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Story of Writing December 18, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1218
The Nutcracker premieres in Russia and the birthday club includes Saki and Joel Hirschorn - with a reading from Saki's "The Tales of Clovis."
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 17, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1217
"Vogue" publishes its first issue and the birthday club includes Ford Madox Ford and William Safire - with a reading from Ford's novel "The Good Sold…
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 16, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1216
It is the birthday of novelist Jane Austen and philosopher George Santayana - with a reading from Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 15, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1215
Italo Marchiony gets the U.S. patent for the waffle cup that held Italian ices, the film "Gone With the Wind" premiers in Atlanta, and the American P…
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 14, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1214
Under-sea cables connect the U.S. to the world, the U.N. adopts its Convention against Discrimination in Education, and the birthday club includes An…
5 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing December 13, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1213
The forerunner of the U.S. National Guard is founded, the Rape of Nanjing begins, and the birthday club includes Jean Gerson and Taylor Swift - with …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 12, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1212
The Paris Agreement on climate change is adopted and it is the birthday of Gustave Flaubert - with a reading from his landmark novel "Madame Bovary."
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 11, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1211
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of a COVID-19 vaccine. The birthday club include…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 10, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1210
Encyclopedia Britannica publishes its first edition and the birthday club includes William Lloyd Garrison, Emily Dickinson, and Melvil Dewey - with a…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 9, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1209
The United Nations unanimously declares genocide a crime and it is the birthday of Dalton Trumbo - with a reading from his landmark work "Johnny Got …
5 months, 2 weeks ago