How has activism evolved in our digital society? In this episode, Sudhir talks to Jade Magnus Ogunnaike about the intersection of big tech and civil rights. She is a senior campaign director for Color of Change. It’s a racial justice organization that blends traditional organizing efforts with an updated playbook for how to make change.
Audio Poem of the Day - Riches
by Amit Majmudar
Everything Everywhere Daily - Potpourri Spain: Columbus, Dinner Time, and Joint Custody Island
In the process of doing research, I often come across various stories which are interesting but might not be worthy of a full episode. They often are more like facts than stories.
Every so often I save up those stories for a special episode because I really hate to let things go to waste.
So without further ado, here is the Spanish potpourri episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - fire
By Nick Flynn
Everything Everywhere Daily - The British Crown Jewels
Located in the Tower of London are a collection of objects, some of which date back 800 years, which are the physical symbols of the British Monarchy.
These objects have a value that would almost be impossible to measure given both their intrinsic and historical worth. They are the physical embodiment of the British Monarchy.
Learn more about the British Crown Jewels and their role in the British monarchy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Myth
By Muriel Rukeyser
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she passed, a tissue sample of her cancer cells was taken.
Those cells have been the basis for decades of cancer and biological research, and have also been at the center of one of the greatest medical ethics controversies in modern times.
Learn more about the immortal Henrietta Lacks on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - When Sappho Wrote
By Gregory Orr
Everything Everywhere Daily - Examine The Zipper
I’m guessing that almost everyone listening to this podcast has, within the last day, used a zipper.
They are ubiquitous at this point and most people have never given them much thought. Yet, its invention was a rather inspired leap of creativity and required the development of several other technologies before it could even become a thing.
Learn more about the zipper, how it was invented and how it is used today, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - I Wanna Be Ur Lover (1979)
By Douglas Kearney