"But he sent us an essay!" - D.D. GUTTENPLAN, Reflecting on The Nation’s 160th Anniversary ft. D.D. Guttenplan & Richard Kreitner, The Study Hall Podcast #StudyHallPodcast #NationalEssayDay #DdGuttenplan

"Life Magazine published a full photo essay on her." - LIZZIE PEABODY, Right Stuff, Wrong Sex, Sidedoor #Sidedoor #NationalEssayDay #LizziePeabody

"Most college essays are pretty bad!" - IRA GLASS, How I Got Into College, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #HowIGotIntoCollege #NationalEssayDay #IraGlass

"This guy was holding their essay!" - JAD ABUMRAD, Oops, Radiolab #Radiolab #Oops #NationalEssayDay #JadAbumrad

"I don't really remember the essay." - JAY MARTEL, Buzz & Billis, Dead Eyes #DeadEyesPodcast #NationalEssayDay

"There have been a number of, like, essays written about it." - MOLLY WEBSTER, Hello, My Name Is, Radiolab #Radiolab #NationalEssayDay #MollyWebster

"But these essays do exist!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, tessica brown, the gorilla glue girl, Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) #SixteenthMinute #NationalEssayDay #JamieLoftus

"I love essays!" - COURTNEY PREISS, NJITW Book Club: Welcome Home, Caroline Kline with Courtney Preiss, New Jersey Is The World #NewJersey #NewJerseyIsTheWorld #NationalEssayDay #CourtneyPreiss

"He lied about his age when he submitted his essay." - DANA SCHWARTZ, Operation Lunar Eclipse, Very Special Episodes #NationalEssayDay #DanaSchwartz

"It is a collection of essays and short stories!" - JENNA FISCHER, The Banker, Office Ladies #OfficeLadies #TheOffice #NationalEssayDay #JennaFischer