Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Mars Exploration
Ever since humans looked up at the stars they noticed that a few of them were different from the others. They moved.
These moving points of light were planets. One of those points of light was, of course, the planet Mars.
This first observation of Mars by early humans slowly and inexorably lead to landing robots on the surface of the planet.
Learn more about our exploration of Mars on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Let the games be thin: Tokyo’s Olympic tussles
Planners are in a corner. Delaying or cancelling the summer tournament looks like defeat; pressing ahead looks like a danger. We take a look at the sporting chances. Britain has decarbonised faster than any other rich country, but getting to “net zero” will be a whole lot harder. And why South Koreans have such trouble with noisy neighbours.
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The Best One Yet - “The Godzilla of $$$” — La-Z-Boy’s upholstery. The RealReal’s surprise. Why tech stocks dropped.
We noticed 2 numbers in La-Z-Boy’s earnings that may signal the end of House Hype. The RealReal’s online fancy consignment may actually prefer selling clothes offline. And both our stock portfolios dropped, so we’re breaking down “The Big Shift” that caused it.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem
The U.S. military has long had a sexual assault problem. And the Marine Corps - the final service branch to gender-integrate - is no exception. Though multiple scandals have rocked the Marines, continued abuses make it clear that deeper changes are needed to make all service people safe.
Guest: Erin Kirk-Cuomo, founder of #NotInMyMarineCorps.
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The NewsWorthy - Officers Not Charged, Tiger Woods Hospitalized & Mail Trucks Makeover- Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, February 24th, 2021!
We'll tell you about:
- a grand jury's decision not to charge officers involved in a controversial and deadly police incident
- the rollover crash that put Tiger Woods in the hospital
- more COVID-19 vaccines on the way
- what new data shows about college enrollment
- how the USPS is going high-tech
Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!
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Capitol Hill Security Hearing: Politico, The Hill, AP, CBS News, FOX News
No Charges in Daniel Prude Death: NY Times, WSJ, ABC News, AP
Tiger Woods Hospitalized: AP, ESPN, WaPo, NY Times
Vaccine-Makers Boost Shipments: WaPo, Axios, AP, Politico, Full Hearing
College Enrollment Slumps: Bloomberg, Forbes, St. Louis Fed
Southern Baptists Oust Churches: AP, Axios, NY Times, Pastor Statement
Facebook to Lift Australia News Ban: AP, Axios, WSJ, Facebook
USPS Unveils New Mail Trucks: The Verge, Cnet, Reuters, USPS
Work Wednesday: Blue Collar Jobs Booming: WSJ, Fox Business
Short Wave - Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life
It's likely there's a magnet wherever you're looking right now. In fact, the device you're using to listen to this episode? Also uses a magnet. Which is why today, NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel is taking us "back to school," explaining how magnetism works and why magnets deserve more respect.
If you're secretly hoping we cover a basic science concept near and dear to your heart, spill the tea! We'd love to know and can be reached via email at shortwave@npr.org.
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NBN Book of the Day - John D. Wilsey, “God’s Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles” (Eardmans, 2021)
When John Foster Dulles died in 1959, he was given the largest American state funeral since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s in 1945. President Eisenhower called Dulles—his longtime secretary of state—“one of the truly great men of our time,” and a few years later the new commercial airport outside Washington, DC, was christened the Dulles International Airport in his honor. His star has fallen significantly since that time, but his influence remains indelible—most especially regarding his role in bringing the worldview of American exceptionalism to the forefront of US foreign policy during the Cold War era, a worldview that has long outlived him.
God's Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles (Eardmans, 2021) recounts how Dulles’s faith commitments from his Presbyterian upbringing found fertile soil in the anti-communist crusades of the mid-twentieth century. After attending the Oxford Ecumenical Church Conference in 1937, he wrote about his realization that “the spirit of Christianity, of which I learned as a boy, was really that of which the world now stood in very great need, not merely to save souls, but to solve the practical problems of international affairs.” Dulles believed that America was chosen by God to defend the freedom of all those vulnerable to the godless tyranny of communism, and he carried out this religious vision in every aspect of his diplomatic and political work. He was conspicuous among those US officials in the twentieth century that prominently combined their religious convictions and public service, making his life and faith key to understanding the interconnectedness of God and country in US foreign affairs from World War I to Vietnam.
Zach McCulley (@zamccull) is a historian of religion and literary cultures in early modern England and PhD candidate in History at Queen's University Belfast.
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What A Day - Capitol Insecurity
Former Capitol security officials appeared before the Senate yesterday, citing communications failures for their inadequate response to the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The Senate also confirmed two more members of Biden’s cabinet: Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador and Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary.
Facebook has now un-banned news on its platform in Australia, after blocking it there in protest of a proposed law that would have required Facebook to pay the outlets that give the platform its content. Now, Australia has backed off, and will only require Facebook to negotiate with media partners.
And in headlines: the police officers who killed Daniel Prude will not face criminal charges, the Biden administration opened its first facility to house migrant children in Texas, and McDonald’s releases its new crispy chicken sandwich.
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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #121” with Kelton Brisack & Jim Hegarty
Comedian Rivers Langley is back in his hometown in Alabama for the rest of 2020 and a bit of 2021. Also, there's a global pandemic still happening. This podcast is him catching up with his funny friends; sometimes on the phone, sometimes socially-distanced outside. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #121. We have two VERY special guests today. First up is comedian Jim Hegarty. Jim has worked in TV forever and had a real-life encounter with recently-dead villain Rush Limbaugh. You can follow him on Instagram @JimHegarty. Next up, making his debut on the podcast, is podcaster Kelton Brisack from the "Psychic Dolphin Garage" and "Garbage In, Garbage Out" podcasts. Follow Kelton on Twitter @SexConfetti. Listen to Carter Glascock's new album 'The Crystal Pistol' now streaming on all platforms! R.I.P. Lawrence Ferlinghetti