Garrison Keillor's Podcast

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Garrison Keillor's Podcast episodes

September 02, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, September 2, 2021
It was on this day in 1901 that Theodore Roosevelt uttered his famous words "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.

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September 01, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, September 1, 2021
This day, 1773, Phillis Wheatley published “Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral,” the first book ever published by a former American slave.

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August 31, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Manga artist Yumiko Oshima was born on this day, 1947. A member of the Year 24 Flower Group, who revolutionized “shojo manga,” comics for girls.

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August 30, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, August 30, 2021
"Satire is the weapon of the powerless against the powerful." –Molly Ivins, born on this day 1944.

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August 29, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, August 29, 2021
Today is the birthday of Karen Hesse (1952). Published her first book “Wish on a Unicorn” at age 39 and won the 1998 Newbery Medal for her book “Out of the Dust.”

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August 28, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, August 28, 2021
It is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the restaurant Chez Paisse. Opened by Berkley alum Alice Waters, who has written over a dozen cookbooks.

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August 27, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, August 27, 2021
It’s the birthday of the man Stephen King once called "the Swiss watchmaker of suspense novels," Ira Levin (1929). His novels include “The Stepford Wives” and “Rosemary's Baby.”

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August 26, 2021 The Writer's Almanac -Thursday, August 26, 2021
It’s the birthday of the NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson (1918) who ran the calculations for the moon missions by hand.

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August 25, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Today is the 100th birthday of the Irish novelist Brian Moore, not well known, he was respected by authors such as Graham Greene. He also wrote screenplays for people like Alfred Hitchcock.

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August 24, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, August 24, 2021
“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, / Old Time is still a-flying, / And this same flower that smiles to-day / To-morrow will be dying.” --Robert Herrick, baptized this day 1591.

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