By Roy G. Guzmán
Everything Everywhere Daily - The 2013 America’s Cup: The Greatest Comeback in Sports History
Comeback stories are some of the best stories in sports. Whether it is coming back from a huge deficit, or being on the brink of elimination in a series, these are often some of the most dramatic moments in sports history.
They don’t happen that often because once you are down by a large amount, the odds of a comeback become minuscule.
There was one comeback, however, which stands out above all others.
Learn more about the 2013 America’s Cup on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Saguaros
By Javier Zamora
Everything Everywhere Daily - Citizen Kane: The Greatest Film Ever Made?
In 1941, a young artistic prodigy released his first motion picture. It had enormous anticipation, received incredible reviews, and earned nine Academy Award nominations.
However, the film was a financial failure because the vast majority of theaters refused to show it.
In the 80 years since its release, it has been named the greatest film of all time on multiple lists by critics and directors.
Learn more about Citizen Kane.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Red Hot Chili Peppers—“Under the Bridge”
Rob explores the indefinable Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hit single “Under the Bridge” by discussing the band’s tumultuous history and rambunctious identity.
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: John Moe
Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles
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Read Me A Poem Podcast - 18: Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
In this extra-long episode we take on Bob Dylan’s epic spoken word poem. He only ever performed this song once, in 1963, and after that it was circulated on boot leg releases. It was finally officially released in 1991. Sit down, and let’s listen to Bob think about the nature of hope.
Audio Poem of the Day - Song: To Celia
By Ben Jonson (read by Michael Stuhlbarg)
Everything Everywhere Daily - Airport Codes
If you’ve done your share of flying, you are probably familiar with the three-letter airport codes which identify every commercial airport in the world.
Airports like DFW, LGA, and HOU are easy to figure out. However, why is there an X in LAX? How did Washington Dulles wind up with IAD? And what is the deal with almost every airport code in Canada?
Learn more about airport codes and the weird logic behind them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Read Me a Poem - “cutting greens” by Lucille Clifton
Amanda Holmes reads Lucille Clifton’s poem “cutting greens.” 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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Audio Poem of the Day - Riches
by Amit Majmudar