Garrison Keillor's Podcast

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Garrison Keillor's Podcast episodes

March 20, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, March 20, 2020
It was on this day in 1852 that Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel “Uncle Tom's Cabin” was published, inspired by Stowe’s opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

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5 min
March 19, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, March 19, 2020
Today is the birthday of comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1894), who rose from difficult circumstances to become the first female headliner at The Apollo in 1939.

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6 min
March 18, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
It’s the birthday of Wilfred Owen (1893), one of the first poets to depict the horrifying realities of war as opposed to the patriotic aspects. He died in the Great War at age 25.

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5 min
March 17, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, March 17, 2020
It’s the birthday of Penelope Lively (1933), the only writer to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Booker Prize. Her memoir, “Life in the Garden,” was published in 2018.

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5 min
March 16, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, March 16, 2020
Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel “The Scarlet Letter” was published on this day 170 years ago. The first edition sold out in 10 days, and it’s still standard reading in public schools.

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March 15, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, March 15, 2020
On this day in 1965, LBJ gave his “We Shall Overcome” speech demanding legislation to guarantee equal voting rights for all Americans.

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5 min
March 14, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, March 14, 2020
“The Grapes of Wrath” was published on this day in 1939. John Steinbeck told his agent, “This will not be a popular book,” but it was a best-seller.

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5 min
March 13, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, March 13, 2020
On this date in 1781, English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, named after Ouranos, the Greek god of the sky.

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5 min
March 12, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, March 12, 2020
On this day 11 years ago, Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts in the largest embezzlement and fraud case in Wall Street history.

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March 11, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
On this day in 1918, the first cases of the influenza pandemic were reported in the U.S. when 107 soldiers got sick at Fort Riley, Kansas.

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5 min