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  1. Friday, July 30, 2021

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    07/30/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we talk about Pennsylvania, Quaker Oats, and Pennsylvania.
    Friday, July 30, 2021

  2. Thursday, July 29, 2021

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    07/29/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Olaf of Norway, Patron Saint, and Perpetual King of Norway.
    Thursday, July 29, 2021

  3. Alex Navarro - Pianist and Music Director

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    07/28/21
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with pianist and music director, Alex Navarro. They discuss the influence the church had on him as a young musician, the importance of developing relationships with others in the band, and how the cities he's lived in have shaped the way he approaches his work now.
    Alex Navarro - Pianist and Music Director

  4. Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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    07/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember J.S. Bach with stories about coffee, billy goats, and pigeons' blood.
    Wednesday, July 28, 2021

  5. Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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    07/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and the origin of the Finnish celebration of Sleepy Head Day.
    Tuesday, July 27, 2021

  6. Monday, July 26, 2021

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    07/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland as well as a very specific disease caused by volcanoes.
    Monday, July 26, 2021

  7. Sunday, July 25, 2021

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    07/25/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question from a listener about the best-selling books of all time.
    Sunday, July 25, 2021

  8. Saturday, July 24, 2021

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    07/24/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember George Hensley and consider the American Holiness tradition of snake handling.
    Saturday, July 24, 2021

  9. Friday, July 23, 2021

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    07/23/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the particularly tragic event in the south of France known as the War of the Camisards.
    Friday, July 23, 2021

  10. Thursday, July 22, 2021

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    07/22/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we examine the nexus between garden peas and Christianity.
    Thursday, July 22, 2021

  11. Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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    07/21/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a man who fought the Pope by posting his complaints on the door of a church (but not that one).
    Wednesday, July 21, 2021

  12. Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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    07/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the Reichskonkordat signed between the Catholic Church and the Nazis in 1933.
    Tuesday, July 20, 2021