The Writer's Almanac show

The Writer's Almanac

Summary: The Writer's Almanac is a daily podcast of poetry and historical interest pieces, usually of literary significance, hosted by Garrison Keillor.

Podcasts:

 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, November 2, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:41

On this day in 1960, Penguin Books was acquitted in a British obscenity case regarding D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterly’s Lover.

 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, November 1, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:55

On this day in 1938, underdog racing horse Seabiscuit won the “Match of the Century” against the 1937 Triple Crown winner War Admiral.

 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:47

Today is Halloween, and also the 501st anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of a church.

 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:36

On this day in 1938, a radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds” caused millions of America to believe aliens were invading.

 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, October 29, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:47

Today is the 89th anniversary of “Black Tuesday,” on which date more than 16 million shares of stock were sold off in a panic in the stock market crash.

 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, October 28, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:53

It was on this day in 1886 that the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled to a huge crowd standing in the cold and rain.

 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, October 27, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:46

It’s the birthday of writer Zadie Smith (1975), who published the critically acclaimed White Teeth when she was just 24 years old.

 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, October 26, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:04

Featuring a poem for school days by Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, October 25, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:34

It’s the birthday of Pablo Picasso, who said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:12

It's the birthday of writer and explorer Alexandra David-Néel (1868), a French woman who adventured across the world and became a Tantric lama at age 52.

 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:02

It's the birthday of Ang Lee (1954), who had not yet mastered the English language when he directed a 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, October 22, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:40

It's the birthday of composer Franz Liszt (1811), whose frenzied fans inspired the term ”Lisztomania."

 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, October 21, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:55

It’s the birthday of the late actress and author Carrie Fisher, who said of her hypothetical obituary, “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra."

 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, October 20, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:43

It's the birthday of the poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854), who wrote all of his poetry in the space of less than five years, from age 15 to 20. 

 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, October 19, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:29

It’s the birthday of Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring, who said, “Don't write about yourself — you aren't as interesting as you think."

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