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NPR's Book of the Day - Baseball at the center of personal narratives in two new memoirs

This episode features baseball diaries with Scott Simon. First up, CC Sabathia details his personal struggles with alcoholism and fame in his memoir Til The End. And then, a conversation with Ron Shelton about the story and legacy of the classic film Bull Durham in his new memoir, The Church of Baseball.
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Bay Curious - The Story Behind Those Giant Paintings Off Central Valley Highways

Listener Nick Loey often drives between the Bay Area and Southern California. He's long wondered about the giant paintings that dot many Central Valley highways depicting scenes of farming and Americana. We talk to the artist who made them famous and get reaction from people living and working in agricultural communities about the art.


Additional Reading:

Reported by Cesar Saldaña. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, Darren Tu, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett, Vinnee Tong, Ethan Lindsey and Holly Kernan.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution?

The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the same parents, and are a lot alike.

However, the way they both grew up was very different. 

The United States achieved its independence through a revolution. The Canadians, however, didn’t join the American Revolution even though they almost certainly could have.

Learn more about why Canada didn’t join the American Revolution on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Life’s hardships lead to the trek of a lifetime in ‘Soundings’

Doreen Cunningham felt worn down by financial limitations as a single parent trying to, as she says, make life work. She tells Scott Simon that society's unfair treatment toward single-parent households led her to escape to follow the gray whale migration with her 2-year-old son, which she documents in her memoir Soundings.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Gettysburg Address

From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern Pennsylvania. 

After the battle, tens of thousands of dead were laid to rest, and an official national cemetery was established to honor the war dead. 

The cemetery was consecrated on November 19, 1963. During the ceremony, a short speech was given by the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. That short speech has become the most famous speech in American history. 

Learn more about the Gettysburg Address on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Executive Producer: Darcy Adams

Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen

 

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NPR's Book of the Day - Sci-fi elements help a family’s story before and after warfare

Displacement, identity and the aftermath of warfare are themes running through today's episode on 'The Haunting of Hajji Hotak.' Author Jamil Jan Kochai talks with Ari Shapiro about why he used elements of science fiction like video games and magical realism to tell a largely autobiographical story of his family's life in Afghanistan before and after the Soviet invasion.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome

If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many important men. 

What you won't find are the tales of many great women. Women in Roman history are given little to no mention.

There is one major exception to this, however: Livia Drusilla. 

Learn more about the most powerful woman in Roman history, and determine if she was one of history’s most shrewd Machivelliean characters or if she was just misunderstood on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Executive Producer: Darcy Adams

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘X’ portrays dystopian reality among the marginalized where they are exported

The setting for today's book could be an "alternate version of right now," according to author Davey Davis. He spoke with Anna Sale in an interview for It's Been a Minute about how 'X' looks into a dystopian reality where sex workers, immigrants and trans people are exported out of the U.S. And the book tells the story of what life is like for those in hiding.