Let’s explore one of Pablo Neruda’s most famous love poems. In this episode, I am joined by guest reader Otto Martinez to take a look at this sonnet in both English and Spanish. This is the 17th poem in One Hundred Love Sonnets, a collection inspired by and dedicated to his wife Matilde.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Theremin
You are probably familiar with the four basic types of musical instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
However, is it possible to have an instrument that doesn’t fit into one of these families?
In the early 20th century, Russian inventor Leon Theremin came up with an instrument that doesn’t fit into any family and doesn’t sound or play like any other.
Learn more about the theremin, the world’s first electronic instrument, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Keough Hall
By Francisco Aragón
Everything Everywhere Daily - Valentine’s Day
Every February 14, people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a day for everything heart-shaped, flowers, flowers, candy, and romance.
Why is this day the day dedicated to romance? What’s with the hearts? And who or what is a valentine?
Is this all a giant conspiracy of greeting card manufacturers?
Learn more about Saint Valentine’s Day on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - White Buttons
By Mary Ruefle
Everything Everywhere Daily - Domus Aurea
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as just Nero, was not the best of Roman Emperors. In fact, on most lists of Roman Emperors, he would rank somewhere near the bottom.
In no small part, this is due to how he reacted after the greatest fire ever to engulf Rome and what he built in its aftermath.
Learn more about the Domus Aurea, or Nero’s Golden House, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - “I used to love the run-up to a storm”
By Melanie Braverman
Everything Everywhere Daily - The S.S. Politician
In the middle of World War II, a small island in Scotland’s Hebrides Islands was suffering through war shortages like most of the country.
However, on February 5, 1941, a very fortunate disaster struck the island, and the island’s residents couldn’t have been happier. The reverberations from this lucky calamity are still being felt today.
Learn more about the wreck of the SS Politician and its incredible cargo on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Nox Borealis
By Campbell McGrath
Curious City - What’s Up With All Those Billboard Ads For Lawyers?
Curious City took a road trip and counted almost a hundred billboard ads for lawyers along I-90/94 on the border between Illinois and Indiana. Audio producer Steven Jackson investigates why there’s so many of these billboards in this area, especially for personal injury attorneys. He shares insights from lawyers, marketers, and historians. (Features a cameo appearance from President Lyndon B. Johnson.)