The story goes that Amsterdam in the 1630?s was gripped by a mania for Tulip flowers. But then there was a crash in the market. People ended up bankrupt and threw themselves into canals. This story is still being trotted out when people talk about financial markets, lately as a comparison to buying and selling bitcoin. But how much of what we know of the Tulip craze is fact, and how much is myth? We speak to Anne Goldgar at Kings College London who explains all.
World Book Club - Celeste Ng: Everything I Never Told You
Presenter Lawrence Pollard talks to chart-topping Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng and an audience gathered in the local Boston radio Newsfeed Café in the Boston Public Library about her bestselling novel Everything I Never Told You.
In 1970s small-town Ohio Lydia is the favorite child of parents, determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Chinese-American Lee family together is destroyed. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, racism and longing, Everything I Never Told You uncovers the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.
(Photo: Celeste Ng. Credit: Kevin Day Photography)
The NewsWorthy - U.S. Embassy, Chili’s Data Breach & Rockefeller Record – Monday, May 14th, 2018
All the news to know for Monday, May 14th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about the U.S. embassy controversy, the change of heart for ZTE and a data breach at Chili's.
Plus: Starbucks bathrooms, NBA playoffs and the weekend box office.
All that and much more in less than 10 minutes.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.
The Boring Talks - #17 – Gasometers
Tall rusting skeletal relics of our industrial past. Why would anyone care about London's Gasometers? Sarah O'Carroll explains.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Sarah O'Carroll Producer: Luke Doran
African Tech Roundup - Interoperability, Data Ownership & Steward Ownership feat. Oliver Sauter of WorldBrain
Curious City - Sweet Success: How Chicago’s Mexican Bakeries Stay Competitive
Lots of Mexican bakeries can be found near one another in neighborhoods like Pilsen. So how do they stay in business?
You're Wrong About - Matthew Shepard
But not how you think! Special guest Mike Owens tells Sarah and Mike about the (attempted) debunking of the gay-bashing victim. Digressions include Leopold and Loeb, Basic Instinct and Rolling Stone. The sound quality is even worse than usual.
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Talk Python To Me - #161: Django 2.0
Python Bytes - #77 You Don’t Have To Be a Workaholic To Win
- Why Senior Devs Write Dumb Code
- GeoAlchemy 2
- You Don't Have To Be a Workaholic To Win: 13 Alternative Ways To Stand Out
- Project Beeware AppStore
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