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Story of Writing June 10, 2026
Season 26 Episode 610
The Salem Witch Trials result in executions and the birthday club includes Blues man Howlin' Wolf and author Saul Bellow. This episode includes a rea…
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Story of Writing June 9, 2026
Season 26 Episode 609
France and China sign the Treaty of Tientsin - making Vietnam a French colony and the birthday club includes Cole Porter, Robert McNamara, and Jackie…
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing June 8, 2026
Season 26 Episode 608
James Madison proposes 12 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Antiquities Act passes Congress, and George Orwell publishes his milestone novel "…
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Story of Writing June 7, 2026
Season 26 Episode 607
On Gwendolyn Brooks' birthday, we look at her writing and this episode includes a lengthy diatribe/response to a right-wing, disinformation piece.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing June 6, 2026
Season 26 Episode 606
The World War II Battles of Midway and D-Day are both tied to this day and the birthday club includes Alexander Pushkin, Angelo Moriondo, and Thomas …
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Story of Writing June 5, 2026
Season 26 Episode 605
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated, "Tank Man" becomes a symbol for democracy b…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing June 4, 2026
Season 26 Episode 604
Winston Churchill addresses the House of Commons after the evacuation of Dunkirk, and June 4th in 1989 saw big changes in Beijing, Tehran, and throug…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing June 3, 2026
Season 26 Episode 603
Peter Abelard becomes one of the first to use logic in order to understand faith. He was then tried and convicted of heresy.
This episode includes a …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing June 1, 2026
Season 26 Episode 601
French poet Charles Baudelaire publishes his landmark book "Flowers of Evil," Senator Margaret Charles Smith gives her speech the "Declaration of Con…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing June 2, 2026
Season 26 Episode 602
England's lawmakers enflame American passions for revolution by expanding the Quartering Act and the birthday club includes Thomas Hardy, Dorothy Wes…
1 month, 2 weeks ago