Hey, it's Matt. I wanted to share a special preview of a new show from the Vox Media

Podcast Network. It's produced by Curbd, our sister network. It covers homes, cities, and communities.

The show is called Nice Try, and it's about the perpetual search for the perfect place.

Each season, you're going to hear stories about people who tried to design a better world,

and what happens when those designs don't go according to plan. This season is called Utopian.

It's hosted by Avery Truffleman, who you might know from 99% Invisible. I'm going to let her take it from here.

500 years ago, Thomas Moore wrote a novel about an idyllic society on an island.

He called the island Utopia, which could be traced to the Greek roots Utopia, meaning a good place,

or Utopia, meaning no place. It's a brilliant etymology encapsulating somewhere that is perfect

and does not exist. I'm Avery Truffleman, and I'm the host of Nice Try, a new podcast from Curbd

and the Vox Media Podcast Network. It's stories about how people have tried to design a better world,

and what happens when those designs don't go according to plan. Season one is called Utopian,

and it's about the perpetual search for the perfect place. You're about to hear a preview of Nice Try,

in which we dive into the story of James Town, the first permanent English settlement in America.

It's not the triumphant tale you might know from a certain Disney animated film. Instead,

it's a story of transformative failure, and a look at how the stories we tell ourselves

about failure, and form the way we live today. While you're listening, go subscribe to Nice Try

Utopian on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. There's also a link in the episode notes

to help you subscribe.

This is, of course, one of the totally kick-ass songs from the 1995 Disney animated movie,

Pocahontas. I was four when it came out, but I had it on VHS, and I watched it again and again,

and in a lot of ways, in the popular imagination, the story of James Town has been equated with the

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