Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet over 10 percent of people – nearly 40 million – live in poverty. It’s something we see, say, if we live […]
Today, I would like to tell you a story. A story about a sinister conspiracy, a lost and noble prince, an evil tyrant, and a war over the soul of an empire. Or, more likely, a story about a crazed
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Donald Trump’s decision to tap Pete Hegseth for his Cabinet is one of his nominations that some are reading as pure provocation. Aside from being a veteran,
Just before the election, I went to see a play. It was staged for a small group, was about ninety minutes long, and was followed by a Q. & A. For all that time, the audience sat quietly, respectful and
If you’ve ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you’ll know that your body produces lots of heat. This is in fact a waste product of our metabolism. Every square foot of the human body gives off heat equivalent
‘Lend a hand on the land’ poster (cropped) from the Ministry of Agriculture from the Second World War. Catalogue reference: INF13-140 (11) The National Archives is delighted to announce that we will digitise the National Farm Survey (MAF 32 and
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
SHOW NOTES: Sources: “Theresa: Tycoon’s other girl: by Bridget Byrne, LA Herald Examiner, Dec 5, 1976 “Sondra Locke, starring with and directed by Clint Eastwood.” Interview Magazine, January 1978 “Taking Up ‘The Gauntlet’” by Lois Armstrong, People Magazine, Feb 13,
Sudan has been at the center of a deadly and brutal war for over a year. It’s the site of the world’s largest hunger crisis, and the world’s largest displacement crisis. On the surface, it’s a story about two warring
Portrait of a scholar (Archimedes?). Domenico Fetti, 1620. Early life and education Archimedes was born into a family connected to the ruling elite of Syracuse. In his work ‘The Sand-Reckoner’, Archimedes gives his father’s name as Phidias, an astronomer about
