Everything Everywhere Daily - The Persian Empire(s)
Located roughly in the territory of the modern-day nation of Iran is the ancient region known as Persia.
Persia sat at a strategic crossroad between South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia Minor.
It was influenced not only by all of the great civilizations around it but it was the source of many of the great empires of antiquity.
Learn more about the Persian Empires on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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NPR's Book of the Day - In her memoir ‘Wannabe,’ Aisha Harris examines how ’90s pop culture shaped her
Audio Poem of the Day - The Hen Swallows a Worm or Slug
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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Gayle: Road Trip! w/ Brittany Luse
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This episode, we look at an iconic friendship — and an epic road trip. In 2006, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King drove from California to New York together. Of course, they turned it into an episode for the Oprah Winfrey Show. We look at their friendship, what it says about the bond between Black women, and of course what went down on the very long drive.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Tubthumping”—Chumbawamba
Don't call them one-hit wonders. And don't you dare try to knock them down.
This week, Rob's covering the career of the British anaracho-punks Chumbawamba, including their massive hit "Tubthumping," which took over the world for a spell in 1997. Later, Rob's joined by journalist and critic Dorian Lynskey to try to contextualize the hard-to-contextualize band.
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Guest: Dorian Lynskey
Producers: Kevin Pooler and Justin Sayles
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Articles of Interest - The Black Fashion Museum
The tricky thing about fashion is that, in order to preserve its history, you need to preserve physical garments. And, alas, closet space is finite, cloth gets sun-bleached and eaten by moths, and Americans notoriously do not care about their fashion heritage. So this is why one woman decided to put a call out across the country and make a scrappy archive all by herself.
This story was reported by Enya Hennings. Pictures, details and more at articlesofinterest.substack.com
Everything Everywhere Daily - Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Encore)
In 1941, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, a 24-year-old woman in Ukraine volunteered to join the Red Army.
She was initially pressured to become a nurse like most women who volunteered. However, that wasn’t what she wanted to do. She wanted to be on the front lines.
Within a year, she was to become one of the most lethal soldiers in all of the second world war.
Learn more about Lyudmila Pavlichenko, aka Lady Death, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories.
InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed.
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NPR's Book of the Day - Greg Marshall’s memoir ‘Leg’ recounts growing up with cerebral palsy
The Superhero Complex - Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
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Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first city in Southern California to legalize commercial weed cultivation.
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