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California isn’t just another US state. It is the most populous state in the union, and it has an economy which, if it were an independent country, would be the 5th largest in the world. 

Yet, this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, California wasn’t much at all. Hardly anyone lived there. It was far away from the American center of power and was technically part of Mexico.

Yet despite its late start, it more than made up for lost time in the 20th century. 

Learn more about California, its history and what makes it so special on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Since leaving the White House more than two decades ago, Bill Clinton has remained a leader in the Democratic Party, but has mostly focused on philanthropy and public service. He has aimed to address the HIV/AIDS crisis globally and he worked to help free two American journalists incarcerated in North Korea. Clinton's new memoir, Citizen, takes stock of these post-presidential years – but also serves as a vehicle for the former president to address past controversies. In today's episode, Clinton joins NPR's Leila Fadel for a discussion that touches on how the Democratic Party should respond to this political moment, and how writing his new book has helped him let go of the past.

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One of the most important inventions in human history was the bow and arrow. 

A bow and arrow is a rather simple device but it was a revolutionary advancement for humanity’s ability to hunt and to fight. 

Unlike many very early human inventions, the bow and arrow have had an extremely long lifespan. For thousands of years it remained virtually unchanged. That was until the last 100 years when this age old device changed dramatically. 

Learn more about the history of the bow and arrow and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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When Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible was first published in 1988, it took the baking world by storm. It was the first cake book to list ingredients by weight instead of volume and also introduced the technique of reverse creaming. Now, 35 years later, Beranbaum has released a new version of The Cake Bible. The update includes altered recipes that keep pace with changes to ingredients and equipment over the past few decades, like taller cake pans and smaller egg yolks. In today's episode, Beranbaum speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about the biggest mistakes for beginner bakers to look out for, the author's recent preference for simple design, and a chocolate cake named after Plácido Domingo.

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John J. Miller is joined by Paul A. Rahe to discuss his new book, 'Sparta's Third Attic War.'

From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. 

Hundreds of bombers ran thousands of missions over civilian areas of Great Britain. 

The hardest hit of all the cities was the capital of London. 

By the time the bombing campaign stopped, tens of thousands were killed, over a hundred thousand were injured, and thousands of buildings, including homes, factories, and historic landmarks, were destroyed.

Learn more about the Blitz, how and why it happened, and how Britain persevered on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Pony Confidential, a new novel by author Christina Lynch, is about an unlikely detective: a crime-solving pony who sets off to find his long-lost first owner. Penny, who was just a little girl when separated from Pony, is now an adult who has been accused of murder–and Pony is ready to clear her name. The book was inspired by a combination of tales from The Odyssey and Lynch's curiosity about the inner world of her own real-life pony, Flora. In today's episode, Lynch joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the emotional lives of animals, the novel's subtext about the legal system, and the parallels between Pony and Penny's respective confinement.

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Every day, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of investments are bought and sold around the world. Most of these transactions are conducted by investment banks and other large institutions. 

Many, if not most, of these organizations act on behalf of other actors, often individual investors.

However, many people avoid investing because it seems complicated, and they don’t understand how it works. 

Learn more about investing and some of the basic concepts on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice is a citizen of some country. 

Citizenship seems very simple and straightforward, but it is anything but. For most of human history, almost everyone was not a citizen of anything. 

Today, it is entirely possible to change citizenship, become a citizen of multiple countries, or possibly even become a citizen of no country at all. 

In some countries, the issue of who can become a citizen and how are some of the biggest issues they face.

Learn more about citizenship, how it developed, and what it means in the world today on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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In the early 13th century, England suffered through the worst monarch it would have in its history: King John.

John and his arbitrary policies and high taxation angered the nobility, the church, and the common people. 

However, out of his disastrous reign came something good. An uprising against his rule forced him to sign a document establishing fundamental principles of limited government, the rule of law, and individual rights, marking a crucial milestone in developing constitutional and legal frameworks.

Learn more about the Magna Carta, how it came about, and its significance on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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