New February 2023! Students will learn about Tennessee Williams, one of America’s preeminent playwrights.

New February 2023! This is an interesting look into Tennessee Williams’ life and how he used his life in his writing.

The Three Mothers explores the lives of three women who raised sons that helped shape a movement yet are not well known themselves.

New November 2022! Bessie Smith biographer, Jackie Kay, explains why she used "imaginative truth" in her book.

New November 2022! Historic novelist Louisa Treger discusses “Mad Woman,” a fictionalized biography based on life of Nellie Bly.

New November 2022! Author Evan Thomas talks about the first woman on the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor. He covers her early life, work life, political life, and impact on society.

New October 2022! Author Heather Clark used new sources, such as letters and interviews, to write Sylvia Plath’s biography.

Michelangelo expert, Dr. William Wallace, explains how the artist’s architecture and engineering skills were used for various projects.

New October 2022! Author Jackie Kay reads her poem based on Bessie Smith’s abusive relationships and her own family memories.

New October 2022! Author Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. discusses his book on James Baldwin and why he sees Baldwin as one of the pre-eminent voices of the Civil Rights Movement.

Dr. William Wallace, Michelangelo expert, discusses how the artist’s architecture and engineering skills were used to redesign and reconstruct St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

New October 2022! Michelangelo expert, Dr. William Wallace discusses the artist’s engineering skills and how those were used in the redesign and reconstruction of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

New September 2022! Author Nick Bunker describes a young Benjamin Franklin, a time in his life that is seldom addressed, in this interview.

New August 2022! This insightful look at Elizabeth Keckley, slave, freed woman, dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln, brings to light a little known part of the Lincoln story and American history.

New August 2022! This insightful look at Elizabeth Keckley, slave, freed woman, dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln, brings to light a little known part of the Lincoln story and American history.

New May 2022! This biographic profile tells the story of Captain Wendell Oliver Pruitt, pioneering pilot of the 15th Air Force and a Tuskegee Airman.

Learn about the Lives of the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilber.

In this episode of Choreographers meet Jennifer Archibald and learn about her approach to dance.

Gain insights and inspiration through compelling interviews with non-fiction authors telling their own life story of that of another.

Investigate and celebrate the stories of both famous people and regular folks through videos with the person, historians, historical re-enactors, and storytellers.

Go behind the pages of this biography in this interview with the author, President Eisenhower’s granddaughter Susan Eisenhower.

A look at the man behind St. Louis’ Safari Coffee and its memorable TV commercials as well as the Dana Brown Charitable Trust.

Join Fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi for a revealing discussion of his new memoir about the highs and lows of his life both artistically and personally.

Stan Prater of the 8th Missouri US Re-enactors speaks in the persona of General Ulysses S. Grant and then speaks directly about the research and writing process he used to bring Grant to life.