DailyShorts – Page 261

October 12, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Lies About Black People’ analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes

In today's episode, Omekongo Dibinga walks Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes through several myths featured in his new book, Lies About Black People. From how the stereotype of "the welfare queen" came to be through how an enslaved Black man taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey, Dibinga breaks down the different ways Black people have been maligned and unacknowledged for their contributions in American history. He says that as he was writing and researching, he realized it wasn't only white people who needed to relearn that history – and he explains why it's important for Black readers, too.

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October 12, 2023

Curious City - What’s It Like To Be a Rail Operator?

It takes a lot to drive a Chicago Transit Authority train. Since the pandemic, the job itself hasn’t changed, but challenges remain.

October 12, 2023

Curious City - What’s It Like To Be a Rail Operator?

It takes a lot to drive a Chicago Transit Authority train. Since the pandemic, the job itself hasn’t changed, but challenges remain.

October 11, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Domestication of Dogs (Encore)

It has been said that a dog is a man’s best friend.

This might be true, but…..why. How was it that this particular animal developed such a special relationship with humans?

How did the domestication process take place, and where did it happen?

…and how is it that there are so many different breeds of dogs that call came from the same original source?

Learn more about the domestication of dogs and how it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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October 11, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Land of Milk and Honey’ paints a dystopian future for fine dining

After climate change has wreaked havoc on the planet – and its flora and fauna – delicious dinners are a memory of the past. But in C Pam Zhang's new novel, Land of Milk and Honey, a struggling chef looking for a job finds herself in an elite corner of the world where eating is about more than survival. In today's episode, Zhang tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how being a picky eater ultimately led her to relish in writing about food, and how desire, privilege and pleasure take on different meanings for her chef protagonist.

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October 10, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Big Myth’ breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S.

The Big Myth, a new book co-written by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, details the rise of free market capitalism in the 19th century and its long-lasting impact on American democracy. In today's episode, Oreskes speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about how Little House on the Prairie, union busting, and Ronald Reagan all played a role in diminishing government regulation – and how the effects of that policy and pop culture campaign can still be seen in today's housing crisis and COVID-19 response.

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October 10, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The History of Tomatoes

One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes.

Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world today, and they have become the basis of several international cuisines.

However, just a few hundred years ago, no one was eating tomatoes as we know them today.

In fact, even after they were cultivated, there were people terrified to actually to eat them.

Learn more about tomatoes and tomatoes and their history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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October 9, 2023

NPR's Book of the Day - Nathan Hill’s ‘Wellness’ examines marriage, parenthood and polyamory

Nathan Hill's novel Wellness starts with a blossoming romance between two artists in Chicago's underground scene. Twenty years later, they're married, raising a kid, and running into all sorts of conflict, within themselves and with one another. In today's episode, Hill speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about how love and partnership changes over time, and how the start of the book – which he wrote two decades ago – felt much different when he reapproached it in his 40s.

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October 9, 2023

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Axis Powers

World War II was famously fought between two forces, the Axis and the Allies.

Most people know that the Axis was comprised of Germany, Italy, and Japan. What many people don’t know is that there were actually several more countries that were part of the alliance.

…and why exactly was it called the Axis? … and how did these countries work together?

Learn more about the Axis powers, how the alliance was created, and how they worked together, or didn’t, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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