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Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Silent Spring
This groundbreaking book, published in 1962, argued that pesticides like DDT were deadly to birds, fish, and humans, and it became a national bestseller, fueling the modern environmental movement.
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In 1962, scientists, Rachel Carson, published a groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, arguing that pesticides like DDT were also deadly to birds, fish and even humans.
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Episode: Is nuclear energy good or bad?
This groundbreaking book, published in 1962, argued that pesticides like DDT were deadly to birds, fish, and humans, and it became a national bestseller, fueling the modern environmental movement.
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In 1962, scientists, Rachel Carson, published a groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, arguing that pesticides like DDT were also deadly to birds, fish and even humans.
Silent Spring became a national bestseller.
Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life?
Breaking History
A White House Memoir
The speaker read Jared Kushner's memoir and found it to be a dreadful read, noting that the only thing learned was about the trust deficit between Trump and Netanyahu.
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Well, I read Jared Kushner's memoir of his time in the White House so that no one else had to. It was truly a dreadful read.
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Episode: Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?
The speaker read Jared Kushner's memoir and found it to be a dreadful read, noting that the only thing learned was about the trust deficit between Trump and Netanyahu.
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Well, I read Jared Kushner's memoir of his time in the White House so that no one else had to. It was truly a dreadful read.
But one of the things I learned, in fact, I think one of the only things I learned in the book, other than the fact that he's a terrible writer and can't even make his grandparents seem charming, was that Netanyahu and Trump, there was a very significant trust deficit between the two leaders.
Shook One
Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me
The book "Shook Ones" was mentioned by Noel King as one of Charlemagne's two books he's written.
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He's the author of two very good books. Black privilege and Shook Ones. I've read both, they're excellent and he's got a third book coming out in May called Get Honest or Die Lying.
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The book "Shook Ones" was mentioned by Noel King as one of Charlemagne's two books he's written.
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He's the author of two very good books. Black privilege and Shook Ones. I've read both, they're excellent and he's got a third book coming out in May called Get Honest or Die Lying.
Paved Paradise
How Parking Explains the World
The author was previously on the show discussing this book, which focused on parking and how it explains the world.
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The last time he was on the show, he was talking about parking because he's the author of Paved Paradise, How Parking Explains the World.
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Episode: How the YIMBYs won
The author was previously on the show discussing this book, which focused on parking and how it explains the world.
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The last time he was on the show, he was talking about parking because he's the author of Paved Paradise, How Parking Explains the World.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
50th Anniversary Edition (Modern Library)
This book, written in 1961, was referenced to support the idea that safety in public spaces comes from informal networks of people using and enjoying the city streets, rather than just the presence of police.
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I mean, Jane Jacobs talks about this in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which was written in 1961. Safety on the streets by surveillance and mutual policing of one anothe...
— Episode: City Limits: Crime vibes
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Episode: City Limits: Crime vibes
This book, written in 1961, was referenced to support the idea that safety in public spaces comes from informal networks of people using and enjoying the city streets, rather than just the presence of police.
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I mean, Jane Jacobs talks about this in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which was written in 1961. Safety on the streets by surveillance and mutual policing of one another sounds grim, but in real life it is not grim.
What contributes to a feeling and perhaps a reality of safety in public is not the presence of policemen, but the kind of informal network of what she called eyes on the street, which is just to say various neighborhood actors, whether they are merchants who have a shop or a bus driver who takes his coffee break here or a neighbor who is looking out after a kid playing on the sidewalk.
Nixonland
The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Rick Perlstein, the author of Nixonland, was interviewed and discussed his deep dive into the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, specifically detailing the events of the summer of 1968 and the political climate that surrounded it.
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Rick Perlstein, author of Nixon Land and Reagan Land.
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Episode: The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget
Rick Perlstein, the author of Nixonland, was interviewed and discussed his deep dive into the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, specifically detailing the events of the summer of 1968 and the political climate that surrounded it.
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Rick Perlstein, author of Nixon Land and Reagan Land.
The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
The Complete Annotated Edition
The book was mentioned as an example of sexually explicit material that could potentially be swept up by laws designed to restrict internet pornography.
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There's material in the book Ulysses, famously, that's sexually explicit.
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Episode: Porn on the docket
The book was mentioned as an example of sexually explicit material that could potentially be swept up by laws designed to restrict internet pornography.
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There's material in the book Ulysses, famously, that's sexually explicit.
Fifty Shades Darker 10th Anniversary Edition (Fifty Shades of Grey Series, 2)
It was mentioned as a point of comparison, describing AI companions as being tailormade to an individual's tastes much like the novel's personalized romance style.
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Some people sort of view their AI companions as almost like a personalized interactive romance novel. As one of my sources makes the comparison, like Fifty Shades of Grey, it's just tailored exactly t...
— Episode: I fell in love with my AI
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Episode: I fell in love with my AI
It was mentioned as a point of comparison, describing AI companions as being tailormade to an individual's tastes much like the novel's personalized romance style.
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Some people sort of view their AI companions as almost like a personalized interactive romance novel. As one of my sources makes the comparison, like Fifty Shades of Grey, it's just tailored exactly to her tastes.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
This was listed as one of John Green's award-winning, number one bestselling books.
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John Green, you might know, is the award-winning number one bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Rev...
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Episode: The autocrat's prison
This was listed as one of John Green's award-winning, number one bestselling books.
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John Green, you might know, is the award-winning number one bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Reviewed.
A Promised Land
This book was mentioned as a comparison, implying it was a much more substantive and expected type of presidential memoir compared to the Trump-related merchandise.
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Everyone thought they would be actual presidential memoirs, but this is definitely not Obama's A Promised Land.
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Episode: Mysterious Melania
This book was mentioned as a comparison, implying it was a much more substantive and expected type of presidential memoir compared to the Trump-related merchandise.
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Everyone thought they would be actual presidential memoirs, but this is definitely not Obama's A Promised Land.
Get Rich or Die Trying (Apocalypse Paused Book 2)
The biggest album of the year 2003, it sold 6.5 million copies.
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In 2003, the biggest album of the year was 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Trying.
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
The biggest album of the year 2003, it sold 6.5 million copies.
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In 2003, the biggest album of the year was 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Trying.
40 Memorable Life Experiences
2020 Edition (Memorable, Inspirational and Life Changing Stories)
The album sold 2.4 million copies, significantly less than the 2003 album.
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Fast forward a decade, Justin Timberlake's 2020 experience, 2.4 million.
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
The album sold 2.4 million copies, significantly less than the 2003 album.
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Fast forward a decade, Justin Timberlake's 2020 experience, 2.4 million.
Cowboy Carter (Album Analysis and Review)
A Hilarious and Insightful look at Beyoncé’s New Album, including its cultural impact, Analyzing lyrics, theories and Unexpected Collaborations.
It was the album of the spring, it dominated conversation for weeks, and broke Billboard Hot 100 records. It's clear that it was a huge success. The song Texas Hold'em was number one for two weeks and was on the charts for 20 weeks.
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Beyonc's album Cowboy Carter dominated the conversation for weeks.
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It was the album of the spring, it dominated conversation for weeks, and broke Billboard Hot 100 records. It's clear that it was a huge success. The song Texas Hold'em was number one for two weeks and was on the charts for 20 weeks.
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Beyonc's album Cowboy Carter dominated the conversation for weeks.
It broke Billboard Hot 100 records.
It was definitely the album of the spring.
The song Texas Hold'em was number one for two weeks and was on the charts for 20 weeks.
Radical Optimism
The album has not been as successful as she might have hoped. However, she does have three solid singles on Radio Airplay.
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Dua Lipa might be the one example where her album Radical Optimism has not been as radically optimistic as she might have hoped.
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
The album has not been as successful as she might have hoped. However, she does have three solid singles on Radio Airplay.
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Dua Lipa might be the one example where her album Radical Optimism has not been as radically optimistic as she might have hoped.
This Is a Pair of Levi's Jeans
The Official History of the Levi's Brand
Post Malone was featured as an artist on the album.
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Not only has he had a number one hit with Morgan Wallen, the song I Had Some Help, but he's also had hits as a featured artist with Beyonc on Levi's Jeans and Taylor Swift on Fortnite.
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
Post Malone was featured as an artist on the album.
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Not only has he had a number one hit with Morgan Wallen, the song I Had Some Help, but he's also had hits as a featured artist with Beyonc on Levi's Jeans and Taylor Swift on Fortnite.
FORTNITE (Official)
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Post Malone was featured as an artist on the album.
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Not only has he had a number one hit with Morgan Wallen, the song I Had Some Help, but he's also had hits as a featured artist with Beyonc on Levi's Jeans and Taylor Swift on Fortnite.
— Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
Post Malone was featured as an artist on the album.
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Not only has he had a number one hit with Morgan Wallen, the song I Had Some Help, but he's also had hits as a featured artist with Beyonc on Levi's Jeans and Taylor Swift on Fortnite.
Take Me To Church
A Hozier-inspired coloring book
The song is over a decade old.
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Posure has his first number one, and we all remember Take Me To Church.
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The song is over a decade old.
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Posure has his first number one, and we all remember Take Me To Church.
That song is from over a decade ago.
Brat
An '80s Story
The album was cited as an example that the Song of the Summer is a thing of the past. The song is very popular with those who are terminally online.
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I feel like the popularity of the new Charli XCX album only backs up my theory that Song of the Summer is a thing of the past because if you're terminally online, this is Brat Summer.
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Episode: The song of the summer is DEAD
The album was cited as an example that the Song of the Summer is a thing of the past. The song is very popular with those who are terminally online.
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I feel like the popularity of the new Charli XCX album only backs up my theory that Song of the Summer is a thing of the past because if you're terminally online, this is Brat Summer.
On the psychology of military incompetence
The author of the book, Ian Millhiser, expresses his opinion about the Supreme Court, in the book titled "The Supreme Incompetence", which reflects his dissatisfaction with the court's recent decisions.
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His latest opus is titled The Supreme Incompetence, just to give you an idea of his opinion of the institution these days.
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Episode: The Supreme Court’s power grab
The author of the book, Ian Millhiser, expresses his opinion about the Supreme Court, in the book titled "The Supreme Incompetence", which reflects his dissatisfaction with the court's recent decisions.
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His latest opus is titled The Supreme Incompetence, just to give you an idea of his opinion of the institution these days.
John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads
A Sing Along Book for Toddlers and Kids About Family and the Beauty of the World Around Us (Gifts for Music Lovers) (John Denver & Kids!)
This is a book that was being written by Professor Sarah Morris, an assistant professor of English at West Virginia University. She was exploring how the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" became so popular and how it is used by people in West Virginia.
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She's writing a whole book about this song.
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Episode: Why “Country Roads” feels like home
This is a book that was being written by Professor Sarah Morris, an assistant professor of English at West Virginia University. She was exploring how the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" became so popular and how it is used by people in West Virginia.
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She's writing a whole book about this song.
She's writing a book about taking home country roads that she hopes will be out later this year.
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