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Story of Writing December 9, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1209
Genocide is named a crime by the U.N. and happy birthday to Dalton Trumbo - with a reading from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 8, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1208
A woman performs on stage - for the first time - in England, and happy birthdays to John Banville and Mary Gordon - with a reading from Edith Wharton…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 7, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1207
The bombing of Pear Harbor, and happy birthdays to Willa Cather and Harry Chapin - with a reading from Cather's "My Antonia."
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 6, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1206
Georgia becomes the last state needed to ratify the 13th Amendment - ending slavery in the US, President Theodore Roosevelt states his corollary to t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 6, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1206
Georgia becomes the last state needed to ratify the 13th Amendment - ending slavery in the US, President Theodore Roosevelt states his corollary to t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 5, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1205
Mary McLeod Bethune establishes the National Council of Negro Women, the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins, and the birthday club includes Christina Rose…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 4, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1204
North Carolina ratifies the 13th Amendment, the "Million-Dollar Quartet" records their only session, and the Free Speech Movement begins in Berkeley.…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 3, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1203
The birthday club includes Octavia Hill, Joseph Conrad, and Gussie Davis - with a reading from Kate Chopin's "The Awakening."
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 2, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1202
Sweden becomes the first country to protect freedom of the press, and the birthday club includes David Macaulay, Elizabeth Berg, T. C Boyle, George S…
1 year, 7 months ago
Story of Writing December 1, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 1201
The U.S. holds its first draft lottery since World War II, and the birthday club includes Jan Brett, Candace Bushnell, and Jo Walton - with a reading…
1 year, 7 months ago