Deep Dive: Shirley Chisholm’s Historic Bid, Gene Kelly’s Dance Revolution, and Phytoplankton Power - August 23, 2025

In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss...

- 📜 The hosts unpack Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential announcement at Brooklyn’s Concord Baptist Church of Christ — why the venue mattered, how her candidacy challenged political norms, and the practical implications for campaigns, security, and public representation.

- 🎂 Today’s birthday segment highlights Gene Kelly (1912), Keith Moon (1946), and River Phoenix (1970), with a deep look at Gene Kelly’s transformation of movie musical choreography and camera-aware staging that made dance cinematic and influential for filmmakers.

- 💡 Fact of the day: About half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by microscopic ocean plants called phytoplankton — a reminder that oceans are a life-support system and that tiny organisms operate at planetary scale.

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