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 the visions that poet and author William Blake had as a child and how they affected his work.
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.
Jacqui Rossi tells the story of Ray Bradbury's encounter with a magician that inspired him to start writing.
How did El Chapo evade authorities for so long? Alison Becker describes the drug lord's infamous escapes from government officials and the law.
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.
Naomi Ekperigin talks about scientist and astronomer Benjamin Banneker, his almanac writing, and how he saved Washington, D.C.
Alison Becker talks about Pablo Escobar's early life and rise to power.
Alison Becker talks about the rise and downfall of Bernie Madoff.
