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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Everything Everywhere Daily - Greens vs. Blues: Fanatical Chariot Fans in Ancient Rome
Professional sports have become a multibillion-dollar industry with millions of fans who will live and die based on their favorite team’s performance.
Occasionally, soccer hooligans and Raiders fans will take their exuberance a bit too far. Rioting after a team wins a championship happens more often than not.
However, nothing in the world of modern sports can compare to the levels of devotion and street violence which chariot racing commanded in ancient Rome.
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Bay Curious - What’s Next For Incarcerated Firefighters In California?
For more than a century California has relied on incarcerated firefighters to help combat devastating wildfires. Bay Curious listener Brittany Powers wanted to know how much these firefighters are paid, and why it's so hard for them to find similar employment when they get out of jail. Brittany's question won our September voting round.
Additional Reading
- What's Next For Incarcerated Firefighters in California?
- Inmates Saved Homes in the Kincade Fire. They'll Face An Uphill Battle Getting Firefighting Jobs After Release
- Shortage of Inmate Firefighters Hampers Response in Bay Area
Reported by Kevin Stark. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Rob Speight and Chris Hoff. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Scientists have coined a term called the Butterfly Effect, where small changes in one thing can lead to enormous changes in systems later on.
Nothing in history exemplifies this more than the series of unfortunate coincidences that occurred on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo. The repercussions of those events can still be felt around the world today.
Learn more about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Really Big Telescopes
Since the dawn of time, humans have looked up at the night sky to watch the stars.
...and then nothing happened for hundreds of thousands of years until a guy by the name of Galileo Galilei point a telescope at the stars and saw a bunch of stuff that everyone had missed.
Since then, we’ve increased the size of our telescopes so we can see more and more, further and further away.
Learn more about the ever-increasing size of astronomical telescopes on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Sagrada Familia
Every year, more than three million visitors will line up and buy a ticket to visit the most popular attraction in all of Spain: The Sagrada Familia. It is a stunning modernist architectural achievement and the crowning design of local architect Antoni Gaudí.
Even though it gets millions of visitors, the church has been under construction for almost 150 years and still isn’t finished.
Learn more about the Sagrada Familia, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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