Garrison Keillor's Podcast

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Garrison Keillor's Podcast episodes

January 20, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, January 20, 2020
It's MLK Day and the birthday of the musician known as Lead Belly (1889), whose hit songs include “The Midnight Special,” “Rock Island Line,” and “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”

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January 19, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, January 19, 2020
Today is the birthday of Dolly Parton (1946), who started performing professionally when she was 10, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 13.

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January 18, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, January 18, 2020
Today is the birthday of the man who answered Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call: Bell’s assistant Thomas Watson (1854).

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January 17, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Friday, January 17, 2020
The Eighteenth Amendment took effect on this day 100 years ago, making illegal the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor in the U.S.

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January 16, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Thursday, January 16, 2020
Today is the birthday of poet and memoirist Mary Karr (1955), who said, "Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt."

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January 15, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
“If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion…” –Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1929)

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January 14, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
It’s the birthday of Emily Hahn (1905), who wrote 54 books and more than 200 articles for “The New Yorker,” crossed Africa on foot, and kicked an opium habit through hypnosis.

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January 13, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Monday, January 13, 2020
Today is the birthday of Michael Bond (1926), author of “Paddington Bear,” who wrote, “One of the nice things about writing for children is their total acceptance of the fantastic.”

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January 12, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Sunday, January 12, 2020
Today is the birthday of Walter Mosley (1952), author of the Easy Rawlins detective stories, the first of which is “Devil in a Blue Dress.”

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January 11, 2020 The Writer's Almanac - Saturday, January 11, 2020
Elizabeth I held England’s first recorded state lottery on this date in 1569 in order to raise funds for public projects including rebuilding some harbors.

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