Story Time: Recent Episodes
Scott Monty
Maybe you know the names and events. But you probably haven't heard them like this before.
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The White House is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, instantly recognizable.
And yet its design wasn’t always guaranteed.
In fact, it was crowdsourced. But for one experienced architect, the contest didn’t go quite as planned.
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Barney Walensky wanted the hottest place in town.
He inherited it from a mob boss. And one night, he got his wish.
And in doing so, he managed to change public life in America.
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Music Credits
“He’s the Hottest Man in Town” — Bennie Kruger AHO (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Anguish by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400047
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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The New World offered every type of opportunity to its citizens — even bullies.
When Angelo’s parents moved him from Italy to New York, he wasn’t ready for the bullies.
But the bullies weren’t ready for what Angelo decided to do next.
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Music Credits
Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100208
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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When Bill ended up at the first aid station at the world’s fair, he found it was fitted out more than a typical doctor’s office.
It was more like an emergency hospital. It even had an operating room.
And Bill was going to need it.
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Music Credits
“Anguish” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400047
Artist: Incompetech
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A day is missing from the calendar.
Just gone. Vanished. Stolen.
Who absconded with 24 hours and why would they do such a thing? It’s downright tyrannical.
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To ancient Greeks, the concept of hubris was defined as placing oneself above the gods, denigrating their standing and authority.
There is no other modern tale that so perfectly illustrates this as the tragedy of the RMS Titanic.
If only they could have known…
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Sometimes, we find inspiration in the smallest things.
Inspiration for the source of a story. Or perhaps just to keep moving forward.
This is a story about a doll that was special to a little girl, who herself was special to her daddy.
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