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Tom Perrotta on Flannery O'Connor -- a literary affinity
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Flannery O'Connor in 1962, Credit: Joe McTyre/Atlanta Constitution
Tom Perrotta, the author of "Little Children", "Election" and the upcoming novel "The Leftovers", speaks with ThoughtCast about a writer who fascin...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Talking Poetry in Our Time with Nicholson Baker and Franz Wright
From: Open Source
Caption: Nicholson Baker
Part of "Whose Words These Are," our look at poetry in our time: first Christopher Lydon in conversation with novelist Nicholson Baker, whose novel...

Bought by KALW, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WEOS and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Ivan Doig's "Work Song"
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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Dmae Roberts features an in-depth and lively interview with Northwest Writer Ivan Doig.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Bible Babel Cover, Credit: Harper Collins
A conversation about the Bible's universality and relevance in pop culture, with the author who aims to give "people what they don't get in church ...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
John Irving Interview
From: Jane Lindholm
Caption: Jane Lindholm and John Irving, Credit: Sarah Ashworth
Vermont Public Radio's Jane Lindholm sits down for a wide-ranging interview with novelist John Irving at his home in Vermont. Short and long versio...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 46:43
  • Purchases: 1
Poetry in a Recession
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Book Cover
Award-winning poets reflect on creativity in crisis and read from their work.

Bought by KFCF FM and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Poet Robert Pinsky takes on another poet, King David of the Bible - and of the Psalms - in his "Life of David."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky tackles King David of the Bible - the shepherd, poet, warrior and adulterer - in his "Life of David."

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 1
The Peabody Sisters: an interview with biographer Megan Marshall on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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An interview with Megan Marshall, the biographer of The Peabody Sisters -- three women who helped found the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-1...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 35:58
  • Purchases: 1
Virgil's Georgics: ThoughtCast interviews the poet and translator David Ferry
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Virgil's Georgics: an interview with poet David Ferry, who recently translated Virgil's second great poem, The Georgics. We're joined by Virgil sch...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Whitman at War
From: With Good Reason
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On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...

Bought by KVNF, WHFR, WRKF, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 13
Furious Flower
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Clifton on the cover of 'Wild Blessings'
Poet Lucille Clifton is widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanhood, and spirituality.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KVSC, and CKMO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Wright Brothers' Sister
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Orville, Katharine and Wilbur Wright, Credit: Library of Congress
Why you've never heard of the Wright Brothers' sister, Katharine.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
What were they thinking? And - what are they writing?
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Robert Silvers
What were they thinking?? A talk with MIT economist James Poterba about the motivations behind the economic crisis -- followed by an in-depth inter...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
Intellect, Faith and Philosophy
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Harvey Cox, Credit: Harvard University
Public intellectual Jack Beatty, theologist Harvey Cox and philosopher Simon Blackburn -- on ThoughtCast!

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRNC-LP, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 07, 2008
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 3
Re-reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
From: With Good Reason
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Exploring why both the book and the film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," are still considered iconic and beloved, including an interview with Mary Badham...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KGOU


  • Added: Apr 17, 2008
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 3
In Conversation...with John Kain
From: Carolyn Crane
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a talk about spiritual teachers with author John Kain

  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
Monticello's Jewish Hero
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of one man who saved Jefferson's estate from ruin and one "being" that captured authors' fancies.

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1