Who's Blacker: Oprah or Sojourner Truth? Producer Kate Parkinson-Morgan tells Brittany and Eric about a new game that asks players to argue what makes one person Blacker than another.
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Number 51
Revealed – the winning 51st Thing! What won the vote to be added to our list of 50? We asked for ideas for an extra “thing” that made the modern economy. We received hundreds of suggestions. Thousands of votes were cast on our shortlist of six. Now we have a winner. Discover what it is and why it is worthy of being Number 51.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ben Crighton
Editors: Richard Knight and Richard Vadon
The Nod - Drake of the Diaspora
Drake might be proud of us, but are we proud of him? In our latest Good For The Blacks, we debate Drizzy’s sampling of the African diaspora with Vicky Mochama and Sarah Hagi.
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the memory palace - Episode 116 (Hoover)
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Music
- Afkald by Bremer/McCoy
- Peace by Oliver Coates.
- Day One Four by F.S. Blumm and Nils Frahm
- Displacement by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Notes
- Some sources for this one were The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester.
- Herbert Hoover: A Life by Glen Jeansonne
- Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of The Presidency, by Charles Rappleye
- The Life of Herbert Hoover, Humanitarian, by George H. Nash
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - The Plough
The plough was a simple yet transformative technology. It was the plough that kick-started civilisation in the first place – that, ultimately, made our modern economy possible. But the plough did more than create the underpinning of civilisation – with all its benefits and inequities. Different types of plough led to different types of civilisation.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ben Crighton
(Photo: Farmer ploughing field, Credit: Shutterstock)
Uncivil - The Takedown
We sat down with Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times Magazine, Al Letson of Reveal, and Christy Coleman of the American Civil War Museum to talk about how they take down Civil War myths.
For more Uncivil, visit our website: uncivil.show
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The Nod - The Cowboy Of The West Village
Brittany tells the incredible story of a person you should have heard of by now, but probably haven’t.
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Cold Chain
The global supply chain that keeps perishable goods at controlled temperatures has revolutionised the food industry. It widened our choice of food and improved our nutrition. It enabled the rise of the supermarket. And that, in turn, transformed the labour market: less need for frequent shopping frees up women to work. As low-income countries get wealthier, fridges are among the first things people buy: in China, it took just a decade to get from a quarter of households having fridges to nearly nine in ten.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ben Crighton
Editors: Richard Knight and Richard Vadon
(Image: Fully loaded shelves, Credit: Shutterstock)
Uncivil - The Deed
A 19th century promise, and a 21st century betrayal. The past and present of 40 acres and a mule.
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The Nod - Gimlet Presents: Uncivil
The Nod is off this week, but Brittany and Eric are still here to present Uncivil, Gimlet Media's newest show. Uncivil is a history podcast that goes back to the moment when the divisions in this country turned into a war. The show ransacks the official version of the Civil War—with untold stories about covert operations, corruption, resistance and mutiny. Uncivil is hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika (who you may remember from our episode on Purple Stuff). Jack and Chenjerai take on what you think you know about the Civil War, and connect what happened then to the political battlefield we’re living on right now.
Listen to Uncivil on Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Pocketcasts
The Nod will be back next week with an all new episode!
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