Fireworks

07/01/21 • 21 min

In this special July 4-themed episode, we're talking about a staple of many people's Independence Day celebration: giant explosions! Whether you love fireworks or hate them, you'll learn something about where they come from and how they're made with our expert Simon Werrett!
Show notes at https://bigiftrue.abbymullen.org/uncategorized/fireworks/.

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In this episode of Big If True, we travel to ancient Egypt---or a fictional version of ancient Egypt, which is the setting for Aida, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Today we're talking to Steven White about this grand opera, and what it takes to make such a production. This episode is for you even if you don't know anything about opera, or you think you don't like opera!
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