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Story of Writing February 8, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 208
Happy birthdays to Jules Verne and Kate Chopin - with a reading from Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Seas."
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 7, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 207
Emile Zola goes on trial for revealing the Dreyfus Affair, the U.S. imposes a more than 45-year embargo on Cuba, the Maastricht Treaty is signed crea…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 6, 2023
Season 2024 Episode 206
Queen Elizabeth II becomes ruler of England, and the birthday club includes Francois Truffaut, Bob Marley, Natalie Cole, and Michael Pollan - with a …
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 5, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 205
U.S. Steel is formed, the Immigration Act of 1917, United Artists is launched, happy birthday to William S. Burroughs - with a reading from "The Lett…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 4, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 204
George Washington is elected President of the U.S., France abolishes slavery, and happy birthday to Betty Friedan - with a reading from Kate Chopin's…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 3, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 203
The 15th Amendment is ratified in the U.S., the day the music died, and the birthday club includes Gertrude Stein and James Michener - with a reading…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 2, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 202
Alexander Selkirk is rescued, the Mexican-American War ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, both James Joyce and his novel "Ulysses" come into …
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 1, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 201
President Abraham Lincoln signs the 13th Amendment, the Oxford English Dictionary publishes its first volume, the Voice of America begins broadcastin…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing January 31, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 131
The U.S. Congress passes the 13th Amendment, the Winter Soldier Investigation, and happy birthday to Zane Grey - with a reading from Grey's "Riders o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Story of Writing January 30, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 130
Antarctica is discovered, San Francisco gets its name, COVID is declared a PHEIC, and happy birthday to Richard Brautigan - with a reading from Georg…
2 years, 3 months ago