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Davis: Patriot’s Day hero

For most of us, Patriot’s Day weekend means the Boston Marathon, but commentator Ken Davis reminds us of it’s origins – and he says it’s a good time to remember one of our unsung Revolutionary heroes.

Good Neighbors

As part of VPR’s continuing effort to explore the ways in which we Reach Out to each other in hard times, commentator Ken Davis looks back on the big events of 2008 – and a few important stories that didn’t make the news.

Swimming Through History

This Saturday is the anniversary of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. Author and commentator Ken Davis traces his interest in history back to a swim he took as a child near that historic site.