A Week Of Black Excellence
Short Wave
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🗓️ 15 February 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, Maddie Sifai here. |
| 0:01.8 | An Emily Quang. |
| 0:03.0 | We are off today for President's Day, |
| 0:05.2 | but tomorrow we're kicking off something special |
| 0:07.5 | on shortwave for the rest of the week. |
| 0:09.2 | Yes, in honor of Black History Month, |
| 0:11.6 | we're focusing in on Black scientists and educators, |
| 0:14.7 | people doing incredible work and pushing for a world |
| 0:17.9 | where science serves everyone. |
| 0:19.8 | On the shelves of bookstores, in the classroom, |
| 0:22.6 | on your phone, and in the lab, |
| 0:24.7 | there's so much Black excellence out there |
| 0:27.2 | in the sciences to talk about. |
| 0:28.9 | And on Saturday, we'll have a special episode |
| 0:31.4 | from our friends up through line about the life |
| 0:33.6 | and work of a very famous science fiction writer. |
| 0:36.6 | Yes, yes, yes, I'm so excited about that one, Emily. |
| 0:38.9 | Me too. |
| 0:39.6 | We're excited about this whole week, so join us, |
| 0:42.2 | and thanks for listening to shortwave. |
| 0:43.7 | The Daily Science Podcast from NPR. |
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