NPR's Book of the Day - Riley Sager and Johanna Copeland set thrillers in suburbia

Today's episode features two page-turners full of suspense. First, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Todd Ritter – who publishes as Riley Sager – about Middle of the Night, a coming-of-age meets ghost story in which protagonist Ethan Marsh returns to his childhood home and is faced with the decades-old disappearance of his best friend. Then, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Johanna Copeland about Our Kind of Game, and how real-life neighborhood gossip about domestic violence sparked the dark novel about power imbalances in relationships.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Cleopatra (Encore)

Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruler of an independent Egypt and one of the most important women of the ancient world. 

In addition to being a brilliant and cunning ruler in her own right, she was also famously associated with two of the most powerful men in the late Roman Republic. 

Yet was her involvement with these men that ultimately led to the downfall of her and of Egypt.

Learn more about the rise and fall of Queen Cleopatra on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Khushbu Shah’s cookbook ‘Amrikan’ honors the Indian American diaspora

Today's episode is packed with recipes from Khushbu Shah's new cookbook, Amrikan. But beyond that, it's also a conversation with the author and Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes about how Indian cuisine has changed with new generations living in diaspora, and how that has led to the introduction of some unlikely ingredients – cream cheese, pickled jalapeños, shokupan — to shake up traditional dishes.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of Motion Pictures

Perhaps the greatest advancement in the arts in the 20th century was the creation of motion pictures. 

Motions Pictures was a brand-new art form. While initially it was just recorded stage presentations, it eventually evolved into something much more. 

Today, it is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is all due to countless technical advancements that have occurred over the decades. 

Learn more about the history of motion pictures, how they were created and how they evolved on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Land of the Giants - Disney is an Animation Company

Disney’s soul is arguably its animation studio, which has a 100-year track record of creating iconic characters and stories, and a distinct brand centered around “once upon a time.” Not so long ago, Disney produced films like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Lion King," catapulting animation into the mainstream while burnishing Disney's own brand as the premier animated film studio. But lately, those movies have felt lost and often, distinctly, "un-Disney." Recent box office flops like “Wish” are costly missteps that have a huge impact on Disney’s bottom line.

With more studios producing animated films, and Disney having acquired Pixar, it’s not always clear what’s a Disney film anymore. So what makes a film a Disney film today, and why does it matter?

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NPR's Book of the Day - A look back at Vice President Kamala Harris’ memoir, ‘The Truths We Hold’

On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from his campaign for reelection this November. Soon after, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is poised to become the new Democratic nominee by next month's convention. Today on the podcast, we revisit a 2019 interview between NPR's Rachel Martin and then Sen. Harris about her memoir, The Truths We Hold, her analysis of Donald Trump's popularity and her decision to become a prosecutor.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Tristan da Cunha: The World’s Most Isolated Settlement (Encore)

Located in the South Atlantic Ocean, situated between South America and Africa, lies the most remote human settlement on Earth.

There, a community of a little over 250 people eke out a living over 1,500 miles from the next closest humans. 

Getting there is difficult, and living there is probably even harder. 

Learn more about Tristian da Cuhna and how such an isolated community manages to survive on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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