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David Lee Garrison reads Deanna Pickard's poem "The Truth About Radiance"

Herbert Woodward Martin reads his poem "My Mother at the End of Her Days"

It was on this date in 1933 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act which legalized the sale of beer and wine containing up to 3% alcohol. And it was on this date in 1941 that James Stewart was inducted into the United States Army, becoming the first major movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.

On this date in 1849, Abraham Lincoln became the first -- and only -- President to hold one of these. And in 1961, a one-of-a-kind eatery opened its...

It was on this date in 1944 that four German soldiers approached American lines near Bastogne, Belgium and gave an ultimatum for surrender to Gen. Anthony McAuliffe. McAuliffe's 101st Airborne contingent were encircled by German forces. He famously sent back a message to the German commander that read simply "Nuts!" And it was on this date in 1967, the Graduate appeared in theaters.

It was on this date in 1847 that the Battle of Buena Vista started in the Mexican-American War. And it was on this date in 1854 that the first meeting of the Republican Party took place.

Fifty years ago this October, Joseph Heller first published his American classic, Catch-22. Heller's friend and fellow writer Christopher Buckley reflects on the novel's impact in the introduction to its 50th-anniversary edition.

It’s been almost seven months since an outbreak of tornadoes caused tens of millions of dollars in damage, displacing people across the Miami Valley....

This week's Blues show starts off with a new Jimi Hendrix release called "Machine Gun" from the Experience Hendrix label. The rest of the first set...

In this edition of WYSO Weekend: More audio from the the WYSO archives with Rediscovered Radio and you’ll hear from a local teen who reflects on her k...