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In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the Library of Congress’s immediate effort in 2001 to collect original materials documenting the 9/11 attacks, the cultural and scientific implications of early preservation, the birthdays and influence of D.H. Lawrence (1885), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), and Brian De Palma (1940), and a lighthearted fact about collective cat nouns.

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🚔 Videos and accounts spread rapidly after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as campus security and law enforcement respond.
⚖️ A consolidated report outlines what is known about the Charlie Kirk shooting, his death, and the investigation into motives and campus safety.
✈️ NATO jets intercept Russian drones over Poland, prompting renewed calls for stronger European air defenses.
🤝 OpenAI signs a $300 billion pact with Oracle to build U.S. AI data centers, reshaping capacity and energy dem...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss how early mapping shaped empires, the cultural rise of a sports icon, and surprising infrastructure in tiny places.

 • 📜 On this day in 1608: we dig into how explorers’ mapping and claiming in the New World were more than cartography—they were strategic acts that established settlement patterns, trade routes, resource claims, and rivalries among European powers, setting dynamics that influenced borders and societies for generations.
 • 🎂 Birthday highlights: celebrating Arnold Palmer (1929), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), and Jose Feliciano (1945), with a focused look at Palmer — how his charisma, televised appeal, course design influence, and bus...

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✈️ NATO fighter jets shoot down Russian drones over Poland, the first engagement inside NATO airspace and a worrying spillover from the war in Ukraine.

🚔 Nepal's army retakes Kathmandu after two days of protests; at least 30 are dead amid a forceful crackdown and curfews.

⚖️ President Donald Trump urges the European Union to impose 100% tariffs on goods from China and India to pressure Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.

⚖️ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sc...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the historical, literary, and curious natural-history moments tied to a single day.

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🚔 Nepal’s prime minister resigns as protesters set fire to leaders’ homes and parliament, leaving the country in political turmoil.
✈️ Israel orders Gaza City evacuations and says it struck Hamas leaders in Qatar amid a widening regional conflict linked to a Jerusalem shooting.
🪖 Ukraine reports a Russian air strike killed civilians in a pension queue near the front line.
🔪 Dozens of mourners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are killed in a funeral attack tied to an...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the lasting impacts of catastrophic weather, medieval kingship, and evolving language.

 • 📜 On this day in 1900, hurricane-force winds up to 120 mph struck the Texas Gulf Coast, killing more than 6,000 people and all but destroying the city of Galveston — we explore the human toll, infrastructure collapse, economic consequences, and how communities and institutions rebuilt and rethought risk management.
 • 🎂 We celebrate the birthday of Richard I of England (1157) and focus on his tenure from 1189–1199 — his Crusader reputation, how his prolonged absences affected governance and crown finances, and how his legend shaped chivalric ideals a...

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🚨 France's government collapses after a no-confidence vote; coalition talks begin.
⚖️ Brazil's coup trial for former President Jair Bolsonaro deepens political divisions and sparks mass protests.
🔫 Gunmen attack a bus stop in Jerusalem, killing at least six; authorities increase patrols.
🏛️ Israel's Supreme Court rules Palestinian prisoners are not receiving adequate food in custody.
✋ President Biden warns Hamas to accept a truce as Israeli forces move on Gaza City.
💣 Analysts say Russia times huge barrages on Ukr...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the Library of Congress entry that frames September 7, 1977 as a set of developments that together shaped the day’s historical record — why that collective framing matters, how documentation shapes historical memory, plus a trio of notable birthdays and a compact zoological nugget.

• 📜 The Library of Congress entry for September 7, 1977 is treated as a package of notable developments that together defined that day’s historical snapshot; we unpack why the Collective-framing matters to researchers and the public, and how archival selection signals significance.
• 🎂 Birthday spotlight on Elizabeth I (1533), Grandma Moses (1860), an...

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🚀 Russia launches its largest drone assault of the war, hitting Kyiv government sites and forcing air defenses into action.
✈️ South Korea charters a plane to repatriate more than 300 workers detained by U.S. immigration agents at a Georgia Hyundai plant.
🪄 Russia ramps up online disinformation aimed at Moldova’s parliamentary vote, officials warn of coordinated networks.
⚖️ A Long Island town board rejects a settlement over Masjid Al-Baqi's planned expansion, keeping a federal lawsuit alive.
💰 Majo...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the lasting impacts of three seemingly simple facts and events and how they reframed learning, policy, and industry.

- 📜 On this day in 1522 the Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, and Michael and Jason unpack how that return transformed navigation, trade strategy, curricula, and the human story of exploration (the "remaining members" and the cost of discovery).
- 🎂 We celebrate John Dalton’s birthday and focus on his atomic theory—how a teacher’s careful measurements created a unifying framework for chemistry that reshaped classrooms, industrial processes, a...

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🚔 President Donald Trump signals he may deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and other cities, prompting debate over rules of engagement and civil liberties.
⚖️ A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending temporary protections for more than 1 million Haitians and Venezuelans living in the United States.
✈️ President Donald Trump warns Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger U.S. ships, as Washington surges forces in the Caribbean.
💥 Israel expands strikes in Gaza City a...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the national significance of a landmark labor uprising, historical birthdays that shaped politics and culture, and a concise medical fact with practical implications.

 📜 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 — how a large national labor uprising over wage cuts and harsh conditions became widespread unrest, strained authorities, reshaped public conversation about labor and corporate power, and left a legacy for future movements.
 🎂 Birthday spotlight — Louis XIV (1638) as the Sun King who centralized power, used spectacle and patronage to control nobles and build cultural dominance; plus mentions of Jesse James (1847) and Freddie Merc...

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🚔 Rescuers pull a 3-year-old from a deadly Lisbon funicular crash; investigation and cable questions follow.
🪖 Vladimir Putin warns Ukraine to accept talks or face military action as fighting intensifies.
🛠️ U.S. immigration agents detain South Korean nationals at a Hyundai EV construction site in Georgia, prompting Seoul's protest.
💰 The Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates; a weak jobs report would strengthen the case for larger moves.
🤖 OpenAI announces an AI-powered jobs platform and an A...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss...

 • 📜 On this day in 1951: the Korean War armistice talks continued amid fierce fighting, with negotiators bargaining at the table while commanders and soldiers managed the immediate reality of battle — a tense interplay between diplomacy and combat that shaped the conflict’s next phase and had deep humanitarian and strategic ripple effects.
 • 🎂 Today’s birthdays: Antonin Artaud (1896), Richard Wright (1908), and Damon Wayans (1960). We focus especially on Artaud — his Theatre of Cruelty, efforts to shock audiences into emotional truth, his struggles with illness and institutionalization, and how his experiments with physicality, sound...

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⚖️ Northwestern University president resigns after Republican pressure and cuts to federal research funding.
⚖️ Justice Department opens a criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook amid political debate.
🚨 Israel denies famine in Gaza and threatens tighter limits on aid deliveries as humanitarian crisis deepens.
💥 Two people die after a Russian strike hits a Danish demining group in Ukraine.
🌍 After an Afghanistan earthquake, women report being shunned by male rescuers, complicating relief.
🏛️ Former Conservative mi...

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🚔 Portugal mourns after a deadly Lisbon funicular derailment that killed 15 and injured dozens.
🎖️ China hosts an elaborate WWII parade with leaders from Russia and North Korea in Beijing.
⚖️ A federal judge rules the Trump administration illegally canceled a Harvard funding award.
🏳️ The Pentagon policy on transgender troops and medical diagnoses sparks a rights and due process debate.
💰 Newsmax accuses Fox News of antitrust violations in a new lawsuit.
🤖 Cloudflare blocks a record 11.5Tbps DDoS at...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Ferdinand Porsche’s influence on automotive history, and the remarkable processing speed of the human brain.

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the formal Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945, Mark Harmon’s influence through NCIS, and the octopus’s unique circulatory system.

 • 📜 The hosts describe the September 2, 1945 ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, emphasizing its symbolism as the legal and diplomatic conversion of military reality into the formal end of fighting in the Pacific, and how the event set immediate changes in motion like ceasefire orders, occupation, and reconstruction.
 • 🎂 They celebrate the birthdays of Mark Harmon (1951), Jimmy Connors (1952), and Keanu Reeves (1964), focusing on Harmon’s portrayal of Special Agent L...

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⚖️ Brazil’s electoral court moves toward a verdict in Jair Bolsonaro’s trial over an alleged coup plot.
⚖️ Representative Jerry Nadler announces he will retire in 2026, opening a high‑profile Manhattan seat.
⚖️ A California judge rules the Trump administration violated law by deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.
🌍 As many as 1,000 people die after a landslide levels a village in western Sudan.
✳️ Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warns that any U.S. attack would stain Dona...

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In this episode:
• 🎥 Fontaines D.C. close their ‘Romance’ era with a surreal live video for ‘Desire,’ directed by Aube Perrie—haunting tour visuals, a lime-green balaclava figure, and future-headliner energy from Alexandra Palace to Belfast with Kneecap.
• 🌌 David Byrne returns Sept 5 with ‘Who Is the Sky?,’ an avant-pop exploration blending electronic flourishes and existential lyricism—playful, profound, and restlessly inventive.
• 🌍 Saint Etienne bid an elegant farewell on Sept 5 with ‘International,’ a swan-song steeped in lush indie-pop and cultu...

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In this episode:
• 🎮 Hollow Knight: Silksong lands Sept 4 across PC/console with Hornet, expanded worlds, and cross-gen support—potential GOTY contender.
• 🧗‍♂️ Jetrunner (PC) brings parkour FPS chaos with wall-runs, gadgets, and leaderboard-driven arenas.
• 👹 Hell Is Us (PC/PS5/XSX|S) leans into survival horror with adaptive AI, dynamic environments, and moody lighting.
• ⏳ Cronos: The New Dawn (PC/PS5/XSX|S) blends time travel puzzles with evolving monsters and seamless era shifts.
• 🤖 Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion...

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🚨 Afghanistan reels after a deadly earthquake, with hundreds dead and many communities cut off.
✈️ Israel says it killed a Hamas spokesperson as operations intensify in Gaza City.
⚖️ Kyiv links Moscow to the killing of a former Ukrainian parliament speaker amid ongoing war tensions.
🏛️ Trump moves to reshape the Federal Reserve, raising questions about central bank independence.
🇬🇧 Keir Starmer appoints Minouche Shafik as chief economic adviser, reviving debate over her Columbia stint.
💰 Fusion startups have draw...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss how a single patent, ancient power, and everyday chemistry connect to culture and perception.

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⚖️ Congress returns from recess with a looming government shutdown threat and partisan fights over spending riders and cuts.
⚖️ A federal judge temporarily blocks U.S. efforts to deport unaccompanied Guatemalan children pending a weekend hearing.
🚔 London police link two Oxford Circus stabbings and seek a suspect as patrols increase in the busy shopping district.
🚆 At least three people are killed and more than 90 injured after a passenger train derails in Egypt en route to Cairo.
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In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss how a landmark 1963 mass demonstration and symbolic timing shaped policy, infrastructure, and markets, the cultural and structural influence of figures born on this date, and the elegant biology of octopus circulation.

 • 📜 On this day in 1963 roughly 200,000–250,000 people converged on Washington, D.C.; Jonathan and Ethan analyze the civic scale, the urban planning and transportation logistics required to move and manage that crowd, and the economic and policy implications when concentrated civic energy shifts public priorities and investor attention.
 • 🎂 Birthdays: the hosts mark Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749), David Fincher (1962), and Shania Twa...

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⚖️ CDC leadership clash reaches the White House as a push to remove the agency director tests independence and political control.
✳️ European powers move to snap back U.N. sanctions on Iran, starting a 30-day process.
💥 A major Russian airstrike on central Kyiv kills 18 and damages diplomatic offices.
🚑 Israel is increasingly denying foreign doctors permission to volunteer in Gaza, straining medical care as destruction mounts.
🏚️ Satellite images show Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood reduced to a wasteland amid...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the U.S. excavation of the Gaillard Cut in 1900, Man Ray’s photographic innovations, and the human brain’s information speed.

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⚖️ Top CDC officials resign after the director is pushed out, raising questions about politicization of public health.
💥 Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israeli bombardment forces mass displacement and strains hospitals.
💰 The U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on Indian imports, with major industries expected to be hit hardest.
🛡️ NATO allies plan to spend over $1.5 trillion on defense in 2025 amid concerns about Russia.
🔬 Iran allows U.N. nuclear inspectors to return after a monthlong ban, restoring IAEA acc...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the federal patent resolution between John Fitch and James Rumsey over the steamboat, Peggy Guggenheim’s role in shaping modern art markets and institutions, and the striking fact that the human brain can process information at about 120 meters per second.

- 📜 On this day in 1791, two rival inventors—John Fitch and James Rumsey—each received federal patents for the steamboat, settling a fierce dispute. Kara and Ethan explore how simultaneous patents changed incentives for steam navigation, clarified legal leadership in a transformative transport technology, and influenced investment, engineering standardization, and the e...

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⚖️ Fed Governor Lisa Cook plans legal action after President Donald Trump orders her removal, testing the bounds of executive power and central bank independence.
🚑 UN officials demand accountability after a reported Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital; calls grow for an independent investigation and protection of medical facilities.
🕊️ European diplomats press Iran to re-engage on enrichment limits and inspections amid stalled nuclear talks.
⚡ Russia and Ukraine escalate strikes on energy...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss Allan Pinkerton’s Glasgow birth, Sean Connery’s influence on film, and a startling neural speed fact.

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🚨 An Israeli strike kills 20 at a Gaza hospital, including journalists, intensifying scrutiny of battlefield conduct.
🌀 More than 500,000 people ordered to evacuate as Typhoon Kajiki heads for Vietnam, with shelters and flight suspensions in place.
⚖️ President Trump threatens to seek a new federal investigation of Chris Christie over the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal after Christie criticized the DOJ.
💰 China Evergrande is removed from Hong Kong’s stock market amid worries about contagion across the property sector.
☕ Keurig Dr Pepp...

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the burning of Washington in 1814, Jorge Luis Borges’s creative methods, and the autonomous processing of octopus arms.

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⚖️ Labour moves to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales, reshaping sentencing and probation.
✈️ Russia accuses Ukraine of striking power and energy sites as Kyiv marks Independence Day amid escalating cross-border attacks.
🛡️ The Pentagon fires a defense intelligence chief after controversy over an Iran assessment, prompting leadership reviews.
🔫 Israeli forces kill more Palestinians near aid distribution points as northern Gaza braces for a looming offensive.
🌀 China orders evacuations on Hainan Island ahead of Typ...

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- 📜 The hosts unpack Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential announcement at Brooklyn’s Concord Baptist Church of Christ — why the venue mattered, how her candidacy challenged political norms, and the practical implications for campaigns, security, and public representation.

- 🎂 Today’s birthday segment highlights Gene Kelly (1912), Keith Moon (1946), and River Phoenix (1970), with a deep look at Gene Kelly’s transformation of movie musical choreography and camera-aware staging that made dance cinematic and influential for filmmakers.

- 💡 Fact of the day: About half of the oxygen we breathe is produced...

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⚖️ A federal judge blocks the administration from withholding grants over sanctuary policies, affecting multiple U.S. cities.
⚔️ The Pentagon removes the Defense Intelligence Agency director amid debate over intelligence assessments on Iran strikes.
🚨 The U.N. declares famine in Gaza City as half a million face starvation; families describe severe shortages and malnutrition.
🔍 The FBI searches the home and office of former national security adviser John Bolton in a classified materials probe.
💰 Fed Chair Jerome...

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⚖️ DHS warns states they could lose election security money over new voting rules and mandates.
⚖️ Supreme Court allows NIH to pause nearly $800 million in research grants pending review.
🚨 Famine now grips Gaza City and northern Gaza, U.N.-backed panels warn of catastrophic hunger.
💥 Coordinated attacks in Colombia — a car bomb and helicopter attack — kill at least 17 people.
🏛️ California governor signs a redistricting plan that could flip multiple U.S. House seats.
🏥 In eastern Congo...

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🚨 Jair Bolsonaro reportedly had a draft asylum request to Argentina, revealed during probes into efforts to overturn Brazil's 2022 election.
⚖️ Texas lawmakers approve a new congressional map critics say favors Republicans and may prompt legal challenges.
🏛️ Corruption investigations expand around allies of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as associates prepare to surrender.
🏗️ Israel approves large settlement plans near Jerusalem, a setback for hopes of a two-state solution.
⚔️ Israel says the first stages of an assault on Gaza...

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🕊️ Israel demands full release of Gaza hostages, complicating ceasefire proposals and negotiations.
🚀 Russia launches massive drone and missile strikes on Ukraine hours after White House meetings.
⚠️ U.N. reports a record number of aid workers killed in global hotspots in 2024, with Gaza especially deadly.
⚖️ Businesses warn of “chaos” as the EPA moves to roll back its authority over climate pollution.
💰 OpenAI considers an employee stock sale valuing the company at about $500 billion.
🤖 OpenAI’s GPT-5 rol...