Everything Everywhere Daily - The Mississippi River

Located in the heart of North America is one of the most important rivers. 


It isn’t the longest river in the world and it doesn’t carry the highest volume of water. However, its location makes it one of the most valuable rivers on Earth


It has been the subject of songs, the location of military battles, and is one of the most important economic transportation corridors on the planet.


Learn more about the Mississippi River and what makes it so different than any other river in the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Tomorrow Game’ is Sudhir Venkatesh’s chronicle of violence in South Side Chicago

In Sudhir Venkatesh's The Tomorrow Game, two teenagers on Chicago's South Side face each other in a story that conveys the pressures and motivations boys face when buying guns. Venkatesh, a professor of sociology and African American studies at Columbia University, tells a true story (with names changed to protect privacy). In an interview with Weekend Edition Saturday, Venkatesh tells Susan Davis about the systemic and cultural challenges that kids face in poor neighborhoods, and says that if we want to solve the problem of gun violence, we must include them in the conversation.

Read Me a Poem - A Very Specific Excerpt from “Maud” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Amanda Holmes reads the eighth stanza of the sixteenth part of “Maud,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.



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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Declaration of Independence

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issues a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stated to the world why they considered themselves to be a free and independent country. 

That document and its legacy have had a much bigger impact than its signatories could have ever imagined almost 250 years ago.

Learn more about the Declaration of Independence, how it came about and its legacy, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Last Resort’ unveils the environmental toll of beachside destinations

Beach resorts are a favorite when it comes to travel destinations. But behind the infinity pools and the all-inclusive deals, these massive resorts are taking a toll on the environment and on local communities, says Sarah Stodola, author of The Last Resort. On one hand, they've proven to raise the standard of living for local communities, help create jobs and grow the economy. On the other hand, these communities have lost big parts of their culture and autonomy, and the impact they have on the environment is hard to miss. What is the tipping point in the growth and development of a place?

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Tour de France

In July of every year, over the course of three weeks, the world’s best road cyclists assemble in France to compete in the world’s premier bicycling race: the Tour de France. 

The competition is one of the most grueling in all of sports and cyclists often have to endure levels of pain and exhaustion which are seldom seen in sports.

Over the 120 years, it has been in existence, it has seen its share of drama and controversy, sometimes due to competition and sometimes due to politics. 

Learn more about the Tour de France and its 120-year history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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