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Deep Dive: From the 13th Amendment to Agnes Moorehead — Laws, Legacies, and Mosquitoes - December 6, 2025
Sophia Mitchell and Laura Navarro examine the ratification of the 13th Amendment and its long-term impacts on public health and social systems, celebrate the birthdays...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 5, 2025
Today’s NNC Daily News covers a closely watched U.S. appeals court ruling on presidential removal power, warnings from UNICEF and WHO on child mortality, and the White...
Deep Dive: Berkeley Hundred Landing, Carlyle’s Reach, and the World’s Busiest Drawbridge - December 4, 2025
Robert Kline and Nathaniel Cohen examine the 1619 landing that became Berkeley Plantation, unpack Thomas Carlyle’s intellectual influence alongside two other birthdays...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 4, 2025
Today on NNC Daily News: The FBI announces an arrest in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation; seven Ukrainian children reunite with families, according to AP and officia...
Deep Dive: Small Acts, Big Ripples: The Midwife Who Saved Washington, Seurat’s Dots, and Emergency Numbers - December 2, 2025
Hosts Amelia Richardson and Kara Swift explore a 1777 moment when a midwife’s intervention saved George Washington, celebrate birthdays of Georges Seurat, Maria Callas...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 2, 2025
In today’s NNC Daily News: Hong Kong orders a probe after a deadly high‑rise fire; Hamas says it will hand over a hostage’s remains in Gaza; the Philippines widens a f...
Deep Dive: Agon, Wax Figures, and the Lone Star Flag: A Deep Dive into Cultural Signals - December 1, 2025
Hosts Benjamin Carter and Matthew Brooks explore the 1957 premiere of Stravinsky and Balanchine's Agon, celebrate the birthdays of Marie Tussaud, Woody Allen, and Rich...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - December 1, 2025
Today on NNC Daily News: Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies; Reuters reports new Russian strikes kill civilians in Ukraine as talks co...
Deep Dive: Winter War Resilience, Mark Twain’s Bite, and Why Half of Americans Stay Close to Home - November 30, 2025
Samuel Green and Sophia Reed explore the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland and its geopolitical echoes, celebrate the lives and lasting craft of Mark Twain (alongside Ri...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 30, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: reports say Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a presidential pardon as his trials continue; Ukraine pursues renewed talks amid a leadership s...
Deep Dive: From Amos Bronson Alcott to Donizetti and Arizona’s Camel Law - November 29, 2025
Madeline Cooper and Jonathan Pierce trace the cultural ripple of Amos Bronson Alcott’s 1799 birth, celebrate the birthdays of Gaetano Donizetti, Louisa May Alcott, and...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 29, 2025
In this edition of NNC Daily News: The White House says President Donald Trump intends to grant clemency to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández; Ukraine’s...
Deep Dive: November Origins, William Blake, and Napoleon’s Curious Relic - November 28, 2025
Ethan Morris and Lena Harper explore the cultural legacy of an institution founded on November 28, 1925, celebrate William Blake’s multimedia artistry and visionary cr...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 28, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: the White House announces a U.S. immigration pause from select countries; Texas Republicans advance a new congressional map amid scr...
Deep Dive: From a Single Birth Note to Celsius and the Comfort of Banana: Archives, Measurement, and Scent - November 27, 2025
Laura and Robert reflect on how a terse 1746 Library of Congress birth entry opens historical and economic inquiry, take a deeper look at Anders Celsius and his lastin...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 27, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: AP reports a Georgia judge dismisses the state election-interference case against former President Donald Trump; the Denver Post rep...
Deep Dive: From a Gifted Manuscript to Peanuts: Stories of Quiet Origins, Birthdays, and Rainbows - November 26, 2025
Lucas Bennett and Laura Navarro reflect on a 1864 gifted children’s manuscript and its cultural ripple effects, celebrate Charles Schulz alongside other birthday notes...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 26, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News, we cover Brazil’s high court order in Jair Bolsonaro’s case, severe flooding across Southeast Asia, and Italy’s vote to define femic...
Deep Dive: Stay Put, Steel, and a 101-Year-Old Sprinter: Commitment, Carnegie, and Longevity - November 25, 2025
Hosts Michael Torres and Robert Kline examine a blunt 1849 admonition about settlers staying put, unpack Andrew Carnegie’s immigrant-to-philanthropist arc, and reflect...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 25, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News, we cover the White House refugee review order, Russia’s strikes on Kyiv, and China’s Shenzhou 22 crew rotation to Tiangong. We also ...
Deep Dive: Oswald in Custody, Spinoza’s Reason, and the Lion’s Mating Marathon - November 24, 2025
Hosts Benjamin Carter and Laura Navarro examine the 1963 killing of Lee Harvey Oswald and its impact on media, trust, and security; celebrate Baruch Spinoza’s lasting ...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 24, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: a mass school kidnapping in Nigeria; U.S. moves targeting Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles; an Israeli strike in Beirut; U.S.–Ukraine...
Deep Dive: From Doctor Who’s 1963 Premiere to Franklin Pierce and a 65-ft Seed Spit: Cultural Roots, Politics, and Quirky Records - November 23, 2025
Hosts Robert Kline and Isabella Wright trace how the 1963 Doctor Who premiere seeded cultural and market dynamics, unpack Franklin Pierce’s fraught presidency and its ...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 23, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: AP reports FBI letters and an indictment ripple through California politics; Reuters says dozens of Nigerian schoolchildren escape w...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 23, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News, we delve into Israeli strikes in Gaza, mass school abductions in Nigeria, and Jair Bolsonaro's arrest. We also explore debates over ...
Deep Dive: Twelfth State, Timeless Wit, and a Surprising Alka‑Seltzer Demographic - November 21, 2025
David Mercer and Miriam Keller mark North Carolina’s 1789 ratification as the twelfth state, celebrate birthdays of Voltaire, René Magritte, and Harold Ramis, and expl...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 21, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News, we cover Michael Gove’s apology amid the U.K. Covid-19 Inquiry, a court order pausing a National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 20, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News: Reuters reports President Donald Trump signs an order to release Jeffrey Epstein-related records; federal prosecutors indict Rep. Sh...
Deep Dive: From Nuremberg to Nobel: Trials, Selma Lagerlöf, and the 400‑Burger Fact - November 20, 2025
Christopher Wells and Lucas Bennett examine the legacy of the 1945 Nuremberg Trials, celebrate Selma Lagerlöf’s literary and cultural impact on her birthday, and unpac...
Global Headlines and Breaking Stories - November 19, 2025
In this episode of NNC Daily News, we delve into Congress sending a bill to release Jeffrey Epstein files, a deadly Russian strike on western Ukraine, and an Israeli a...
