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Read Me a Poem - “Waiting for Icarus” by Muriel Rukeyser

Amanda Holmes reads Muriel Rukeyser’s poem “Waiting for Icarus.” 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 - The Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet. 

Despite having the most inhospitable and unforgiving climate on the planet, researchers have been shocked at what they’ve found there. Their discoveries might help pave the way to finding life outside of Earth.

Learn more about the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, how they came to be, and what makes them so unique on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘War and Punishment’ chronicles the history of Russian oppression of Ukraine

Journalist Mikhail Zygar says a lot of Russian historians were actually propagandists – they worked for people in power and wrote recorded events the way politicians and elites wanted. In his new book, War and Punishment, he breaks down the historical myths he says are part of the Russian psyche, one he says Putin uses to defend the invasion of Ukraine. Zygar tells NPR's Leila Fadel that he doesn't think everyone believes the propaganda, but that it's essential to uncover the truth about the Russian empire to understand how we got to today's war, and where it might go next.