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Story of Writing July 29, 2025
Season 25
Episode 729
Published 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Description
Physicist Augusten Fresnel publishes "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light," the world's major powers sign a treaty defining war crimes, and the birthday club includes Alexis de Tocqueville and Mary Lee Settle - with a reading from Tocqueville's landmark book, "Democracy in America."