Month: March 2025

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Maginot Line (Encore)

After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to make sure that the next time war broke out with Germany, they were ready and could never be invaded again. 


To that end, they created a series of defensive fortifications they believed to be impregnable. 


Spoiler alert: it didn’t work. 


Learn more about the Maginot Line, why it was built, and why it failed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.



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NBN Book of the Day - Manu Pillai, “Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity” (Allen Lane, 2025)

What is Hinduism?

For centuries, that question was particularly thorny, both for local Indians and for colonial outsiders. People inside and outside the country tried to define what Hinduism was. Missionaries grappled with Hindu practices, finding both similarities and dangerous differences with their own Christian faith. The East India Company adopted several Hindu rituals to keep the peace, much to the chagrin of officials back in London.

And, increasingly, Indians began to define what Hinduism meant as part of a broader political awakening.

Manu Pillai tells that story in his latest book Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity (Allen Lane: 2024)

Manu Pillai is the author of the critically acclaimed The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore (HarperCollins: 2016), Rebels Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji (Juggernaut: 2018), The Courtesan, the Mahatma, and the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History (Context: 2019) and False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma (Juggernaut: 2021). Former chief of staff to Shashi Tharoor MP, Pillai is also a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2017) and holds a PhD in history from King’s College London. His essays and writings on history have appeared in various national and international publications.

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What A Day - Will The Supreme Court Stop Trump?

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt one of its first blows to President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda to reshape how the federal government works. It was a minor decision: The justices rejected an emergency request from the administration to keep frozen some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberals, raising questions about how the court will handle the waves of litigation crashing against the White House with Trump back in office. Jessica Levinson, a constitutional law professor at Loyola Law School, helps us read the SCOTUS tea leaves.

Later in the show, Missouri Farmers Union Vice President Richard Oswald joins us to talk about how Trump's tariffs will hurt farmers.

And in headlines: The Trump administration puts a one-month pause on auto tariffs for Canada and Mexico, some fired federal workers go back to work, and climate change might be making allergy season longer.

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The NewsWorthy - Ukraine Info Freeze, Tariff Break for Cars, & Goals for Good – Thursday, March 6, 2025

The news to know for Thursday, March 6, 2025!

We’re talking about the White House cutting off Ukraine—not just from weapons, but information now, too.

Also, a partial truce in America’s growing trade war and why one industry won’t have to worry about tariffs—for now.

Plus, why shoppers are boycotting Target, where you’ll start having to show an ID to download an app, and how a star hockey player is working toward a record and a good cause at the same time.

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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The Best One Yet - 🧃 “Hold the caffeine” — Four Loko’s return. Europe’s military stocks. Warren Buffett’s fave biz.

Four Loko is the #1 malt liquor in America… thanks to the Japanese philosophy of Misogi.

European stocks are shockingly beating American stocks this year… because Europe’s building a military.

Warren Buffett just revealed his favorite CEO ever… It’s an RV guy who didn’t have a computer.

Plus, Monopoly just launched a fintech version of the game (no more cash money)


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1A - Master Builder Callum Robinson On The Possibility Of Wood

What is the centerpiece of your home?

Maybe a couch, but it's more likely a table. That's where we gather for our meals and recap our days. And that table is likely made of wood – oak, mahogany, maple, or perhaps pine. If it's built to last, wood provides the sturdy material for our most crucial furniture and it can last generations.

But a masterfully-built piece of furniture requires a master builder. That's where our guest comes in.

Callum Robinson is a woodworker, furniture maker, and the author of the new book "Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman." He sits down with us to to talk decor, woodworking, and more.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Harlem Rhapsody’ is a novel about an affair at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance

A while back, Victoria Christopher Murray set out on a mission to learn about the women of the Harlem Renaissance. But in her research, she mostly found stories about men – until she came across Jessie Redmon Fauset. Fauset, whom Langston Hughes called "the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance," was a writer who eventually became literary editor at The Crisis, the NAACP's magazine. Her life serves as inspiration for Murray's new historical fiction novel Harlem Rhapsody. In today's episode, Murray speaks with NPR's Pien Huang about the historical impact of Fauset's romantic relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois and Murray's decision to include the affair in the book.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - What to make of the Ukraine minerals deal

Even after Monday's pause on military aid to Ukraine following the Oval Office blow-up, it looks like a minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is back on the table. We dive into what this potential deal would actually look like and whether Ukraine's minerals really live up to the hype.

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An end to China's rare earth monopoly? (Apple / Spotify)
The cost of a dollar in Ukraine (Apple / Spotify)

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Worried Are Ukrainians?

Aware of Donald Trump’s reputation as a dealmaker, Ukrainians had some hope as he took office—maybe Trump could break the stalemate with Russia and find peace. Then that Oval Office meeting happened…


Guest: Romeo Kokriatski is the managing editor of New Voice of Ukraine, and co-host of the podcast Ukraine Without Hype.


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