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Story of Writing May 28, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 528
The Sierra Club is founded, and the opinion piece that launched Amnesty International is published. The birthday club includes Ian Fleming, T-Bone Wa…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 27, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 527
The birthday club includes Julia Ward Howe, Dashiell Hammett, and Rachel Carson - with a reading from Carson's "Silent Spring."
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 26, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 526
The House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities holds its first session, and the birthday club includes Miles Davis, Levon Helm, Ste…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 25, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 525
The 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention, JFK's call to put a man on the moon, and "Star Wars" hits movie screens. The birthday club includes Ralph Wa…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 24, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 524
The Judgment of Paris, and a birthday club of Bob Dylan and Michael Chabon - with a reading from Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Cla…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 23, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 523
The birthday club includes Margaret Fuller, Isabella Ford, Par Lagerkvist, Scott O'Dell, Margaret Wise Brown, and Mitch Albom - with a reading from F…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 22, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 522
The Corps of Discovery sets off, the Associated Press takes shape, the Wright Bros. get the patent for their flying machine, and Verdi's "Requiem" pr…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 21, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 521
"Bleeding Kansas" comes to Lawrence, Clara Barton establishes the American Red Cross, and the birthday club includes Alexander Pope, Fats Waller, and…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 20, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 520
Shakespeare's sonnets are published, and the birthday club includes Honore de Balzac and John Stuart Mill. This episode includes a reading of Shakesp…
2 years ago
Story of Writing May 19, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 519
Centigrade flips Celsius, King George II issues the land grant that became Ohio, and Parks Canada and Sierra Gorda are established. The birthday club…
2 years ago