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Story of Writing December 29, 2023
Season 1 Episode 219
Vaclav Havel is elected President of Czechoslovakia, the language Akkala Sami goes extinct, and the birthday club includes Rick Danko, Marianne Faith…
2 years, 4 months ago
Story of Writing December 28, 2023
Season 1 Episode 218
Discovery of X-ray radiation, the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and happy birthdays to Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Charlie Pierce - and a reading fro…
2 years, 4 months ago
Story of Writing December 27, 2023
Season 1 Episode 217
The Flushing Remonstrance, Charles Darwin sets sail on the HMS Beagle, the play "Show Boat" premiers, and happy birthdays to Cokie Roberts and Sarah …
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 26, 2023
Season 1 Episode 216
Beatlemania begins, the first Kwanzaa, dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the birthday club includes Mary Somerville, Henry Miller, and David Sedar…
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 25, 2023
Season 1 Episode 215
Happy birthday to Sir Isaac Newton and Carlos Castaneda - and a reading from The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 24, 2023
Season 1 Episode 214
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 23, 2023
Season 1 Episode 213
Jane Austen publishes "Emma," the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, and happy birthdays to Norman Maclean and Jorma Kaukonen - and a reading from M…
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 22, 2023
Season 1 Episode 212
Beethoven performs the greatest concert of his career, U.S. President Harry Truman issues an executive order that gave WW2 refugees precedence in U.S…
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 21, 2023
Season 1 Episode 211
Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" premiers, the first crossword, and happy birthdays to Maria Cadilla and Frank Zappa - with a reading from Henrik Ibse…
2 years, 5 months ago
Story of Writing December 20, 2023
Season 1 Episode 210
South Carolina secedes from the United States, Captain America makes his first appearance, and the film "It's a Wonderful Life" premieres - with a re…
2 years, 5 months ago