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Story of Writing May 17, 2026
Season 26 Episode 517
The Buttonwood Agreement establishes the first stock exchange in the U.S., SCOTUS rules against racist segregation of public schools, and it's the bi…
1 week, 2 days ago
Story of Writing May 16, 2026
Season 26 Episode 516
The U.S. Congress passes the Sedition Act, the first Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles, and the birthday club includes Margaret Rey and …
1 week, 3 days ago
Story of Writing May 15, 2026
Season 26 Episode 515
Robespierre pushes through the "Self-Denying Ordinance," Standard Oil is found to be an "unreasonable monopoly," and the birthday club includes L. Fr…
1 week, 4 days ago
Story of Writing May 14, 2026
Season 26 Episode 514
The birthday club includes George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, Christine Brennan, Raphael Saadiq, and Mark Zuckerberg - with a reading from George Orwell'…
1 week, 5 days ago
Story of Writing May 13, 2026
Season 26 Episode 513
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom declares that Britain would remain neutral in the U.S. Civil War, the MOVE bombing, and a reading from Frances …
1 week, 6 days ago
Story of Writing May 12, 2026
Season 26 Episode 512
The birthday club includes Albert Murray, Burt Bacharach, and George Carlin - with a reading from "Never Cry Wolf," by Farley Mowat.
2 weeks ago
Story of Writing May 11, 2026
Season 26 Episode 511
The first book is published and the birthday club includes Harriet Quimby and Irving Berlin - with a reading of "Love 6" by Rose Auslander.
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Story of Writing May 10, 2026
Season 26 Episode 510
Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman to be nominated to be U.S. President, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the UK, and the very firs…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Story of Writing May 9, 2026
Season 26 Episode 509
The birthday club includes J. M. Barrie, Richard Adams, and Alan Bennett - with a reading from Bennett's "The History Boys."
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Story of Writing May 8, 2026
Season 26 Episode 508
It is Victory in Europe Day, the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, and the birthday club includes Gary Snyder and Naomi Klein - with a read…
2 weeks, 4 days ago