By Jorie Graham
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Zimmerman Telegram
In 1917, British Intelligence intercepted a diplomatic telegram between Germany and Mexico.
The contents of the telegram contained information that had the potential to change the course of the first World War.
Not only was it an important turning point in World War I, but it was also one of the first successful signal intelligence operations in world history.
Learn more about the Zimmerman Telegram on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Lightkick! 2
By John Kinsella & Thurston Moore
Everything Everywhere Daily - Cathedrals
If you have ever traveled in Europe, odds are you have visited at least one major cathedral. These massive religious buildings were and still are, the architectural centerpieces in most cities.
Yet, most visitors to a cathedral will usually walk around, gawking at lofty ceilings and old art without ever really knowing what they are looking at.
...and by the way, what exactly is a cathedral?
Learn more about cathedrals on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Bitch Is a Word I Hear A Lot
by Kim Parko
Everything Everywhere Daily - Mountweazels
Copyright is what protects creators from having someone copy and make money off of their work without compensation.
However, there are some things like directories or maps which have information that can be difficult to copyright. It’s just presenting information or data which exists out in the real world.
Such creators of maps and directories have found unique ways around this problem.
Learn more about copyright traps, aka Mountweazels, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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the memory palace - Episode 176: The Air and the Sea and the Land
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.
Music
Unsayable by Brambles.
Kola - Lighthouse Version by amiina
A Nearer Sun by the Westerlies
Duet, a Steve Reich composition, performed by Daniel Hope.
Reading a Wave by Arp
April by Kanazu Tomoyuki
Latent Sonata by Brian McBride
Notes
- The oral history mentioned in this episode is available through the Smithsonian Instittion’’s archives.
Audio Poem of the Day - Guess
By Rae Armantrout
Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Mars Exploration
Ever since humans looked up at the stars they noticed that a few of them were different from the others. They moved.
These moving points of light were planets. One of those points of light was, of course, the planet Mars.
This first observation of Mars by early humans slowly and inexorably lead to landing robots on the surface of the planet.
Learn more about our exploration of Mars on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Temple of the Dog—“Hunger Strike”
Rob explores grunge supergroup Temple of the Dog’s signature single “Hunger Strike” by discussing the rise of Seattle as the center of the alternative rock scene, the band’s fixation with darkness, and the genre’s complex relationship with ’70s nostalgia.
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: Eric Harvey
Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
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