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Story of Writing December 28, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1228
The first writing on X-rays, the ESA is signed into law, and the birthday club includes Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Charlie Pierce - with a reading …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 27, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1227
The Flushing Remonstrance, Darwin sets sail on the HMS Beagle, and the birthday club includes Cokie Roberts and Sarah Vowell - with a reading from J.…
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 26, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1226
The Beatles release a couple hits in the U.S., Kwanzaa is first celebrated, the Soviet Union dissolves, and the birthday club includes Mary Sommervil…
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 25, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1225
The birthday club includes Sir Isaac Newton and Carlos Castaneda - with a reading from Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden."
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 24, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1224
"Silent Night" premieres, "Aida," too, and the birthday club includes Mary Higgins Clark and Stephanie Meyer - with a reading from Clark's "The Secon…
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 23, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1223
Jane Austen publishes "Emma," women are considered equal in UK workplaces, and the birthday club includes Norman Maclean and Jorma Kaukonen - with a …
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 22, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1222
Beethoven conducts and performs the concert of a lifetime, U.S. Pres. Truman tries to alleviate Europe's refugee crisis, Mao Zedong orders China's yo…
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 21, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1221
Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" premieres in Copenhagen, the first crossword puzzle is published, and the birthday club includes Maria Cadilla a…
5 months ago
Story of Writing December 20, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1220
South Carolina secedes from the Union, Captain America first appears, and the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" premieres - with a reading from Eugene De…
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 19, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1219
Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "The American Crisis" and the birthday club includes Carter Woodson and Edith Piaf - with a reading from Woodson'…
5 months, 1 week ago