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Excellent podcast from @people on the mystery surrounding the tragedy at Chappaquiddick on July 18, 1969. It explores the theories, inconsistencies and conflicting stories of what happened to Mary Jo Kopechne, as well as the flawed investigations and obstruction by the Kennedy political machine, but what struck me is how even today, actual victim of this event is forgotten. There are only a handful of people still alive who were involved in this first hand, including the boiler room girls who were at the part that night and were good friends of Mary Jo, and yet it seems that loyalty to the late Ted Kennedy, or some misguided notion that not speaking up would protect her memory, is still preventing the truth about what happened that night from being known. 🎧 Don’t forget to download the @podysseyapp and follow us at @gasstationb. It’s Goodreads for podcasts and we’d love to share even more of what we’re listening to with you, and find out what podcasts you’re hooked on! ————————————————— #gasstationburrito #podcast #podcasting #podcastquotes #listeningto #currentlylisteningto #cantreadallthetime #podysseyapp #echoed @podysseyapp #peoplepodcast #thecoveruppodcast #chappaquiddick #maryjokopechne #tedkennedy“War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” ― Cormac McCarthy 📚 ———————————————— #gasstationburrito #books #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #bookishfeatures #authorquotes #quotes #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #librarian_of_gram #bookaholic #Instabooks #instabook #instareads #igreads #igbooks #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #cormacmccarthy #alltheprettyhorses #bloodmeridian #theroad #bornonthisday #july20 #1933 #war #violenceBorn July 20, 1933, Cormac McCarthy was actually named Charlie, but took the name Cormac after famous Irish high kings Cormac mac Airt and Cormac mac Cuilennáin in order to avoid confusion with ventriloquist Edgar Bergen’s dummy, Charlie McCarthy. 📚 “People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there.” ― Cormac McCarthy ———————————————— #gasstationburrito #books #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #bookishfeatures #authorquotes #quotes #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #librarian_of_gram #bookaholic #Instabooks #instabook #instareads #igreads #igbooks #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #cormacmccarthy #alltheprettyhorses #bloodmeridian #theroad #bornonthisday #july20 #1933Along with Dante and Boccaccio, Petrarch is considered to be one of Italy’s three greatest writers and with his collection of poems, Canzoniere, established himself as one of the first major writers of the Renaissance. Thanks to his own meticulous dating of his manuscripts, scholars could see that this collection of poems was written over the span of forty years, beginning in 1327. Petrarch spent a further six years (until his death) editing and sequencing the poems. In 2003, scientists opened his tomb and discovered that not only was his skull in pieces, however DNA testing concluded that it was not even his skull, leading to a global plea to return Petrarch’s skull. 💀 “To have displeased evil and ignorant men is the sure sign of genius and virtue...” ― Francesco Petrarca ———————————————— #gasstationburrito #authorquotes #quotes #diedonthisday #july19 #1374 #petrarch #petrarca #petrarchsskull #canzoniere #ignorantmen #genius #virtue #stablegeniusAlong with Dante and Boccaccio, Petrarch is considered to be one of Italy’s three greatest writers and with his collection of poems, Canzoniere, established himself as one of the first major writers of the Renaissance. Thanks to his own meticulous dating of his manuscripts, scholars could see that this collection of poems was written over the span of forty years, beginning in 1327. Petrarch spent a further six years (until his death) editing and sequencing the poems. In 2003, scientists opened his tomb and discovered that not only was his skull in pieces, however DNA testing concluded that it was not even his skull, leading to a global plea to return Petrarch’s skull. 💀 “Books have led some to learning and others to madness.” ― Francesco Petrarca ———————————————— #gasstationburrito #authorquotes #quotes #diedonthisday #july19 #1374 #petrarch #petrarca #petrarchsskull #canzoniere #books #learning #madness #framcescopetrarca #dante #dantealghieri #boccaccioDying on July 18, 1817, very few people besides family and close friends knew the true authorship of Jane Austen’s novels during her lifetime. While she was composing and publishing her works, fictional novels were frowned upon by some segments of society, and novels written by women were especially shunned. The only acceptable professions for women were wife and mother and many of Austen’s works went to print with no name on the title page to avoid linking her to the negative stigma of female authorship. It’s said that outside the room where Jane Austen would write, there was a swinging door that creaked. She refused to allow it to be fixed because the creaking gave her warning when anyone was entering the room, allowing her time to hide her work. ———————————————— #gasstationburrito #books #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #bookishfeatures #authorquotes #quotes #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #librarian_of_gram #bookaholic #Instabooks #instabook #instareads #igreads #igbooks #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #janeausten #reading@gasstation_b
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