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Story of Writing February 1, 2025
Season 25 Episode 201
Abraham Lincoln signs the 13th Amendment, the Voice of America begins broadcasting, the Woolworth's lunch-counter sit ins begin, and it is the birthd…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Story of Writing January 31, 2025
Season 25 Episode 131
Congress approves the 13th Amendment, Truman approves production of thermonuclear weapons, the Winter Soldier Investigation, and the birthday club in…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Story of Writing January 30, 2025
Season 25 Episode 130
Antarctica is discovered, San Francisco gets its name, COVID-19 is declared a PHEIC, and it is the birthday of Richard Brautigan - with a reading of …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Story of Writing January 29, 2025
Season 25 Episode 129
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is published, Liliʻuokalani and the Kingdom of Hawaii are overthrown - by the stroke of a pen, and it is the birthday o…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing January 28, 2025
Season 25 Episode 128
Jane Austen's masterwork "Pride and Prejudice" is published - with a reading from the novel.
1 year, 4 months ago
Story of Writing January 27, 2025
Season 25 Episode 127
The Outer Space Treaty, the Paris Peace Accords, the U.S. National Recording Preservation Board creates its registry, and it is the birthday of Lewis…
1 year, 4 months ago
Story of Writing January 26, 2025
Season 25 Episode 126
The Rocky Mountain National Park is created and the birthday club includes Angela Davis and Jonathan Carroll - with a reading from Virginia Woolf's "…
1 year, 4 months ago
Story of Writing January 25, 2025
Season 25 Episode 125
The birthday club includes Robert Burns, W. Somerset Maugham, and Virginia Woolf - with a reading of Burns' "A Red, Red Rose."
1 year, 4 months ago
The Story of Writing January 24, 2025
Season 25 Episode 124
Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California, canned beer hits the shelves for the first time, and the birthday club includes Signe Rink and Edi…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Story of Writing January 23, 2025
Season 25 Episode 123
The first female MD in the U.S., the frisbee takes off, the 24th Amendment is ratified - banning poll taxes, and it is the birthday of Camilla Collet…
1 year, 4 months ago