Everything Everywhere Daily - Why is Christmas on December 25? (Encore)

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Every year, people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. In many countries, it is the biggest single holiday of the year. 

Why is it celebrated on December 25? Is there any historical basis for this date and if not, then why do we celebrate it on this date?


Learn more about why we celebrate Christmas when we do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NBN Book of the Day - Noah Weisbord, “The Crime of Aggression: The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats” (Princeton UP, 2019)

On July 17, 2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Instead of collective state responsibility, our leaders are now personally subject to indictment for crimes of aggression, from invasions and preemptions to drone strikes and cyberattacks. Noah Weisbord, The Crime of Aggression: The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats (Princeton UP, 2019) is Noah Weisbord’s riveting insider’s account of the high-stakes legal fight to enact this historic legislation and hold politicians accountable for the wars they start.

Weisbord, a key drafter of the law for the International Criminal Court, takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most consequential legal dramas in modern international diplomacy. Drawing on in-depth interviews and his own invaluable insights, he sheds critical light on the motivations of the prosecutors, diplomats, and military strategists who championed the fledgling prohibition on unjust war—and those who tried to sink it. He untangles the complex history behind the measure, tracing how the crime of aggression was born at the Nuremberg trials only to fall dormant during the Cold War, and he draws lessons from such pivotal events as the collapse of the League of Nations, the rise of the United Nations, September 11, and the war on terror.

The power to try leaders for unjust war holds untold promise for the international order, but also great risk. In this incisive and vitally important book, Weisbord explains how judges in such cases can balance the imperatives of justice and peace, and how the fair prosecution of aggression can humanize modern statecraft.

Jeff Bachman is Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, DC.

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The NewsWorthy - Santa Claus Rally, Ex-Officer Guilty & Lickable TV – Friday, December 24th, 2021

The news to know for Friday, December 24th, 2021!

We're talking about a big boom for the stock market and what could be behind the upswing.

Also, a jury's verdict for an ex-cop who says she accidentally shot a man instead of tasing him. 

Plus, what secrets could be unlocked by the world's most powerful telescope, how Amazon is paving the way for employee unions, and where you can go to shop and eat on this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tomorrow.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – TBD | Best of 2021: Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?

This episode originally aired in September.


In the U.S., the PCR test is the gold standard for COVID testing. Common knowledge would have it that the test is more accurate—and therefore more effective at containing the spread of the disease—than the rapid antigen test. 


What if that isn’t quite true? 


Guest: Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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What Next - What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future – Best of 2021: Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?

This episode originally aired in September.


In the U.S., the PCR test is the gold standard for COVID testing. Common knowledge would have it that the test is more accurate—and therefore more effective at containing the spread of the disease—than the rapid antigen test. 


What if that isn’t quite true? 


Guest: Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | Best of 2021: Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?

This episode originally aired in September.


In the U.S., the PCR test is the gold standard for COVID testing. Common knowledge would have it that the test is more accurate—and therefore more effective at containing the spread of the disease—than the rapid antigen test. 


What if that isn’t quite true? 


Guest: Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 


Host: Lizzie O’Leary

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NPR's Book of the Day - Snuggle up for the holidays with two NPR favorites

It's the holiday season so we at Book Of The Day wanted to bring you two of our holiday favorites. The first is David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries, which first aired on Morning Edition in 1992 and has been an annual NPR tradition ever since. It's a hilarious recounting of his time as a department store elf named Crumpet. The second is some of our staff here at NPR reading the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which you might know as The Night Before Christmas. Happy holidays "...and to all a good night!"

Opening Arguments - OA554: 6th Circuit Overrules Atrocious 5th Circuit Ruling on Vax Mandates

How is the 6th Circuit overruling the 5th Circuit, you ask? Great question. That's just like you, you brilliant legal mind! Well there's some interesting legal quirkery behind that. But also, wait until you get a load of how terrible and embarrassing the 5th Circuit's original decision was... Also, we react to the bad Manchin news last week. And finally, Andrew's got another iteration of what we now call Cargo Cult Lawyering, with a John Eastman update!

Links: 6th Circuit Ruling, 28 US Code § 2112, BST Holdings, Eastman - it's my first day