On today's show: Civics 101: How a Bill Becomes a Law You can learn more at: govtrack.us Uncivil Women: He was a "delicate looking" first sergeant, yet he led other soldiers at Minnesota's Fort Snelling during the U.S. Civil War. It turns out "he" was Mary McDonald, one of many women who served undercover in war. So did Frances Clayton (pictured) who fought next to her husband in battle. KFAI's Britt Aamodt reports. Listen again at prx.org. K athryn Schulz wrote about the renewed interest in The

On today's show: Civics 101: Budget and Appropriations "Viva La Arquitectura!" from 99% Invisible . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . Curtis Wilkie is co-author of The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign along with Thomas Oliphant . "Artist Matt Patterson Goes in Search of a Turtle Muse"

For nearly a decade, Peterborough NH has hosted * broke: The Affordable Arts Fair . It’s a refuge where frugal or budget-conscious art aficionados get connected with local artists and makers who are offering their wares for fifty dollars or less. The arts fair is part of Peterborough’s annual music festival, The Thing In The Spring , and it kicks off this year on June 10th.

On today's show: Romie Stott is a film maker and writer and she wrote about the secret language of flowers for Atlas Obscura in “How Flower Obsessed Victorians Encoded Messages in Bouquets." "Daisy Supply Chain" from Outside/In . "Atom in the Garden of Eden" from 99% Invisible . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org .

On today's show: Civics 101: Political Speechwriting "George Carlin: Class Clown" from producer Devon Strolovitch . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . Feather is the complicated, feisty central character in a new YA novel called Wishbones , the third novel by Virginia MacGregor , who now lives in New Hampshire. You can join her for the Wishbones launch party on May 23rd at Gibson's Bookstore . "Swimmers" from producer Michelle Macklem. You can listen to this story again at PRX.org .

On today's show: Feather is the complicated, feisty central character in a new YA novel called Wishbones , the third novel by Virginia MacGregor , who now lives in New Hampshire. You can join her for the Wishbones launch party on May 23rd at Gibson's Bookstore . "The Working Tapes: Taxi Driver" is a raw recording of Studs Terkel's field interviews, conducted while researching what would become his seminal book Working . You can listen to this interview again at PRX.org . As head baker at King

Feather is the complicated, feisty central character in a new YA novel called Wishbones , the third novel by Virginia MacGregor , who now lives in New Hampshire. You can join her for the Wishbones launch party on May 23rd at Gibson's Bookstore .

As head baker at King Arthur Flour, Martin Phillip makes hundreds of loaves of bread a week. But just over a decade ago, Martin was working in the frenzied world of investment banking in New York City. Virginia and producer Hannah McCarthy visited Martin to get the story behind his rise to head baker.

On today's show: Jessamyn Stanley has documented her own yoga practice for the past several years for her three-hundred thousand Instagram followers. She's now turned her internet celebrity into a book , Every Body Yoga , a practical introduction to yoga that isn't restricted by body type or background. "Endless Winter" from producer Gregory Warner. You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . Damon Young 's book is called How To Think About Exercise and is part of the “ School Of Life ”

On today's show: Civics 101: Political Speechwriting When English teacher David McCullough, Jr. addressed 2012 graduates from the public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, he told them, "You are not special." He addresses that and more in his book You Are Not Special...And Other Encouragements . "George Carlin: Class Clown" from producer Devon Strolovitch . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . A Series of Tubes with Rob Fleischman ​