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Story of Writing January 17, 2026
Season 26 Episode 117
The U.S. buys the Virgin Islands from Denmark, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns of the "military-industrial complex" in his farewell address…
4 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing January 16, 2026
Season 26 Episode 116
Miguel Cervantes publishes "Don Quixote," Virginia adopts the Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, and the birthday club inclu…
4 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing January 15, 2026
Season 26 Episode 115
It is the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Today's episode remembers his work and includes two of Dr. King's lesser-known writings.
4 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing January 14, 2026
Season 26 Episode 114
Three well-known writers were born on this day: Albert Schweitzer, Martin Niemoller, and Maureen Dowd - with a reading from Dowd's "Are Men Necessary…
4 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing January 13, 2026
Season 26 Episode 113
Emile Zola's "J'Accuse!" is published and it is Shonda Rhimes birthday - with a reading from "J'Accuse!"
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 12, 2026
Season 26 Episode 112
The birthday club includes Laura Adams Armer, Jack London, Haruki Murakami, and Issa Rae - with a reading from London's "Call of the Wild."
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 11, 2026
Season 26 Episode 111
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded, the U.S. Surgeon General publishes "Smoking and Health," which linked smoking and dire he…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 10, 2026
Season 26 Episode 110
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" turns 250, The New England Journal of Medicine published the letter "Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics,…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 9, 2026
Season 26 Episode 109
Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, author Judith Krantz, and musician Joan Baez were all born on this day. This episode includes a reading from Beauvoir…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 8, 2026
Season 26 Episode 108
President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address and the birthday club includes Gypsy Rose Lee and Graham Chapman - with a r…
4 months, 2 weeks ago