June 9, 2026 - The Characters That Outlived Their Creators

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 — Today is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day, which somehow turned into an episode about things that lasted much longer than anyone expected.Today's episode looks at Donald Duck's debut in 1934… Secretariat's legendary Triple Crown victory in 1973… and the early public demonstrations of web browsers that helped introduce the World Wide Web to a much larger audience.Plus, the birthday of Michael J. Fox, whose career and advocacy work have left a lasting impact far beyond Hollywood.A lot of today's stories ended up becoming about staying power:the characters,the performances,and the ideas that keep finding new audiences long after they first appear.Anyway… that was where June 9 ended up taking me.