Halfway through today's episode, author Kaveh Akbar tells NPR's Scott Simon that his life is a summation of "private joys amidst collective grief and private grief amidst collective joy." It's a contrast that contextualizes his emotionally dark yet deeply funny debut novel, Martyr!, about an Iranian-American poet grappling with addiction, loss, displacement and art. Akbar, who is also poetry editor at The Nation, explains why his protagonist is so obsessed with the concept of martyrdom, and how it relates to his own personal journey with sobriety.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets (Encore)
Even before the Dune: Part 2 popcorn bucket went viral this year, movie theaters have been trying all types of ways to lure customers back. There's reclining seats, expanded menu options, and even more merchandise. Today on the show, we track the rise of the popcorn bucket and its afterlife on eBay.
This piece originally aired on July 23, 2024.
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This piece originally aired on July 23, 2024.
Related episodes:
Coyote vs. Warner Brothers Discovery (Apple / Spotify)
Why platforms like HBO Max are removing streaming TV shows (Apple / Spotify)
Is movie night back?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2039: Quiet on the Western Front
Episode: 2039 In which we experience quiet on the Western Front. Today, it's quiet on the Western Front.
The Bookmonger - Episode 540: ‘Sex and the Citizen’ by Conn Carroll
John J. Miller is joined by Conn Carroll to discuss his new book, 'Sex and the Citizen.'
Everything Everywhere Daily - Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan, is currently the largest city in the world, with a total metropolitan population of over 37 million people.
However, it wasn’t always the case.
In fact, unlike many great cities of the world, Tokyo’s roots do not go back to ancient times. Its importance as a city is relatively recent, historically speaking.
During the war, it was almost completely destroyed yet has come back to be a major center of technology, culture, and finance.
Learn more about Tokyo and how it became the most populous city in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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NPR's Book of the Day - Percival Everett centers a new voice in ‘James,’ a retelling of ‘Huckleberry Finn’
Percival Everett is a prolific author – his 2001 book Erasure was recently adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. But his latest book, James, expands on a story readers around the world already know: Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. In today's episode, Everett speaks with NPR's Andrew Limbong about why he wanted to reframe the classic novel from the perspective of the enslaved titular character, why he doesn't think of his new work as a direct response to Twain, and why he doesn't buy into the controversy surrounding the original.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Invest like a Congress member (Encore)
There are some new funds that track stock trading by members of Congress and their family. So we thought, why don't we get in on that?
Today on the show, we crack open the Planet Money Investment Jar to learn more about how our political leaders play the market, investing in funds tracking Democratic and Republican stock trades.
Whether Congressional stock trading should be limited is a hotly debated matter. So to test whether lawmakers are beating the market, Dartmouth College economist Bruce Sacerdote and his co-authors pitted lawmakers' stock picks against reindeer at a Christmas-styled theme park.
Trust us for this ride! It'll all make sense with some intriguing results.
This piece originally aired June 18, 2024.
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Today on the show, we crack open the Planet Money Investment Jar to learn more about how our political leaders play the market, investing in funds tracking Democratic and Republican stock trades.
Whether Congressional stock trading should be limited is a hotly debated matter. So to test whether lawmakers are beating the market, Dartmouth College economist Bruce Sacerdote and his co-authors pitted lawmakers' stock picks against reindeer at a Christmas-styled theme park.
Trust us for this ride! It'll all make sense with some intriguing results.
This piece originally aired June 18, 2024.
Related listening:
Stock traders are trying to beat the market — by copying lawmakers
WTF is a Bitcoin ETF?(Apple / Spotify)
Planet Money's Toxic Asset
Planet Money Summer School: Investing
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NPR's Book of the Day - BONUS: A biography and a memoir reexamine Jimmy Carter’s extraordinary life
Former president Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old. In today's episode, two books examine Carter's career in the White House and beyond. First, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Kai Bird about The Outlier, a biography that argues that Carter's deregulation of several industries, his social legislation and his foreign policy made his one-term presidency exceptionally productive. Then, a conversation from the vault between NPR's Eric Westervelt and Carter himself about his memoir, A Full Life.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2669: Christmas Greenery
Episode: 2669 Plants and greens associated with the Christmas Season. Today, Christmas greenery.
Everything Everywhere Daily - Game Shows
Ever since the advent of broadcast television, one of the staples of television programming has been game shows.
Game shows have been around for almost 90 years, and during that time, contestants have won everything from a goat to millions of dollars.
Some game shows require an incredible amount of skill, and others require nothing but dumb luck.
However, it hasn’t been all fun and games. They have also been the subject of scandal and controversy.
Learn more about game shows, how they work, and their history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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