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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…
6 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,…
6 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…
6 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…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 7, 2026
Season 26 Episode 107
Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Comic-book founder Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 6, 2026
Season 26 Episode 106
The birthday club includes Charles Sumner, Alan Watts, E. L. Doctorow, and Elizabeth Strout - with a reading from Doctorow's novel "Ragtime."
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 5, 2026
Season 26 Episode 105
Henry Ford announces a big raise and shorter work day for car builders, Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot" premieres, and the birthday club in…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 4, 2026
Season 26 Episode 104
Solomon Northup regains his freedom after being enslaved for 12 years. This episode includes a reading from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities."
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 3, 2026
Season 26 Episode 103
Today's birthday club includes J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne Stephenson, and Stephen Stills - with a reading from Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ack…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing January 2, 2026
Season 26 Episode 102
The second Palmer Raid sweeps up American citizens who were immigrants and it's the birthday of a giant in wilderness conservation Robert Marshall - …
6 months, 3 weeks ago