Folk singer Steve Goodman grew up going to Cubs games, and this diehard fan had a lifelong goal—to write a hit song about baseball.
Everything Everywhere Daily - When Did Canada Become Independent?
In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date in which the United States actually became independent.
In the case of the United States, it was a matter of pinning down when we wanted to define independence. Was it at the start of the rebellion, the act of declaring independence, or was it the end of the war?
In the case of Canada, trying to pin a date on independence is a lot more complicated, and extends over a much longer period of time.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Neil Armstrong’s First Time in Space
Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong is and why he is famous.
Being the first person to set foot on the moon has placed him in a unique position in world history, and he is a name that people will probably remember for thousands of years.
But Apollo 11 was not his first spaceflight.
His first flight aboard Gemini 8 was, in many respects, far more exciting and impressive than his exploits on Apollo 11.
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Bay Curious - Vegan Food is Big in S.F. — But Will the Scene Survive COVID-19?
San Francisco beat out Los Angeles, New York and Portland as the top vegan city in America. But with COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the food industry — will that title endure? In today's episode we explore what's made vegan eating so popular in the Bay Area, and then learn how businesses are coping during these challenging times.
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Reported by Chloe Veltman. 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 Michelle Wiley.
the memory palace - Episode 167: A Brief Eulogy for a Minor League Baseball Team
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A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.
Music
Adrift by Yameneko
Lagrimas Negras by Antonio Maria Romeau
Rainfall by Michael Jones and David Darling
The Big Ocean by Ben Sollee
Everything Everywhere Daily - Blowouts
In the world of sports, most people enjoy very close fought, exciting games that go down to the wire. If you were to take a poll on what the best games or matches in history were in any given sport, it would probably involve a close score with a last-second victory to put one team over the edge.
However, there are times when a team gets whooped so bad, you just have to sit back and admire the shellacking they received.
This is the realm of the blowout.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The British Line of Succession
The British Crown is unquestionably the best-known monarchy in the world. As with all monarchies, there is a strict line of succession featuring many names you’ve probably heard of: Prince Charles, Prince William, and little Prince George.
However, the rules regarding succession are more elaborate than most people realize, and the number of people in the line of succession now goes into the thousands.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Six Star General
If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States armed forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today They go from Second Lieutenant all the way up to the rank of General, which is the four-star variant of the rank.
There is a rank above general, a five-star general, which hasn’t been awarded in 70 years. Most people are familiar with these generals as having served in WWII.
However, there is still one more rank above that of five-star general in the United States Military.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The 1960 Popular Vote
There have been 5 acknowledged presidential elections in US history where the winner of the popular vote did not win in the electoral college.
However, there is a very good argument to be made that there is a sixth election that should be added to that list.
The conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy narrowly beat Richard Nixon in the 1960 popular vote by 112,827 votes. However, to get to this number, you have to put a tortured spin on the numbers from one state in particular.
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Curious City - How Often Should I Wash My Mask? And More Of Your Questions About Face Masks
From office use to wearing them outdoors, we clear up some of your lingering confusions about face masks.