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John Irving
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage
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John Irving reads from and talks about his novel "In One Person," and sits down with Virginia Prescott about writing, sex, and why he'd never becom...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
The Beat : LouAnn Shepard Muhm - "Shoveling Out"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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LouAnn Shepard Muhm is a widely published poet and teacher living in northern Minnesota. She has been featured in the mnartists.org series "What Li...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:38
The Beat : Cheryl Wilke - "SeaCrow"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Cheryl Wilke was born and raised on the prairie in small town central Minnesota. She's been published in The Talking Stick, Lake Region Review, and...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
The Encounter: Recordings from the Schwarzwald, Germany 2010
From: Soundwalk Collective
Series: Soundwalk Collective 10 Year Anniversary
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Originally commissioned by Radio France Culture, this soundscape radio essay by Jean-Luc Nancy explores the 1967 meeting of Paul Celan and Martin H...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author Elizabeth Gilbert on being "Committed."
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage
Caption: Author Elizabeth Gilbert
"Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert reads from her latest memoir, "Committed." In an interview with Virginia Prescott, she reveals what it i...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
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
Candy Matson YUkon 2-8209 - "The Japanese Sandman"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! THE NEW STORIES OF OLD-TIME RADIO
Caption: The first NEW Cnady Matson show since the 1950s!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Candy Matson YUkon 2-8209 - "The Japanese Sandman" by Jack French

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 46:29
What's the Word? Shakespeare after 9/11
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Remembering 9/11
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A look at how the events of September 11th changed the way we read Shakespeare's plays about politics and leadership.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFOK-LPFM, KSFR, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"

Bought by WCNY, Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 12
What's the Word? Mystical Poets
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating National Poetry Month in April
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How do those who have experienced the direct presence of God capture this heightened state in words?

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
What's the Word? Poetry for Children
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating National Poetry Month in April
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The poetry we hear—and create—as children teaches us about the power of words.

Bought by WLIW, KMUN, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 16
A Celebration of Southwest Storytellers - Part 2: Ortiz, Chavez and McGarrity
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Simon Ortiz
Writers associated with the Southwest United States - Denise Chavez, Michael McGarrity, and Simon Ortiz - talk about the major themes in their work...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
WTW Texts of Resistance
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Two half-hour programs celebrating Black History Month
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How did slaves resist their oppression? Three works explore what it means to resist and to survive.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, KUOW, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 24
Show 11: Art/Artist/Audience in Dylan' Songs
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Bill King dusting his broom
Dylan's Relationship to His Art, to himself as Artist, and to his Audience

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


  • Added: Sep 27, 2008
  • Length: 59:13
  • Purchases: 4
Show 12: Dylan and the Traditions
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
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Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song

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


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:13
  • Purchases: 5
What's the Word? Puerto Rican Literature on the Island and in the United States
From: Modern Language Association
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Explores issues of national and cultural identity central to Puerto Rican literature

Bought by KZYX, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., New England Public Media, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 7
What's the Word? Cosmopolitanism in Latin America
From: Modern Language Association
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During the early and mid-twentieth century, many Latin American writers engaged with international literary and cultural movements.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 6
Prince Caspian Episode 7
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 7 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
Prince Caspian Episode 6
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 6 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
Prince Caspian Episode 5
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 5 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
Prince Caspian Episode 4
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 4 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
Prince Caspian Episode 3
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 3 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:44
Prince Caspian Episode 2
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 2 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:42
Prince Caspian Episode 1
From: Steve Reinke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode 1 of the Prince Caspian series

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:39