Jonathan Escoffery's debut collection of short stories follows the American-born son of Jamaican immigrants finding his place in the world and within his own family. Inspired by some of his own life experiences, If I Survive You questions what it means to belong, how culture is shared across generations, and why people migrate in the first place. Escoffery tells Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes that he wanted to disrupt the American savior complex, and instead acknowledge U.S. imperialism's role in pushing people out of their homes.
For over two years and 850 episodes, I have been providing you with daily podcasts on a wide assortment of topics.
Now, for the first time, I’m letting you take over the show by answering whatever questions you might have had about anything and everything, including Everything Everywhere.
Prepare to enjoy answers to questions provided by listeners of the show, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
On February 15, 1971, the United Kingdom had a landmark day in its history.
On that day, the country’s currency was changed after centuries of a currency system with very little change. It was a day that was years in the making.
It wasn’t the currency that changed, however. Rather it was how the currency was divided. It was the change that changed.
Learn more about Decimal Day and British Currency Decimalization on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Most people think of the second world war as being a mechanized war fought with tanks, planes, jeeps, and ships. This is true, it was certainly a mechanized war.
However, there is a part of the war which is often overlooked—aspects of ancient warfare which played an important part in World War II.
Learn more about horses in the second world war, their surprising numbers, and their important role in this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
The two books in today's episode explore how we construct meaning from the music we listen to. First, record producer Susan Rogers talks to WBUR's Robin Young about her book, This Is What It Sounds Like, which breaks down the science behind what draws different types of listeners to particular songs. Then, author Francesca Royster traces the relationship between Black identity and country music in her book, Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions. She tells NPR's Juana Summers that as a queer Black woman, listening to country can feel a lot like coming out.
Oakland resident Paul Beach cares a lot about recycling. So, he was troubled to hear rumors that all his carefully sorted recyclables might be going into the landfill. He wants to know, how much of our recycling is actually getting recycled? Turns out, when it comes to plastic, not a lot.
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In 1910, a German Earth scientist noticed something about the map of the world. South America seemed to fit into Africa. North America seemed to fit into northwest Africa and Europe.
He proposed that the continents may at one time have been joined and subsequently moved.
The scientific community laughed at him and rejected his idea.
Learn more about Alfred Wegener and the theory of Continental Drift, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
It’s election season. And Injustice Watch’s Maya Dukmasova joins us to answer your last-minute questions about that lengthy part of the ballot lots of voters avoid: judges.
In this episode, NPR's Scott Simon pays best-selling author John Irving a visit in his Toronto home. Across from Irving's family photographs and slanted writing station, they discuss the writer's expansive career, the prevalence of gender and sexual politics in his novels and the newfound personal connection he can make with his characters.
In 1968, American high jumper Dick Fosbury introduced a new way to compete in the high jump. His new technique worked so well that he won an Olympic gold medal, and within a few years, everyone used his method of high jumping.
Fosbury’s innovation isn’t the only one in the track and field world. There have been several other technique innovations in other events, which have been shown dramatically improve performance.
Learn about the track and field techniques which would smash world records (if they weren’t illegal) on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
