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Story of Writing April 17, 2026
Season 26 Episode 417
Christopher Columbus signs "The Capitulations of Santa Fe" and the birthday club includes Thornton Wilder, Cynthia Ozick, and Nick Horby - with a rea…
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing April 16, 2026
Season 26 Episode 416
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr writes his "Letter from Birmingham Jail, and the birthday club includes Charlie Chaplin and Gertrude Chandler War…
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing April 15, 2026
Season 26 Episode 415
One of the most important works in the history of the English language is published, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee is founded, and t…
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing April 14, 2026
Season 26 Episode 414
The first abolition society in the Americas is established and the birthday club includes Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, Jean Pierre-Bloch, and Loretta…
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing April 13, 2026
Season 26 Episode 413
The birthday club includes Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Becket, Eudora Welty, and Christopher Hitchens - with a reading from Becket's "Waiting for Godot."
1 month, 1 week ago
Story of Writing April 12, 2026
Season 26 Episode 412
Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is found to be "safe and effective" and the birthday club includes Beverly Cleary, Tom Clancy, Tama Janowitz, and Amy …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing April 11, 2026
Season 26 Episode 411
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed and the birthday club includes Jane Bolin, Ellen Goodman, and Hattie Gossett - with a reading from one of Good…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing April 10, 2026
Season 26 Episode 410
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is published, so is Alcoholics Anonymous' "Big Book." The birthday club includes Joseph Pulitzer and Anne La…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing April 9, 2026
Season 26 Episode 409
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse and the birthday club includes Charles Baudelaire, Paulina Marshall, and Sam Harris - with a r…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing April 8, 2026
Season 26 Episode 408
FDR freezes wages and more, Grace Hopper creates a new way to code, and the birthday club includes Phil Schaap and Barbara Kingsolver - with a readin…
1 month, 2 weeks ago