Everything Everywhere Daily - The Thirty Mile Zone

Hollywood is known the world over for being the center of the motion picture industry. But did you ever wonder why the movie business is centered there or why it hasn’t moved somewhere else? Well, it all has to do with a clause in various union contracts. Learn more about the Thirty Mile Zone, or the TMZ, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Björk—“Hyperballad”

Rob explores Icelandic musician Björk’s hit “Hyperballad” by discussing her unique artistry and the various ways she stretched beyond the conventions of popular music.

This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Rumaan Alam

Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles

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Read Me a Poem - “Song of the Rain” by Kahlil Gibran

Amanda Holmes reads Kahlil Gibran’s poem “Song of the Rain.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.



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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Halifax Explosion

On December 6, 1917, one of the greatest tragedies of World War I took place. In a single instant, 1,782 people, mostly civilians were killed. However, this tragedy didn’t take place on the fields of Belgium or in a trench in France. It took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn more about the Halifax Explosion, one of the worst disasters of World War I, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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In God We Lust - Liberty… or Libertine? | 2

When Jerry Falwell Jr takes over at Liberty University in 2007 he has big shoes to fill: his father’s. The Reverend Jerry Falwell was a famous and controversial evangelical minister who lived by a strict code of conduct. Can Jerry Jr. follow in his father’s footsteps, or will he make his own rules?

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In God We Lust - The Menage-A-Trois Carnival | 1

A young pool attendant at a Miami Beach hotel, meets a couple there on vacation and an affair begins. The young man doesn’t know who they are at first, but after seeing them several more times, he finds out the couple is far more powerful than he imagined. In turn, the couple promises his life is about to change.

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