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Story of Writing July 21, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 721
The first showdown in America's Wild West, the Scopes "Monkey" Trial ends with a verdict of guilty, and a reading from Willa Cather's "My Mortal Enem…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 20, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 720
Humans walk on the moon for the first time, and happy birthdays to Gregor Mendel, Tom Crean, Edmund Hillary, and Julie Bindel. Today's episode includ…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 19, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 719
The Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention begins, and it is the birthday of Alice Dunbar-Nelson - with a reading from her poem "If I Had Known."
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 18, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 718
The Hough Riots choke the streets of Cleveland, and the birthday club includes William Makepeace Thackery, Nelson Mendela, and Hunter S. Thompson. To…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 17, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 717
Spain sells Florida to the U.S., Willis Carrier draws up the plan for the air conditioner, and the International Criminal Court is created. Happy bir…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 16, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 716
J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is published and happy birthday to Ida B. Wells - with a reading from her speech "Lynch Law in America."
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 15, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 715
The Rosetta Stone is discovered, the Spanish Inquisition ends, and Alzheimer's is named. Happy birthdays to Clement Clark Moore and Iris Murdoch - wi…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 14, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 714
It's Bastille Day! Also, U.S. President John Adams signs the Sedition Act, another fire nearly destroys the city of Chicago, and Jane Goodall reaches…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 13, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 713
The birthday club includes George Weller, Marcia Brown, and Cameron Crowe - with a reading of "Miracles" by Jean Blewett.
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 12, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 712
It's Thoreau-Neruda Day! Today's episode includes a reading from Thoreau's essay, "Walking."
2 years ago