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It’s A Thanksgiving Miracle: Johnny Appleseed Edition
US history is full of surprises! Today, we dig into Johnny Appleseed. Why did he plant all those apples? And…. did he plant all those apples? Edit 12.3.25: There are some questions I’m coming up repeatedly in the comments. Nope, … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Artworks, Three Transformations of Virginia Woolf, 2. Critiquing Society
‘They make life intolerable, men like that.’ A century on from the publication of Mrs Dalloway, Fiona Shaw explores what Virginia Woolf has to say to us today. With Clarissa Dalloway as our guide, we discover how Woolf captured and … Continue reading
Could tensions ‘escalate’ before the escalator was invented?
4 Feb 2026 Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris Is necessity the mother of invention? NO! Latin is, etymologically speaking. That’s just one of many revelations as Jess and Rob investigates words for innovations. 🛗 Could you ‘escalate’ something … Continue reading
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