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Everything Everywhere Daily - Global Reserve Currencies and the Triffin Dilemma

Today, approximately 160 currencies are used worldwide. Some countries share the same currency, while others use the currency of another country. 


However, not all currencies are equal. One currency always tends to become the dominant currency in international affairs, known as the global reserve currency. 


There are benefits for the country that issues the global reserve currency. However, there are also major drawbacks, and the two cannot be separated. 


Learn more about Global Reserve Currencies and the Triffin dilemma on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life

All living things on the planet Earth, from microbes to whales, can be categorized into a single hierarchical system. 


This system has been developed over the last 300 years. Layers have been added, and there have been debates as to what creatures should go where.


However, it has proved an incredibly useful way to understand how all life is connected.


Learn more about the system of biological taxonomy and the tree of life on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.




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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Search for Life Outside the Solar System

In 1995, the first planet outside our solar system was discovered. 


Since then, with improved techniques and tools, over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed, and another 10,000 candidates are awaiting confirmation.


With some of these exoplanets, astronomers can actually study their atmospheres and search for signs of life.


Learn more about the search for life outside the solar system, and what exactly astronomers are looking for and why, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.



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NPR's Book of the Day - Two new children’s books view the natural world as a site of personal growth

Two new picture books explore how the outside world can transform our relationships with our communities and ourselves. First, Kiese Laymon is out with a children's book about three Black boys who connect during a transformative summer in the South. With City Summer, Country Summer, Laymon says he wanted to explore the experience of getting lost as a kind of experimentation. In today's episode, the author speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his wish to write a book about the emotional tenderness of Black boys. Then, The Littlest Drop is Sascha Alper's debut children's book, based on a parable from the indigenous Quechua people of South America. Brian Pinkney took over illustrations for the project after his father, Jerry Pinkney, died in 2020. In today's episode, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe brings Alper and Brian Pinkney together in conversation. The author and illustrator discuss the collaboration between father and son and Alper's desire to broaden the story beyond the climate crisis.

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Curious City - How sweet the sound: The history of Evanston folk coffeehouse AmazinGrace

Folk music surged in popularity across America in the late 1950s through the ‘70s, including here in the Chicago area. Last episode, we looked at how a few area coffeehouses catered to many patrons in their teens and early twenties. These were alcohol-free spaces where people could listen to live music and hangout for hours. Curious City host Erin Allen looks at one of those beloved coffeeshops of the 1970s: AmazinGrace, which was born out of Vietnam War protests on the campus of Northwestern University and later moved to the heart of downtown Evanston. She was joined by a panel of AmazinGrace founders, performers and patrons at last year’s Evanston Folk Festival. WBEZ is a programming partner of the Evanston Folk Festival, which is taking place this year Sept. 6-7, 2025. A pre-sale is happening now through April 22. Enter the code EFFWBEZ to access the sale.
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Bay Curious - Who is the ‘Stevens’ of Stevens Creek?

A lot of things in the South Bay, specifically around Cupertino and Mountain View, are named after somebody called Stevens. There’s Stevens Creek Boulevard, the Stevens Creek watershed, and Stevens Creek Reservoir, to name a few. Our question asker, Pete Smoot, wants to know: Who exactly was Stevens? Turns out we should really be asking: "Who was Stephens?" with a P-H! We've been misspelling the name of Elisha Stephens for decades. In this episode we learn more about the man behind the name, and his adventurous pioneer life in early California.


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This story was reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Olivia Allen-Price and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Gabriela Glueck, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Alana Walker, Holly Kernan and everyone on Team KQED.