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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."
7 months, 1 week 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…
7 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…
7 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 …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 8, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1208
The first woman plays in a Shakespeare play and the birthday club includes John Banville and Mary Gordon - with a reading from Gordon's "Spending."
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 7, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1207
A Japanese naval strike force attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the birthday club includes Willa Cather and Harry Chapin - with a reading from Cather'…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 6, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1206
The Irish Free State is founded and the birthday club includes Cornelia Meigs, Ira Gershwin, and Steven Wright - with a reading from Edith Wharton's …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 5, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1205
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins and the birthday club includes Christina Rossetti, Walt Disney, Little Richard, and Joan Didion - with a reading fr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 4, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1204
North Carolina becomes the 26th state - out of the needed 27 states - to ratify the 13th Amendment, the "Million-Dollar Quartet" record together in M…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 3, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1203
The birthday club includes Octavia Hill, Joseph Conrad, and Gussie Davis - with a reading from Kate Chopin's "The Awakening."
7 months, 3 weeks ago