By Kiki Petrosino
Everything Everywhere Daily - Concorde: The Fastest Passenger Airplane in the World
Almost as soon as Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, people began thinking of ways to transport passengers at supersonic speeds.
However, the challenges in creating a passenger aircraft that could travel at supersonic speeds were much greater than making a fighter aircraft that could do the same.
In 1976, a British/French consortium launched the inaugural flight of the most successful supersonic passenger aircraft in history.
Learn more about the Concorde
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Audio Poem of the Day - Matisse
By Gertrude Stein
Everything Everywhere Daily - Jeanne Calment: The World’s Oldest Person?
On August 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment passed away in Arles, France. At the time, it was reported that she was 122 years and 164 days old. No one else has ever been verified to have ever even lived to the age of 120.
However, in the years since her passing, many people have begun to question her story. Not only might she not have been a supercentenarian, but she might not have even been a centenarian at all.
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On Our Watch - Under Color of Law
One of the first police shootings to be captured on cell phone, millions saw Bay Area Rapid Transit police Officer Johannes Mehserle fire a single, fatal gunshot into Oscar Grant's back as the 22-year-old lay face down on the train station platform. Now, a lawsuit filed by NPR member station KQED has forced BART to comply with California's 2019 police transparency law, and release never-before-heard tapes from inside that investigation.
Audio Poem of the Day - The Blue Booby
by James Tate
Everything Everywhere Daily - Khalid Ibn al-Walid: The Sword of God
In the 7th century, the world saw the rise of one of the most important religious and political forces in history: Islam. Springing forth from the Arabian Peninsula, within a matter of months, the Islamic Caliphate had become one of the largest empires on Earth.
Much of that growth was due to one man. He wasn’t a religious leader, and he wasn’t the head of the empire. He was one of the greatest military leaders in history.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Coolio—“Gangsta’s Paradise”
Rob explores Los Angeles rapper Coolio’s megahit “Gangsta’s Paradise” by discussing the distance between the stark realities behind much of hip-hop’s lyrical content and rap songs’ public reception as pop 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: Christopher R. Weingarten
Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
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Audio Poem of the Day - San Marcos
By Monica McClure
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Hagia Sophia (Encore)
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest, oldest, and most significant buildings in the world. It has served as a holy place for three different religions and has been the focal point for two different empires.
Almost, 1,500 years after its construction, it is still making headlines today.
Learn more about the Hagia Sophia on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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