The Dominican Republic

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Known for its beautiful beaches, vast history, and unique culture, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean's crown jewels. However, it has had a history totally unlike its neighbors. Even Haiti, which shares an island with the Dominican Republic, went down a totally different path. Today, the Dominican Republic is a relatively stable, prosperous country, yet its past has been marked by violence, political turmoil, and chaos. Learn about the history of the Dominican Republic on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Newspaper.com Go to Newspapers.com to get a gift subscription for the family historian in your life! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Known for its beautiful beaches and unique culture, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean's crown jewels.
0:06.2	However, it's had a history totally unlike its neighbors. Even Haiti, which shares an island with the Dominican Republic, went down a totally different path.
0:15.1	Today, the Dominican Republic is a relatively stable, prosperous country, yet its past has been marked by violence, political turmoil,
0:22.4	and chaos.
0:23.7	Learn more about the history of the Dominican Republic and how it became the country it is today
0:28.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. You know, when I started this podcast, it felt like I had to become 10 people overnight.
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