In the 1980s, classrooms across America were searching for ways to get kids excited about reading. Charts were posted. Minutes were tracked. Books were counted. And somehow… it worked.

Millions of children began reading not because they had to—but because they wanted to.

This episode explores one of the most unexpectedly successful reading incentive programs in U.S. history—how it spread nationwide, why it worked so well, and how a simple reward reshaped reading habits for an entire generation.

The twist? The program didn’t come from educators, the government, or a literacy nonprofit.

It came from somewhere far more surprising.

This is What a Kid Will Do for Pizza—a nostalgic Twist of Fate story about motivation, memory, and the small incentives that leave a lasting legacy.

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The One Who Remembered

While one sister became famous writing about the American prairie, another quietly remembered what it actually looked like.

Born into hardship, Grace Ingalls never chased adventure or attention. She stayed close to home, became a schoolteacher, cared for family, and learned how to preserve the small details of everyday life—the kind history often forgets.

Years later, when her sister Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing the Little House books decades after the events they described, she had questions.

What did the house really look like? What flowers grew near the creek? What did the prairie smell like after rain?

Grace remembered.

In this episode of Twist of Fate Radio, discover the quiet sister whose memories helped make one of the most beloved book series in American history feel real—and how a life lived without fame can leave a legacy just as lasting.

Some people write history. Others make it true.

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Every Christmas Eve, millions of people watch Santa’s sleigh move across a glowing digital map—tracked in real time as he circles the globe. But few know how this tradition actually began.

In 1959, a department store printed a phone number kids could use to call Santa. One small typo sent those calls somewhere completely unexpected—straight into a Cold War military command center responsible for monitoring North American airspace.

Instead of hanging up, the officers who answered made a surprising choice. They played along… and accidentally launched a Christmas Eve tradition that still continues today.

This episode of Twist of Fate Radio tells the true story of how a simple misprint, a wrong number, and one decision to choose kindness over correction transformed a momentary mistake into a global holiday ritual.

Sometimes the smallest errors create the most lasting magic.

🎙️ Narration & production by Angela Clark 🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Podbean

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