While our recent episodes have been taking you to different neighborhoods throughout the city, this week we’re visiting a Chicago neighborhood institution: the tavern. Recently, there have been a lot of debates surrounding whether to keep bars open during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to do so safely. And some of Chicago’s bars have struggled to stay in business. But even before the pandemic, bars have been disappearing.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The First Transatlantic Cable
Today the world can communicate with text, images, audio, and video at the speed of light. Most of this is done via undersea fiber optic cables which connect the various continents to each other.
All of this modern long-distance communication has its start with the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The first long-distance submarine communications cable which connected Europe and North America in 1858.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Election of 1824
Many people think that politics and elections in the United States are the most controversial they have ever been. History, however, begs to differ.
Perhaps the oddest and most controversial presidential election in American history was the election of 1824. It is an election that doesn’t get a lot of attention given who won and the lack of major issues at stake, but it is one which more people should be familiar with.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
People didn’t travel much in the ancient world. But, for those who did they developed the ancient equivalent of guidebooks. These were often lists of manmade sites and attractions which any traveler should take the time to see.
Over time, one such Greek list was written down and it became known to us as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Learn more about the Seven wonders, how they were built and how they were destroyed, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Bay Curious - Evacuation 101 And Why Wildfire Can’t Defeat Those Redwoods
Recent fires in the Bay Area have a lot of us thinking about how to evacuate our homes, maybe for the first time. We answer all the basics about when you'll know it's time to go, what to bring, and where to go. And, we take some hope from the resilience of our redwood forests, even after tragic wildfires.
Additional Reading:
- What Big Basin's Redwoods Mean to You (and Why They'll Be OK)
- Fire Evacuation: What Actually Happens? And How Can You Plan?
- We Can Make Wildfires Less Horrific. Will We?
Reported by Carly Severn and Danielle Venton. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.
Everything Everywhere Daily - That New Pope Smell
The Roman Catholic Papacy is one of the oldest institutions in the world, second only to the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan. Since its inception, there have been 266 popes, and a couple of anti-popes as well.
The pope is not only the head of a religion but also the leader of a sovereign, albeit small, state as well. The process of choosing a pope is unlike any other in the world.
Learn more about the selection process for picking a new pope on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The World’s Oldest Satellite
Here is a question you’ve probably never bothered to think about before….What is the oldest man made object orbiting the earth? Which, if any, of the really early satellites are still whizzing around up in space?
It turns out, the fourth satellite ever put in orbit is still there, 62 years after it was launched.
Learn more about Vanguard 1, the world’s oldest satellite, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - A Brief History of Timekeeping
Our ability to measure time is one of the fundamental things which makes us human. We’ve gone from very crude and inexact measures of time to time measurements which are so accurate that it would take billions of years to lose a single second.
This increased accuracy has allowed us to navigate the seas, space, and even get directions to a nearby store.
Learn about the history of how we keep time on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The First Pandemic
Pandemics can be world-changing events. The aftermath of a pandemic can shape societies and topple empires.
Whether it's the flu, smallpox, cholera, or the bubonic plague, these pandemics have killed more people than all the wars in human history.
However, pandemics weren’t always a part of humanity. There was a first pandemic that caught civilization by surprise, and the legacy of that pandemic can still be felt in our world today.
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Curious City - Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?
The Ike was the city’s first superhighway. In this special presentation, people affected open up about how it scattered ethnic neighborhoods and changed many lives forever.