By William Matthews
Everything Everywhere Daily - Snake Oil
If you were to call someone a snake oil salesman, it usually means they are trying to defraud someone, and more specifically it often implies making false medical claims.
But what exactly is snake oil, and why did it develop such a bad reputation, and why specifically do we use snake oil for such a negative metaphor?
Learn more about snake oil and why we still reference it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Cow and sewage treatment
S2 Ep8. A cow’s amazing stomach could hold the key to stopping wastewater pollution. Engineers have designed a new sewage treatment plant based on a cow’s unique digestive process. Wastewater is progressively cleaned by microorganisms until it’s safe enough to be released into the environment. This new plant does not need electricity to operate, so it’s environmentally-friendly.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Tattoo
by Ted Kooser (read by Ken Marks)
Everything Everywhere Daily - Lullaby and Goodnight
There are few things that are truly universal across all cultures and throughout history. These things are often so obvious that we overlook them and forget how they are things that make us human.
One such thing which seems so simple yet actually has profound origins: singing children to sleep.
Learn more about the lullaby and how it is one of the things which all humanity has in common, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Unromantic Love
by J. V. Cunningham
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Aberfan Disaster
On Friday, October 21, 1966, the small Welsh village of Aberfan suffered woke up to a typical autumn day. Many of the men in the village went to work at the local coal mine and the children went to the local school.
At 9:15 am, the lives of everyone in the village had changed forever. The village suffered one of the worst industrial accidents in British history.
Learn more about the Aberfan Disaster, its causes, and its aftermath, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Love Train
By Tomás Q. Morín
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Great Molasses Flood (Encore)
On January 15, 1919, the city of Boston suffered its greatest disaster when a storage tank filled with over 2 million gallons of molasses burst and killed 21 people and injured 150 more.
Researchers have been studying the unique circumstances surrounding this industrial accident ever since.
Learn more about the Great Boston Molasses Flood on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - A Cave of Angelfish Huddle Against the Moon
By Ron de Maris