Garrison Keillor's Podcast

Today is the Winter Solstice. It is also the 140th anniversary of the world premiere of Henrik Ibsen's play “A Doll's House” at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Today is the birthday of the author Elizabeth Benedict (1954). Her most recent book is “Me, My Hair and I: 27 Women Untangle an Obsession.”

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On this day in 1843 "A Christmas Carol" was published by Charles Dickens, introducing the world to the characters of Scrooge and Tiny Tim.

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Today is the birthday Charles Wesley (1708), cofounder of Methodism and writer of the Christmas hymn, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

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Today is the birthday of Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), who wrote, “I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both”

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Today is the birthday of Jane Austen (1775), author of “Pride and Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility,” and “Emma.”

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Today is the birthday of Irish author Edna O'Brien (1930). Six of her novels were banned in Catholic Ireland for content about the sex lives and subjugation of women.

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On this date in 1542, six-day-old Mary Stuart ascended the throne of Scotland. She spent her childhood in France and returned to rule Scotland when she was 18.

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Today is the birthday of Tamora Pierce (1954), who writes young adult fantasies featuring strong female protagonists.

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Today is the birthday of novelist Gustav Flaubert (1821), and physician and poet Erasmus Darwin (1731), grandfather of Charles Darwin.

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