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Story of Writing February 27, 2026
Season 26 Episode 227
British lawmakers vote to stop fighting American colonists, the U.S. Congress takes control of Washington D.C., Abraham Lincoln gives one of the most…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing February 26, 2026
Season 26 Episode 226
The birthday club includes two U.S. National Parks, Victor Hugo, Levi Strauss, Fats Domino, and Johnny Cash - with a reading from Hugo's "The Hunchba…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing February 25, 2026
Season 26 Episode 225
The birthday club includes Mary Coyle Chase, Anthony Burgess, Larry Gelbart, George Harrison, and Chelsea Handler - with a reading from Burgess' "A C…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing February 24, 2026
Season 26 Episode 224
It is the birthday of U.S. Brigadier General Telford Taylor and it was on this day that the U.S. Congress impeached the President for the first time …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Story of Writing February 23, 2026
Season 26 Episode 223
On is the anniversary of W. E. B. Du Bois' birthday, we look back on how his writing and other intellectual work changed perceptions and attitudes in…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Story of Writing February 22, 2026
Season 26 Episode 222
The "Long Telegram" is sent from Russia to the U.S., "Moose Murders" opens - and closes - on Broadway, and it is the birthday of philosopher Arthur S…
5 months ago
Story of Writing February 21, 2026
Season 26 Episode 221
The first editions of "The Communist Manifesto" and "The New Yorker" magazine are published, and the birthday club includes Erma Bombeck and Nina Sim…
5 months ago
Story of Writing February 20, 2026
Season 26 Episode 220
"The Barber of Seville" and "Swan Lake" premier, Le Figaro publishes the "Futurist Manifesto," the U.S. Congress passes the Blain Act, the Saturday E…
5 months ago
Story of Writing February 19, 2026
Season 26 Episode 219
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the U.S. Army to forcibly relocate Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast to internment camps, Betty Friedan …
5 months ago
Story of Writing February 18, 2026
Season 26 Episode 218
It is the birthday of novelist Toni Morrison and the anniversary of the publishing of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain. This episo…
5 months ago