We’ve spent the last couple of months reimagining the Curious City podcast and trying out some new ways to answer your questions. And now, the wait is over. We’re ready to let you hear what we’ve been up to. We’re still going to be answering your questions, but in this episode, we’re collaborating with our audience a little differently. Two WBEZ education reporters share how a family and a teacher are coping with remote learning.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Pintupi Nine
In October 1984, nine members of the Pintupi Tribe in Western Australia met some long lost relatives they hadn’t seen in years.
The significance of this event is that those nine people, two women with four boys and three girls, were the last aboriginal people in Australia to have contact with the outside world.
Up until 1984, they had lived their lives the same as their ancestors had for tens of thousands of years.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Election of 1800
I’ve done several episodes on close and interesting US presidential elections throughout history. Mainly they were to put current events into perspective, so you can realize that the controversies of today are really not all that new.
However, there was one election that might be considered the closest and most interesting in history, but the lessons for today are much less, simply because they changed the rules after the election, and there was never another one like it again.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Unique Spanish Festivals
Many communities around the world hold local festivals. They might have some food stalls, a stage for musical acts, and some rides for the kids.
Pretty standard stuff.
But in Spain, they do things differently. Really different.
Learn more about the unique Spanish festivals which aren’t like those anywhere else in the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Jury Duty
Every so often, adults may be asked to perform a civic duty by sitting on a jury. Usually, the commitment might be nothing more than a few hours or a few days. Occasionally, some juries might get a case that lasts years.
Why do we have juries, and where did this notion come from? Do most countries have juries? What does “a jury of your peers” really mean?
Learn more about the history of the jury system on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Curious City - Where Does Your Poop Go?
In 2015, Satchel Lang was a curious five-year-old Chicagoan who didn’t want poop’s destiny to remain such a mystery. Now 11-years-old, we catch back up with Satchel and revisit the answer to Satchel’s question that reveals how poop and pee in the Chicago area get processed by an agency called the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Curious City - Where Does Your Poop Go?
In 2015, Satchel Lang was a curious five-year-old Chicagoan who didn’t want poop’s destiny to remain such a mystery. Now 11-years-old, we catch back up with Satchel and revisit the answer to Satchel’s question that reveals how poop and pee in the Chicago area get processed by an agency called the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Longest Sports Games in History
Sometimes you might sit down to watch a sporting match and it is over before you know it. However, there are some games that seem to take forever.
A rare few games last an extraordinarily long time, as no one can seem to win.
Learn more about the longest games in history, in almost every sport, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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the memory palace - Episode of the Year 2020
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.
This episode was originally released in April of 2020. We are deeply, deeply annoyed that this is still relevant and useful.
20 stories, each 20 seconds, to accompany you in the proper washing of hands.
Stay safe, be well, wash your hands.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Sultana Steamboat Disaster
On April 27th, 1865, just weeks after the end of the American Civil War, a steamboat carrying former Union prisoners of war sailed up the Mississippi River from Vicksburg.
At 2 am, the boilers on the steamship exploded, killing 1800 people in what is still the largest maritime disaster in US history.
Learn more about the largest forgotten Sultana Steamboat Disaster on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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