Audio Poem of the Day - Blackbirds
By Greg Rappleye
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Mechanical Turk
You’ve probably heard of artificial intelligence systems which have gotten so good that they can beat the best humans at Go, chess, and even Jeopardy. However, over 200 years ago one Hungarian engineer created a mechanical device that could defeat the world’s greatest chess players. Sort of. Learn more about The Mechanical Turk and how it convinced people for over 80 years that it could play chess, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Pod Save America - Offline: DeRay Mckesson on How Twitter Saved Black Lives
Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with DeRay Mckesson, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there!
From the creation of #BlackLivesMatter to the first permanent ban, DeRay McKesson has been at the center of some of Twitter’s highest highs and some of its lowest lows. He joins Jon to talk about how online activism has changed since the 2014 Ferguson protests, discuss how to win people over offline, and make the case that Twitter can be a tool for good.
Audio Poem of the Day - Love Calls Us
By Randall Mann
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always
The Sahara desert is by far the largest desert in the world. It evokes images of sand dunes, camels and just being really really dry. However, it didn’t always use to be that way. Quite recently, at least geologically speaking, it was a place with grasslands and forests. While it disappeared and became a desert, some think a green Sahara might return. Learn more about how the Sahara desert wasn’t always a desert, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Supply Chain Crisis Explained
We’ve talked about the impact of the supply chain crisis on holiday shopping before, but today we want to help you really understand what’s happening - from the cause of it all to when the logjams could start to ease up.
Supply chain expert Alan Amling spent nearly three decades with UPS. He’s now a distinguished fellow at the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute and runs a consulting company where he helps businesses navigate disruptions. He’s explaining why U.S. ports are so backed up and how retailers are making changes to ensure shoppers have options before the holidays.
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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Fall of Constantinople Episode 12 “The Silence Before the Storm”
For seven weeks the Turks had besieged Constantinople. But all they had to show for it were heavy casualties and not a single victory either on land or at sea. The Turkish Sultan, Mehmet II, had a moment of doubt. Should he abandon the siege? Find out in this episode.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Poetry Failure
By Mark Halliday