On October 21, we’re back for a final season. With episodes that take us behind the Iron Curtain, 35,000 feet over the Vietnam War, and through two Cuban revolutions, we’ll hear brands ask the question: Is politics any of our business?
The Nod - The 40-Year-Old Version
Sundance award winning director Radha Blank joins B + E to discuss her debut film, The 40-Year-Old Version, produced by Lena Waithe. She shares why Spike Lee and New York City play a major influence on her work.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Earth’s Most Extreme Places
Earth is a big place. Really big. And on it are mountains, deserts, rivers, and swamps.
Some of those points are higher than others, some of the deserts are drier than others, and some of the rivers are longer than others.
Learn more about the Earth’s most extreme points on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Read Me a Poem - “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by W. B. Yeats
Amanda Holmes reads W. B. Yeats’s poem, “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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No Compromise - The Original No Compromisers
In Episode 5: We're reminded that this country's relationship with guns has always been about race. So we trace the history of the No Compromise movement back to a meeting of white nationalists in Colorado in the early 1990s.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed SR-71, nicknamed the Blackbird, holds the record for the fastest airplane ever. A record which it set in 1976 and has held for 44 years. It also set a record for the highest altitude ever recorded for a sustained flight.
Even though the plane hasn’t flown in over 20 years, it is still high in the consciousness of many aviation enthusiasts.
Learn more about the SR-71 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Take the Penny, Leave the Penny
The US one-cent coin has been a part of American currency since the country started issuing money in 1793. As inflation has continued to creep up, the cost of making a one-cent coin is now more than it is worth.
Unsurprisingly, people have been starting to question if we should continue using the penny.
Learn more about the past, present, and future of the United States penny in this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Curious City - Carl Sandburg’s Chicago
The famous poet and writer Carl Sandburg spent more than two decades in Chicago, from 1912 to 1930. In this archival episode from 2017, we explore how the city’s people and places helped shape his work — and gives us a personal window into Chicago’s past.
Plus, the City of Chicago created programs to provide eligible Chicago Public School students with devices and free Internet access for remote learning. We hear from residents at a Back of the Yards community event about how these programs are working.
Everything Everywhere Daily - When the CIA Kidnapped a Soviet Lunar Probe
In the late 50s and early 60s, the US space program wasn’t doing great. The Soviets had beaten the US to almost every major first in space, and American rockets kept blowing up on the launchpad.
According to declassified CIA documents, one night the American’s did their best to get back, even if it was a bit underhanded.
Learn more about how the CIA managed to kidnap a Soviet Lunar probe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Fabian Strategy
Sometimes the best way to win is simply not to lose.
This strategy is called the Fabian Strategy and was given its name from an ancient Roman General and has been used throughout history, not just in warfare, but in many other areas as well.
Learn more about the Fabian Strategy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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