The Srivijaya Empire

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   E2262 · 15 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   The Avignon Papacy

   For centuries, the pope was one of Europe's most powerful figures, ruling the Church from Rome and challenging kings and emperors alike. Then, in the early 14th century, a bitter struggle with the French monarchy changed everything. For nearly seventy years, the center of Western Christianity shifted away from Rome, creating a wealthy new papal court and a crisis of legitimacy that would outlast it. Learn more about the Avignon Papacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order at…

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   E2261 · 14 Sep 2026 · 14 min

   Cod: The Fish That Shaped History

   For centuries, one seemingly ordinary fish helped feed armies, sustain empires, launch fishing fleets across the Atlantic, and shape the economies of entire nations. It could be preserved for months, transported enormous distances, and traded almost like a form of currency. Its abundance helped drive exploration, while its collapse became one of the greatest disasters in the history of commercial fishing. Learn more about the remarkable history of cod on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ Sponsors Hexclad Get 10% off your order…

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   E2260 · 13 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   The Cheyenne Mountain Complex

   Buried deep beneath thousands of feet of granite in Colorado is one of the most famous military installations ever built. Designed during the Cold War to remain operational during a nuclear attack, it features massive blast doors, buildings mounted on giant springs, and systems built to withstand catastrophe. It has inspired movies, television shows, conspiracy theories, and decades of speculation about what really happens inside. Learn more about the remarkable history of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at…

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   E2259 · 12 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   Ivan the Terrible

   In the 16th century, one ruler transformed a growing principality into a powerful empire, crowned himself with a new title, conquered vast territories, and reshaped the political order of Eastern Europe. Yet, history doesn’t necessarily remember him as a great leader, as his reign also became notorious for paranoia, executions, brutal repression, and acts of violence that blurred the line between statecraft and terror. Learn more about Ivan the Terrible, one of the most feared and consequential rulers in Russian history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at…

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   E2257 · 11 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   The Immovable Ladder of Jerusalem

   For centuries, one of the holiest places in Christianity has been governed by an extraordinarily delicate balance of tradition, property rights, religious rivalry, and international diplomacy. In this place, even the smallest physical change can carry enormous significance, and something as simple as moving an object can risk reopening disputes that date back hundreds of years. The result is one of the strangest and most visible symbols of religious compromise and conflict in the world. Learn more about the Immovable Ladder of Jerusalem on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop…

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   E2256 · 9 Sep 2026 · 15 min

   A History of Looney Tunes

   For decades, audiences around the world have watched a collection of characters survive explosions, outwit hunters, fall from cliffs, and repeatedly bend the laws of physics. What began as inexpensive theatrical shorts became one of animation's most influential forces, creating characters that are still recognized almost a century later. Along the way, a remarkable group of writers, directors, animators, musicians, and voice actors changed cartoons forever. Learn more about the history of Looney Tunes on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at…

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   E2255 · 8 Sep 2026 · 17 min

   Organ Transplants

   For most of human history, when a vital part of the body failed, there was little doctors could do. Then a series of advances in surgery, immunology, and pharmaceuticals made something once considered impossible increasingly routine. It required solving problems of compatibility, rejection, preservation, and even the definition of death itself. Today, tens of thousands of people owe their lives to this breakthrough. Learn more about the history of organ transplants and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ Sponsors…

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   E2254 · 7 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   The Pirahã People

   Deep in the Amazon rainforest lives a small society that has challenged some of our most basic assumptions about language, numbers, time, memory, and even how human beings organize their lives. For decades, researchers studying them have found features so unusual that they have sparked major debates in linguistics and anthropology. They may offer important clues about which parts of human thought are universal and which are created by culture. Learn more about the remarkable Pirahã people on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠…

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   E2253 · 6 Sep 2026 · 15 min

   The Great Awakening

   In the early 18th century, religion in the American colonies was often orderly, formal, and deeply tied to established churches. Then a new generation of preachers began drawing enormous crowds, delivering emotional sermons, challenging traditional authority, and insisting that faith had to be personally experienced. The movement crossed colonial boundaries, divided congregations, and helped reshape American society long before independence. Learn more about the Great Awakening on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ⁠Shop the store at ⁠⁠Shop.Everything-Everywhere.com⁠ Sponsors…

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    E2252 · 5 Sep 2026 · 16 min

    Mosquitoes

    Throughout human history, a tiny insect has influenced wars, shaped settlement patterns, halted major engineering projects, and caused more deaths than almost any other animal. For most of history, no one understood why these creatures were so dangerous, or even that they were responsible for spreading disease. Eventually, we learned how to fight back, but our efforts were middling at best. Learn more about mosquitoes, how they became one of humanity’s greatest biological enemies, and how we learned to fight them, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Shop the store at…