By Danez Smith
Everything Everywhere Daily - Milankovitch Cycles (Encore)
The Earth takes a year to go around the sun, and a day to turn on its axis.
It is tilted 23.5 degrees which is what causes the seasons.
All of these facts which you learned in school are true, but they are not permanent. They change, very slowly, over time.
One astrophysicist in the 1920s figured out that all of these cycles could interact with each other, affecting the long term climate of the Earth.
Learn more about Milankovitch Cycles on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Cake—“The Distance”
Rob explores Cake’s hit single “The Distance” by discussing the Sacramento band’s quirky sensibilities, the role of sarcasm in their lyricism, and their eccentric production choices.
This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Sadie Dupuis
Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Audio Poem of the Day - The Fall
By Catherine Carter
Everything Everywhere Daily - Tuvalu: The Least Visited Country in the World
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the smallest countries in the world. The country has only one proper hotel and that has just 9 rooms.
Once you visit the country, there is no car rental service, there isn’t an ATM machine anywhere in the country, and the entire country doesn’t take credit cards.
Oh, and good luck trying to get online.
Learn more about Tuvalu, the least visited country in the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Read Me a Poem - “The Innocence of Solomon” by Nick Joaquin
Amanda Holmes reads Nick Joaquin’s poem “The Innocence of Solomon.” 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.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio Poem of the Day - At a Standstill
By Samuel Menashe
Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Blue Jeans
Unquestionably, the most popular clothing innovation of the last 150 years has been blue jeans.
They can be found all over the world, yet they have become synonymous with American culture.
While the modern blue jeans are definitely American, their origin actually goes back centuries earlier to Europe.
Learn more about the history of blue jeans and how they became so popular on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Audio Poem of the Day - Of Late
by George Starbuck
Everything Everywhere Daily - Did We Already Find Life On Mars?
On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first robotic lander to land on Mars. On September 3, its sister Viking 2 followed suit.
Both of them carried experiments to test for biology on Mars, something which no subsequent Mars lander since has replicated.
The results from these chemical experiments have divided researchers for decades and have been the cause of one of the greatest debates in planetary science.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices