Biography: William Blake

Alison Becker talks about William Golding's not-so-successful career as a teacher and how it inspired him to write "Lord of the Flies."

Alison Becker talks about C.S. Lewis' literary society at Oxford, The Inklings.

Alison Becker talks about the day jobs held by the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' was first published as a book on October 14, 1892. Learn more about the author and his supernatural belief in fairies.

How did El Chapo evade authorities for so long? Alison Becker describes the drug lord's infamous escapes from government officials and the law.

Alison Becker talks about the rise and downfall of Bernie Madoff.

Alison Becker talks about Pablo Escobar's early life and rise to power.

Jacqui Rossi talks about English writer Mary Wollstonecraft's life, works, and progressive thoughts on educating young women.

Historian Alexis Coe talks about poet Phillis Wheatley's ode to George Washington, his flattered response and her support of the American Revolution.