In today's Love Letters to... Alicia delves into some seriously wibbly-wobbley, timey-wimey stuff by explaining the Ides of March, how power players through the ages have shaped the way we mark time, and how strangely bad the month of March has been for various leaders over the centuries. Then, Melissa takes us through an assortment of Famous Last Words, from humorous final musings to the moving end of a lifelong rivalry that softened in two American Founders' final years.

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In today's episode, Alicia pays homage to the original angel from Montgomery, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald - a talented dancer, painter, and writer. Melissa lends a little love to the mother of the Nursing profession, Florence Nightingale.

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In today's Love Letters to... Melissa introduces us to one of England’s more outrageous 19th century society players, the banjo-playing, zebra-owning, permanently underestimated Lady Meux. Picking up on the banjo theme, Alicia sings the praises of the Kermit the Frog classic “The Rainbow Connection,” written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher and performed by the irreplaceable Jim Henson.

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In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate two women more people should know about. Melissa has the story of Violet Jessop, a woman you may not want to board a boat with, and Alicia praises an unsung hero who made all our lives a little easier.

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In this episode of Love Letters to..., Alicia celebrates the legendary fans of Jimmy Buffett know as Parrot Heads. Melissa then takes the clipboard to deliver her letter to television's Saturday television phenomenon, The Love Boat.

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Friends, today we have a quick message from Alicia and our intrepid Love Letter writer Melissa, who are taking the show in a fresh direction starting Tuesday, March 1. Love Letters to... is going twice a week with twice as many voices! Alicia and Melissa will be sharing Love Letters to... every Tuesday and Thursday with all the research you love, plus a "let me tell you about this cool thing I've learned about" vibe.

Thanks for being an early adopter of Love Letters to..., and we hope you enjoy the new format! See you Tuesday!

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In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate the ancient Greek conception of the seed of inspiration, the nine Muses. These figures personified the very human impulse to create everything from epic stories of history to predictions for the future based on the meanderings of the night sky. As this month's theme demonstrates, even today, we all respect the power of a muse.

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In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate the legendary designer Hubert de Givenchy and his muse, Audrey Hepburn.

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In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate the maker Leonardo Da Vinci, and his real life muse, Lisa Gioconda, model for the Mona Lisa. One of the most renowned artworks in history, it is a masterpiece of technique blended with science, and continues to fascinate us.

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In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate photographer and artist, husband and wife, unconventional in all things, but inspirations to each other - Alfred and Georgia.

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