Salvation Army, Family Stories, Sanditon

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 9 p.m.

How did the Salvation Army bell-ringers become American Christmas icons–especially considering the Salvation Army originated in England. Then, what we still don't know about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill a decade later. We also talk about Katherine Keith's memoir on solitude. Also today, a pet detective, the power of family stories, and the TV series on Jane Austen's unfinished novel.