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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Crimean War

In the mid-19th century, Europe saw what was perhaps its largest war since the end of the Napoleonic Wars. 


The war was ultimately fought over who would pick up the pieces of the failing Ottoman Empire. However, every country that fought in the conflict had its own unique reasons for doing so. 


What no one could know at the time is that the war would usher in changes that would affect the future of warfare forever. 


Learn more about the Crimean War, its causes, and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. 



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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘Long Island,’ one woman returns to Ireland after discovering her husband’s affair

At the beginning of Long Island, an Irish-American woman named Eilis opens the front door of her New York home and is greeted by news of her husband's affair. The other woman is pregnant – and Eilis must decide what to do next. Author Colm Tóibín says this scene convinced him to write the novel, an unplanned sequel to Brooklyn. Long Island picks up 25 years after Brooklyn left off, following Eilis as she returns to the Irish town where she grew up. In today's episode, Tóibín talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his decision to write the sequel, his own hometown in Ireland, and his characters' views of what makes someone a foreigner.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Should we vote for all judges?

Mexico is gearing up to directly elect federal and state judges for the first time this June. President Claudia Sheinbaum says the new system will combat nepotism and increase the integrity of the courts. But critics see it as a naked attempt to dilute the court's independence. Today on the show, how Mexico's judicial reforms are creating angst for businesses at home and abroad.

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Read Me a Poem - “The Dream” by Theodore Roethke

Amanda Holmes reads Theodore Roethke’s “The Dream.” 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 - Attila the Hun (Encore)

During the 5th century, one name struck fear into the hearts of almost every European: Attila, leader of the Huns. 


For a period of almost 20 years, Attila ravaged Europe, conquering various tribes and causing one of the largest migrations ever seen on the continent.


Then, quite suddenly and unexpectedly, the conquests of Attila stopped, and the Huns were no longer a major power.


Learn more about Attila the Hun and how he changed the course of European history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.




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NPR's Book of the Day - Christine Wenc’s ‘Funny Because It’s True’ calls ‘The Onion’ “the original fake news”

The satirical news magazine The Onion has been putting out ironic and often absurd headlines for more than 40 years. Christine Wenc was part of the paper's original staff, dating back to its origins as an alt weekly in Madison, Wisconsin. Now, Wenc has written a book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire that traces the history of the magazine's influence. In today's episode, she joins NPR's Scott Detrow for a conversation about the cheap living conditions that allowed the original The Onion staff to experiment, how the paper responded to 9/11, and why she believes The Onion is "good fake news."

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