Garrison Keillor's Podcast

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Garrison Keillor's Podcast episodes

August 13, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, August 13, 2021
It’s the 60th birthday of author Tom Perrotta, whose novel “The Leftovers,” a story of what happens to those left behind after the rapture, is also a successful television show.

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August 12, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, August 12, 2021
Today is the birthday of investigative journalist Katherine Boo, 1984, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2000 for articles around abuse of the intellectually disabled.

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August 11, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, August 11, 2021
"I have no fancy idea about poetry. It's not like embroidery or painting or silk. It doesn't come to you on the wings of a dove. It's something you have to work hard at." – Louise Bogan (1897)

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August 10, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, August 10, 2021
On this day in 1912 writer Virginia Stephen married Leonard Woolf in London. Their stable marriage enabled Virginia Woolf to flourish as a writer.

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August 09, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, August 9, 2021
It is the birthday of science fiction author Daniel Keyes (1927). Keyes authored "Flowers for Algernon” which won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960.

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August 08, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, August 8, 2021
It’s the birthday of American Novelist Valerie Sayers, 1952, whose advice to young writers is, "Have some fun. What the hell."

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August 07, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, August 7, 2021
On this day in 1960 Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila became the first Black African to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport.

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August 06, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, August 6, 2021
It’s the birthday of Sir Alexander Fleming, born in Scotland in 1881. He was a bacteriologist and discovered the antibacterial properties of penicillin.

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August 05, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, August 5, 2021
It’s the 87th birthday of poet, novelist, and environmentalist Wendell Berry. He believes that art is not the most important thing in life, and you must keep it in perspective.

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August 04, 2021 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
On this day in 1964 the bodies of three murdered civil rights workers were found in Mississippi. The murders influenced passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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