The magic of the Christmas store window - Michael's essay; The Secret History of Wonder Woman; Essay - The Night

This week on The Sunday Edition, December 21, 2014:

The magic of the Christmas store window: (00:23:00) Michael recalls childhood memories of store windows at Christmas.

The Secret History of Wonder Woman: (00:05:05) Historian and  New Yorker writer Jill Lepore explores the feminist origins of the world's first female superhero.

Essay - The Night:(00:28:21:) Catastrophes have to be good for something. Sometimes they are wake up calls. Sometimes they rearrange borders. And, as Mary Jane McPhee recounts, sometimes they bring people together in surprising ways.

Please note: Because of copyright restrictions on commercial music, we are unable to include Michael's conversation with Robert Harris about Christmas music in this podcast. It is, however, available on our website for listeners in Canada.