Month: March 2025

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of Military Ranks (Encore)

Every military in the world is a hierarchical organization. There are people at the top who make decisions, people down below who follow those orders, and people in between who make it happen. 


Today, most militaries have an elaborate rank structure with multiple ranks in the chain of command. 


However, it wasn’t always like that. The modern system of ranks evolved over time, and the ranks that exist today have origins that go back centuries. 


Learn more about military ranks, where they came from, and what they mean on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.



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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘Beartooth,’ brothers embark on an illicit journey into Yellowstone National Park

In Callan Wink's new novel Beartooth, two brothers live at the edge of Yellowstone National Park. Their father has recently died of cancer, leaving behind unpaid medical bills and taxes. Desperate to save their home, the pair ventures into the park as part of a scheme involving the illegal collection of elk antlers. The novel, Wink says, was inspired by a similar story he heard at a bar. In today's episode, Wink talks with Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd about the experience of living near Yellowstone, the impact of financial desperation on ethics, and the author's decision to write about brothers.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - How nonprofits get cash from your clunker

Many nonprofits accept your used cars as a way to donate. This happens from Make-A-Wish America to Habitat for Humanity to ... public radio stations!

So, how does the process actually work? And who takes a cut along the way?

Today, we follow the car money.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Ramage’s Rampage

On July 31, 1944, one of the greatest naval exploits in history took place in the Western Pacific Ocean. 


Two American submarines led by Commander Lawson "Red" Ramage found themselves in the middle of a Japanese merchant fleet. 


Over the course of 46 minutes, they managed to achieve something that had never been done by so few submarines in so short of time. 


Learn more about Ramage’s Rampage and one of the most incredible exploits of the Second World War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.



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NPR's Book of the Day - Chuck Schumer’s ‘Antisemitism in America’ warns of a resurgence in antisemitic views

Sen. Chuck Schumer received major backlash from his party after supporting a Republican spending bill earlier this month – and some Democrats have called for him to resign from his position as minority leader. Schumer recently spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about that budget measure, prior to the ballots being cast, as part of a conversation about his new book, Antisemitism in America: A Warning. In the book, Schumer warns of an acceleration in antisemitism since 2017, a trend he says he's observed among the political right and left. In today's episode, Schumer joins Simon for a discussion that touches on the senator's criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the federal funding fight at Columbia University, and the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Can Europe stand without the US?

As relations between the US and Europe continue to sour, European countries are working to lower their reliance on the U.S. for weapons and security. Today on the show, we ask what Europe needs to do to become independent militarily and what potential barriers could stand in the way.

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