{"id":145005,"date":"2025-01-15T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145005"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:42:13","slug":"the-last-repair-shop-2024-oscar-winning-documentary-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145005","title":{"rendered":"The Last Repair Shop | 2024 Oscar-winning Documentary Short"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xttrkgKXtZ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. 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