By Justin Phillip Reed
Everything Everywhere Daily - The District of Columbia
From the very founding of the United States, there was a debate that took place amongst the representatives from the 13 states. Where should be the capital of the new country be located?
A compromise was eventually reached where the states of Maryland and Virginia would donate a total of 100 square miles of land along the Potomac River for the new Federal Capital.
Learn more about Washington DC, its past, present, and possible future, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Dawn of Man
By Max Ritvo
Everything Everywhere Daily - 10 Ways You Can Know That the Earth is a Sphere
One of the saddest things in the modern world is that with all of our technology, and with all of the information in the world at our fingertips, there are more people today who think the Earth is flat than there were 20 years ago.
While most people don’t subscribe to this, thankfully, most people have never really given the idea much thought. They know the Earth is round, but they can’t really articulate why.
Thankfully, I’m here to help.
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Audio Poem of the Day - The Way We Were Made
By Marcus Wicker
Everything Everywhere Daily - Prester John
In the middle ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia, or Africa, who would come to join with European Christians to help fight Moslems.
The only problem was, the distant Christian ruler didn’t exist. Yet, while the ruler was a fable, the story was actually based on some facts.
Learn more about the legendary Prester John, and how Europeans pinned their hopes on him, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Time Traveler’s Haibun: 1989
By Maureen Thorson
Everything Everywhere Daily - One Year Later….
On July 1, 2020, a world traveler who was grounded by an international pandemic made the business and personal decision to launch the podcast he wanted to listen to.
One year later, he’s celebrating the one-year anniversary of his podcast.
Learn more about years, anniversaries, and the Everything Everywhere Daily podcast on the one-year anniversary episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Curious City - What’s The Deal With ‘Midwest Nice?’
The common stereotype for Midwesterners is that we’re polite, friendly...and passive-aggressive. But is there any truth to that? Reporter Andrew Merriweather goes looking for the answer.