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Hiatus Week Day 3: A very odd and sort of a ‘trickster’ poem by none other than Lewis Carroll. … Listen HEREDecember 4th, Wednesday | Hiatus Week: The Walrus and the Carpenter

Hiatus Week Day 2: A belated autumnal poem to explain the Indian Summer phenomenon. … Listen HEREDecember 3rd, Tuesday | Hiatus Week: Legend of the Indian Summer

Our first ever hiatus week doesn’t mean we won’t be sharing some daily culture with you – find out what this week’s content-theme theme is! … Listen HEREDecember 2nd, Monday | Hiatus Week: The Courtship of Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo

Imagine a baby Barack Obama in a little carrier, set upon a desk in a large lecture hall. His mom is there too of course. She’s the one taking the classes, taking care of a new baby, and taking care of business! … Listen HERENovember 29th, Friday | Mom and Baby Barack

Today we’re grateful for all our listeners. A reflection on gratitude is baked into one timely poem for today’s holiday. Happy Thanksgiving! … Listen HERENovember 28th, Thursday | A Thanksgiving Poem

Fanny Kemble stirs up trouble in her marriage…but over what? The first big-time Asian American actor makes waves in Hollywood, finding his place after a fight-happy youth. … Listen HERENovember 27th, Wednesday | Fanny Kemble stirs up trouble

Charles Schulz basically made a killing with Peanuts! A fiercely independent American surgeon shares a birthday with the cartoonist. Poem by Lewis Carroll. … Listen HERENovember 26th, Tuesday | Peanuts Creator was no Pauper!

A million-dollar Lady deserves a million-dollar question: Can you name the most ethnically diverse country in South America? Plus, a completely unrelated poem.Listen HERENovember 25th, Monday | A Million Dollar Lady

Toy Story premiered in theaters – and it was well worth the investment! George Eliot lived in sin as an adult and wasListen HERENovember 22nd, Friday | The Real George Eliot Lived in Sin

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature was Swede Selma Lagerlöf. Plus, a star-inspired poem and a thank you for a generous listener. … Listen HERENovember 20th, Wednesday | A Big Win for Selma Lagerlöf