The Best of Hark Daily

To mark our 500th edition of Hark Daily, we've pulled together our most popular clips for you to enjoy.

To mark our 500th edition of Hark Daily, we've pulled together our most popular clips f... more

Hosted byAvery Trufelman

Curated byHark Editors

12 CLIPS49 MINS

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The True Cost of a Green Well-Watered Lawn

We all love a perfectly-manicured lawn. But keeping the grass green comes at a huge cost, especially in the desert.

The True Cost of a Green Well-Watered Lawn

Outside/In

5 MINS

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Taxi Driver Rescues Ukrainian Mother and Child

London black cab driver Matt Westfall drove to Poland with supplies and returned with a Ukrainian mother and her young daughter who had lost their home.

Taxi Driver Rescues Ukrainian Mother and Child

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

3 MINS

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Learning Piano on a Cardboard Keyboard

How do you learn an instrument, if you don’t have access to one? Demetrius Cunningham taught himself to play piano… on a cardboard keyboard.

Written Inside

7 MINS

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George Clooney Is the Best at Pranks

George Clooney joined the Smartless gang and told the story of a prank he pulled on his flatmate Richard Kind, leaving everyone in hysterics.

SmartLess

4 MINS

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The Making of "Blue Monday"

"Blue Monday," the best-selling 12-inch single of all-time, turns 40 this week. New Order explain how the elements of the synth hit came together on 'Song Exploder'.

Song Exploder

5 MINS

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Taylor Swift’s Three Songwriting Pens

Taylor Swift says she has three modes of songwriting. Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan say they're all on display on her new album ‘Midnights’.

Switched on Pop

5 MINS

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The Szechuan Pepper Perfume Note

How particular scents are extracted or created in the laboratory.

Articles of Interest

3 MINS

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The Importance of “Uh” and “Umm”

Linguist Valerie Fridland explains the importance of filler words like “uh” and “umm” in the English language.

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

3 MINS

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We Are Unique in the Universe

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Debbie Millman use science to explain how everyone is completely unique.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

3 MINS

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Eisenhower’s War on Squirrels

Squirrels were ruining Dwight Eisenhower's plan to have a putting green in the White House garden. So he formulated a plan to get rid of them.

This Day in Esoteric Political History

2 MINS

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The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The phrase “stealing my thunder” has a remarkable story behind it. From The Allusionist podcast.

The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The Allusionist

1 MIN

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Jimmy Fallon’s Neil Young and Bob Dylan Impressions

Here’s Jimmy Fallon improvising songs about the ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the styles of Neil Young and Bob Dylan.

Jimmy Fallon’s Neil Young and Bob Dylan Impressions

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

2 MINS

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The Best of Hark Daily

The True Cost of a Green Well-Watered Lawn

Outside/In

Taxi Driver Rescues Ukrainian Mother and Child

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Learning Piano on a Cardboard Keyboard

Written Inside

George Clooney Is the Best at Pranks

SmartLess

The Making of "Blue Monday"

Song Exploder

Taylor Swift’s Three Songwriting Pens

Switched on Pop

The Szechuan Pepper Perfume Note

Articles of Interest

The Importance of “Uh” and “Umm”

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

We Are Unique in the Universe

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Eisenhower’s War on Squirrels

This Day in Esoteric Political History

The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The Allusionist

Jimmy Fallon’s Neil Young and Bob Dylan Impressions

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

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