March 13-14, 2021

The best podcast moments in news, culture and more, curated by Hark editors each day.

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Analysing President Biden’s First Major Speech

After Joe Biden promised everyone would be eligible for a vaccine by May 1, the NPR Politics team analysed the way the President spoke in his first Prime Time speech since entering office.

Analysing President Biden’s First Major Speech

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Vaccination in Israel: Pressure Works

Daniel Estrin brings us an update on the pressure campaign underway in Israel to get the remaining proportion of the adult population vaccinated. On Rough Translation.

Rough Translation

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The History of Daylight Savings

The history of Daylight Savings goes back to World War 1. Hear about the debate ever since on whether we should keep it around. From the podcast Stuff You Should Know.

Stuff You Should Know

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A Plague of Cicadas Is Coming

A plague of around one trillion cicadas is about to descend on the US for the first time in 17 years. Science Vs looks at what’s about to happen and why.

Science Vs

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What is La Brega?

Alana Casanova-Burgess tries to define this quintessentially Puerto Rican phrase has no English equivalent, and also what potholes have to do with it.

La Brega

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The First-Dog Takes a Bite

Major is not the first White House dog to be accused of a biting incident. Jack and Miles outline the lengthy history of naughty canines, on The Daily Zeitgeist.

The Daily Zeitgeist

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