News of the Week: Hurricane Dorian, Cheetos Fashion, and the Many Ways to Make Ants on a Log
In the news for the week ending September 6, 2019, are Waffle House, Space Command, Cheetos fashion, old computer tech, funky snack foods, and more.
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Winter Wheat
A stranger asks for help, with a promise to return the favor.
“Not Wanted” by Jesse Lynch Williams
“When they put his first-born in his arms a strange nausea suffused this father’s frame and he handed the warm little bundle back to his sister hastily, as if it were hot.”
News of the Week: Back to School, Twitter Insults, and Here’s the Right Way to Pronounce ‘Gyro’
In the news for the last week of August 2019 are kids in school too soon, Twitter taken too seriously, a winter that’ll be too cold, a sandwich that’s too hard to pronounce, and much more.
60-Year Bath
Professor Mulligan has been hiding his true identity for 60 years. The world may be ready for him to reveal his secret, but is he?
Considering History: Emmett Till’s Casket and the Worst and Best of America
Ben Railton visits the Emmett Till memorial at the National Museum of African American History & Culture and looks at how we as a nation struggle with the emotions that accompany our complicated past.
“The Thread of Truth, Part IV” by Erle Stanley Gardner
“The devil of it is, this isn’t like one of those detective stories, which you can solve by merely pointing the finger of suspicion at the guilty person. This is a real life, flesh-and-blood murder case.”
Major Leaguers Recall Memories of the First Televised Baseball Games
80 years ago, NBC aired the first Major League Baseball game on television. Fans haven’t stopped watching it since.
Remembering Life on the Home Front During World War II
Val Lauder was a high school student when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. She shares her memories of life during the war.
News of the Week: Salinger Goes Digital, Moss Piglets Go to the Moon, and Are You Addicted to Facebook?
In the news for the week ending August 16, 2019, are Salinger on Kindle, bugs in space, characters on the internet, rum in your drink, and more.
“The Thread of Truth, Part III” by Erle Stanley Gardner
“Not a muscle of her face quivered. Her mouth didn’t even twitch at the corners. But two tears welled into her motherly gray eyes, trickled unheeded down her cheeks.”
What’s Wrong with Kids’ Sports
Sports seasons are way too long today.
Considering History: Charlottesville and the Destructive Effects of White Supremacy
On the two-year anniversary of the Charlottesville white supremacist rally, Ben Railton discusses the hidden histories of both enslaved laborers at the University of Virginia and Charlottesville’s African-American Vinegar Hill neighborhood.
Papa
Young Jack looks to his father for answers about his mother’s strange behavior.
News of the Week: August Thoughts, a Submarine Found, and 50 Years of Woodstock (the Bird)
The news for the week ending August 9, 2019, found a WWII submarine, a grateful condolence card, two reasons to relax, a lot of peaches, and more.
“One of Us Must Die” by Edmund Gilligan
“At that very instant, from far off, where the Medea sailed among the other dories, there came the wail of her horn, three times howling the danger signal: Cut! Cut all gear!”