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Story of Writing May 30, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 530
The birthday club includes Countee Cullen, Mel Blanc, James Chaney, and Idina Menzel - with a reading of Cullen's "Saturday's Child."
2 years, 1 month ago
Story of Writing May 29, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 529
Sojourner Truth gives her "Ain't I A Woman?" speech, Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" premiers in Paris, and Hillary and Norgay reach the peak of E…
2 years, 1 month ago
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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago