Let’s celebrate Halloween with one more poem from our prince of darkness, Edgar Allen Poe. In this episode we explore the beautiful ballad Annabel Lee and Poe’s Poetic Principle.
Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Halloween
On October 31 every year, we celebrate Halloween. It is especially popular in the United States where we use the holiday as an excuse for kids to dress up and ask for candy, and for adults to dress up and drink.
But why do we dress up, and what’s the deal with pumpkins, how does this have anything to do with monsters and bats?
Learn more about the history of Halloween and how so many unrelated things got lumped together on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Last Man on the Moon
Everyone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon. But who was the last person on the moon?
And why haven’t we ever sent anyone back to the moon?
Learn more about the last person to set foot on the moon and the future of lunar exploration, or the lack thereof, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Antarctica
Antarctica has been an object of fascination since it was first discovered by explorers in the early 19th century.
Despite never having had a permanent human population, or as far as we know even a temporary population, Antarctica does have a history. Perhaps not as long and rich a history as Africa or Asia, but a history nonetheless
Learn more about the history of the seventh continent at the bottom world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Wu-Tang Clan—“C.R.E.A.M.”
Rob explores the Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 genre-defining classic “C.R.E.A.M.” and the unique circumstances that were seminal to the group’s identity.
This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Lex Pryor
Producer: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Domo Arigato Mr. Momofuku
In the year 2000, people in Japan were polled and asked what the greatest Japanese creation of the 20th century was.
They didn’t pick the walkman, digital cameras, or the compact disc. Nor did they pick any even any cultural achievements like the works of Akira Kurosawa, anime, or Pokemon.
What they selected as the greatest Japanese accomplishment of the 20th century was…….instant noodles.
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Brought to you by... - 57: Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
Since its founding nearly 160 years ago in Cuba, one family has run Bacardi. They fought for Cuba’s freedom, fostered an artistic community in the country, and rebuilt their business after fleeing the country because of Fidel Castro. Even today, they continue the struggle for Cuban identity from abroad. It’s the history of Cuba and what it means to be Cuban, distilled into a glass of Bacardi rum.
Thanks to Tom Gjelten for letting us use the title of his book, "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/296309/bacardi-and-the-long-fight-for-cuba-by-tom-gjelten/
Everything Everywhere Daily - The World’s Deepest Hole
In 1970, scientists in the Soviet Union set out to drill the deepest hole in the world. They weren’t drilling for oil or gas, they were just drilling for the sake of drilling to see what they could find.
They actually found out quite a lot.
Learn about the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest hole on Planet Earth, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Uncivil - Introducing Resistance: Is It Too Revolutionary?
Hey Uncivil listeners! We want to share a new show we think you’ll love, made by one of our producers. Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front lines of the movement for Black lives, told by the generation fighting for change. In this first episode, 22-year-old Chi Ossé goes out to protest and the trajectory of his life is changed forever. If you like this episode, follow now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Read Me a Poem - “Wind-Up Doll” by Forugh Farrokhzad
Amanda Holmes reads Forugh Farrokhzad’s poem, “Wind-Up Doll,” translated from the Persian by Sholeh Wolpé. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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