Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of Rice (Encore)

For thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. 

It has fed billions of people, has been crossbred into tens of thousands of variants, and is now grown in every continent except Antarctica.

The importance of rice has not diminished over time and in fact, might grow in the future. 

Learn more about rice, and how it was domesticated and spread around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Percival Everett centers a new voice in ‘James,’ a retelling of ‘Huckleberry Finn’

Percival Everett is a prolific author – his 2001 book Erasure was recently adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. But his latest book, James, expands on a story readers around the world already know: Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. In today's episode, Everett speaks with NPR's Andrew Limbong about why he wanted to reframe the classic novel from the perspective of the enslaved titular character, why he doesn't think of his new work as a direct response to Twain, and why he doesn't buy into the controversy surrounding the original.


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Pod Save America - How Broke and Desperate Is Donald Trump?

Donald Trump is desperately looking for help to raise the 464 million dollar bond he has to put up for his New York civil fraud case. Joe Biden makes another big push on climate and student loans. Democrats try to keep voters of color from defecting to Trump. And later, Strict Scrutiny co-host Leah Litman joins the pod to talk with Dan about the latest Trump legal developments and the border war between Texas and the federal government.

 

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The Indicator from Planet Money - How ski resorts are (economically) adjusting to climate change

Snowmaking has helped cover up the effects of climate change for a long time. But by the turn of the century, that started to change. A recent report shows US resorts are opening later, closing earlier, and taking a financial hit. For an industry that relies on snow, the threat is existential. Can ski resorts survive?

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Stakes in Gaza

Today's podcast takes up a conversation between Israeli official Ron Dermer and our friend Dan Senor in which Dermer says a failure to secure victory in Gaza means Israel "has no future." Might this be true also of Jewry itself—especially due to the Jews who are now blaming Israel for their feeling of a lack of safety in the West? Give a listen.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of the Bicycle (Encore)

It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design. 

They are used by billions of people around the world and it is one of the only forms of transportation available to children. 

They can make humans incredibly efficient and their development was in many ways surprising.

I am of course talking about bicycles. Learn about the history of bicycles and how the modern version came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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the memory palace - Episode 214: Newsboy

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

Music

  • Un geant dans la mer and Triste soiree III from the score to Marie et les naufrages by the genius, Sebastian Tellier. 
  • Love is Blue by Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors.
  • Rocky Passage by Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer
  • Morris Visits Dr. Pratt from John Barry's score to The Wrong Box
  • Adios Muchachos from Andre Popp
  • Moonlight in Vermont from the great Dorothy Ashby. 
  • Midnight Moon by The Portland Cello Project
  • Dance PM by Hiroshi Yoshimura
  • And we hear Blind Andy Jenkins' "Floyd Collins in Sand Cave" followed by Vernon Dalhart doing the same song under the name, "The Death of Floyd Collins." We also hear Jimmy Osbourne do Andy's, "The Death of Little Kathy Fiscus."

Notes

  • I have a note in my years-long running list of possible story ideas that says, "event songs," but I could never remember why. Then I was reading Charles Hirschberg and Mark Zwonitzer's, Will You Miss me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music and was reminded of Andy's story (that book is great).
  • I also recommend the always-useful, Country Music USA, by Bill C. Malone for more on Andy and his era as well as Creating Country Music: Fabricating Authenticity by Richard A. Peterson.
  • If you want more about poor Floyd Collins, you could turn to Robert K. Murray and Roger W. Bruckner's, Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins.