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Carl Sagan’s “Contact” and the Interplay of Science and Religion
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Carl Sagan, a renowned astronomer, astrophysicist, and science communicator, has left an indelible mark on the scientific and literary worlds. His ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 07:42
Take This Waltz
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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The waltz figures prominently in these pieces about the human experience.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2021
  • Length: 54:04
Prologue
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: The Wind
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An introduction to The Wind.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:14
Mainlander
From: Patricia Petelin
Series: The Midrange
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I'm not about to declare continental living a danger to one's health, but I'm starting to wonder. What is it about small, isolated places surrounde...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2018
  • Length: 13:08
Linda Back McKay: Poet
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Wordish
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In her poem "Chicken Without a Cause" Linda Back McKay brings us a surreal account of a transformation.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:20
Spirit (EDITED 2023)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music that explores the spiritual dimensions of being alive.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:46
J. California Cooper
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: J. California Cooper, Credit: Ellen Banner / The New York Times
J. California Cooper loved playing with paper dolls--even as an adult.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
TSR16-02 Arlo Guthrie
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Arlo returns to Big Top to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the event that inspired his seminal song, ‘Alice’s Restaurant Massacree’. We’re pleas...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KMXT, WPCA-LP, KALH, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 12
TSR15-02 Rusted Root
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Having collaborated with one another for two decades, Rusted Root, has honed the perfect combination of musical intuition, freedom and virtuosity, ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KALH, KMSU, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
Love For Sale...
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: DECEMBER 2014
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...And Other Essays is the book's title, by author Clifford Thompson who reads a passage here. Observations with wit about life and people, from m...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
The Death of Archie
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie", Credit: archiecomics.com
The Archie comic book character is as American as it gets. But in July of 2014 (Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie") Archie dies. His death reverber...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recovery
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week, on State of the Human, people are changing radically in order to recover

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 2
Why don't you choose your own adventure?
From: Taylor Tower
Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat : Francine Sterle - "Two Fox Running"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Francine Sterle is the author of 2006 book "Nude In Winter," which was a finalist for the LA Times Book of the Year. She has also published two oth...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
The Beat : Yaya Fredrickson - "Spawn"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Yahya Fredrickson got his undergraduate degree from Moorehead State University, his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, and his...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne - "Try New Things"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne gives us his thoughts on aspirations for the year including not giving into cynicism and remaining upbeat when there is much to be dow...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - Minnesota Gifts
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown talks about the subtle quirks that give life in Minnesota its nuances and its hardships in his review of author Chris Niskanen's book, ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Silhouette of a Sparrow" by Molly Beth Griffin
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Silhouette of a Sparrow" by Molly Beth Griffin
Dan Sinykin gives us a succinct, clear, and intriguing synopsis of Molly Beth Griffin's coming of age novel.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen
Judith Kitchen is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction. Here Dan Sinkyn reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" a ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
There's Nothing to Worry About
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown on superstitions.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
Unquiet History 9
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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The enigma of the death of Socrates

Bought by Remix Radio and WMUB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 2
Unquiet History 3
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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October 22, this day in history.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Released Dec. 1967
The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:25
  • Purchases: 5
Show 3: The Joker and the Thief
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Folksong Night in Gunnison
Joker and Thief: Two Masks of Bob Dylan

Bought by Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, KZYX, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 59:23
  • Purchases: 9
Poem for Today, April 5 2005
From: Gordon McDougall
Series: Poem for Today
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Was Hans Christian Andersen the son of the king?

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 04:30