Hiatus Week Day 3: A very odd and sort of a ‘trickster’ poem by none other than Lewis Carroll.

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December 4th, Wednesday | Hiatus Week: The Walrus and the Carpenter

Hiatus Week Day 2: A belated autumnal poem to explain the Indian Summer phenomenon.

December 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!

December 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!

November 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!

November 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.

November 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.

November 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.

November 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 was considered by her father to be unattractive. She showed him.

November 22nd, Friday | The Real George Eliot Lived in Sin

A female Dutch playwright rises to fame and French thinker Voltaire named himself. Plus, a modern poem for a special birth-day.

November 21st, Thursday | "Un Petit Volontaire"

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature was Swede Selma Lagerlöf. Plus, a star-inspired poem and a thank you.

November 20th, Wednesday | Selma Lagerlöf wins it all

An amateur explorer makes the re-discovery of an iconic ancient city. Which fictional character did he inspire? Plus, a poet watches the sunset.

November 19th, Tuesday | Hiram Bingham's Big (re)Discovery

1955 saw the start of the Vietnam War - though the fighting had been going on for some time. In today's poem, the speaker attempts to forget his own war experiences.

November 1st, Friday | A Very Vietnam War

It's Halloween so you know what that means...a closer look into this sort of weird holiday (if you think about it!). Plus, a spooky poem from an Aussie poet.

October 31st, Thursday | Of Course We're Gonna Talk About Halloween!

An American writer and Gilles de la Tourette share a birthday. What else was Tourette an expert in? The answer may surprise you!

October 30th, Wednesday | A Kentucky Writer & Tourette

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