, relocating London Bridge, saving Abu Simbel and building a railway inside the Alps. History, engineering and funding.

HistoryEngineeringAmbitious projects
4 episodesBilingualOriginal series
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SEASON ONE

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01

Selling Winter in India

Frederic Tudor turned New England ice into a traveling commodity. The real challenge was maintaining transport, storage and sales before the cargo disappeared.

4:27 · Sarah
02

A London Bridge in the Desert

4:39 · Sarah
03

Saving Abu Simbel, Piece by Piece

4:45 · Sarah
04

A Railway Inside the Alps

4:39 · Sarah
ABOUT THE SERIES

Inside The Business of the Impossible

Four real projects: selling ice in India, relocating London Bridge, saving Abu Simbel and building a railway inside the Alps. History, engineering and funding.

Each episode combines context, storytelling, and useful facts to explain the subject clearly, with no prior knowledge required.

Original scriptsResearched and written for every episode.
Natural voicesMateo · Sarah
Listen your wayEnglish and Spanish.
A continuing storyEpisodes connected by one shared universe.
THE SERIES AT A GLANCE

Useful facts before listening

Four real projectsAn ice trade, a relocated bridge, a heritage rescue and an Alpine railway.
The whole systemTransport, storage, funding and labor behind each outcome.
Two languagesA full season narrated by Mateo in Spanish and Sarah in English.
Research sourcesLibraries, historical research and records from participating institutions and companies.
A conceptual coverThe image combines the projects in an illustration; it is not a historical photograph.
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Do I need to listen in order?

No. Each episode stands on its own, although the complete series builds a richer view of the subject.

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Yes. Progress is saved on this device for every episode and language.

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Yes. Use the language selector to switch between Mateo in Spanish and Sarah in English.

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