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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Unbelievable Life of Adrian Carton de Wiart

Throughout history, there have been some truly remarkable people who have done some truly remarkable things. 

One such person was Adrian Carton de Wiart. If you don’t know who he is, thanks, ok, because by the end of this episode, you surely remember his story, if not his name. 

He was courageous, a little bit insane, and extremely hard to kill. 

Learn more about Adrian Carton de Wiart and his incredible life on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Charles Spencer’s memoir ‘A Very Private School’ opens up about boarding school abuse

A new memoir by historian Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and brother of Princess Diana, details a difficult childhood marked by alleged physical and sexual abuse at Britain's Maidwell Hall in the 1970s. In today's episode, Spencer tells NPR's Scott Simon how childhood naivete – thinking his parents were all-knowing authorities who must've known about the school's cruelty when they sent him there – prevented him and others from speaking up about what was happening, and why writing A Very Private School felt like an important reclamation of his boyhood.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - Help Wanted at Boeing

Boeing's CEO Dave Calhoun has resigned and will step down at the end of the year. It comes after a series of mishaps with the aviation company including a door plug blowing off a 737 MAX 9 mid-flight. In today's episode, we turn to a head-hunter to explore what Boeing might look for in a new CEO.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Biden Turn

Eli Lake joins the podcast to discuss the American abstention from yesterday's UN Security Council ceasefire resolution. Why is the Biden administration saying the policy hasn't changed when the policy has changed? Who exactly is being gaslit and how does this make an Israeli operation in Rafah any less likely? We also talk about the rise in violent crime and how it relates to the larger sense of unraveling. Give a listen.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The War of the Currents (Encore)

In the late 19th century, several of the world’s foremost investors engaged in a public battle for the future of electricity. The battle was fought in boardrooms and newspapers, and there was seemingly nothing that was off-limits. 

The battle eventually took the lives of several people…..and several dogs.

Learn more about the current wars between George Westinghouse, Nikolai Tesla, and Thomas Edison on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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