December 2022 – Page 11

Author and former dancer Meg Howrey knows about the world of ballet. It's at the center of her new novel, They're Going to Love You, which finds an adult choreographer reflecting on her childhood relationship with her estranged father and her father's partner. In this episode, Howrey talks to NPR's Scott Simon about becoming a writer and honing in on the power that ambition, forgiveness and the passing of time can hold.

December 6, 2022

Read Me a Poem - “What the Mirror Said” by Lucille Clifton

Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s poem “What the Mirror Said.” 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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December 5, 2022

Audio Poem of the Day - Clabber Milk Cornbread

By Diamond Forde

December 5, 2022

The Bookmonger - Episode 433: ‘Escape from Model Land’ by Erica Thompson

John J. Miller is joined by Erica Thompson to discuss her new book, 'Escape from Model Land.'

December 5, 2022

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Domestication of Dogs

It has been said that a dog is a man’s best friend.

This might be true, but…..why. How was it that this particular animal developed such a special relationship with humans?

How did the domestication process take place, and where did it happen?

…and how is it that there are so many different breeds of dogs that call came from the same original source?

Learn more about the domestication of dogs and how it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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December 5, 2022

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ dissects how disinformation can kill democracies

Journalist and Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa thinks the world is facing a sort of World War III – especially as it relates to information. Her new book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator, details the relationship between trust, truth and democracy, and how social media's pull to inflammatory falsehoods can threaten that delicate balance. In this episode, she tells NPR's Scott Simon how the Philippines have become "a testing ground for attacks against America," and how investigative reporting on the matter is worth the risks it poses.

December 4, 2022

Audio Poem of the Day - Like a Real Flame

By Melissa Broder

December 4, 2022

Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of Credit Cards (Encore)

One of the most ubiquitous forms of payment today is credit cards. The odds are good that you have one, and most probably have one on your person right now.

But how did it come about that you could pay for something by just giving someone a piece of plastic and who exactly came up with this idea?

Learn more about credit cards, where they came from and how they work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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