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Shelf Discovery: The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels the world to explore the history of a bride-to-be’s engagement ring in The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen.

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin two flower-selling sisters as they search for a killer in Chinatown in Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee.

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
These Names Have Snob Appeal
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "Ink Blood Sister Scribe" by Emma Törzs
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Emma Törzs talks about "Ink Blood Sister Scribe", a nominee for this year's Minnesota Book Award

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 08:29
Shelf Discovery: Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a new bride’s search for the truth in Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall.

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Shelf Discovery: The Suite Life by Portia MacIntosh
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to Hawaii with a single girl who’s desperate to find an impressive date for her sister’s wedding in...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
2024-04-14 Shakespeare's Outsiders
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, KTSW 89.9, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shelf Discovery: Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a family of women as they fight to protect their small town from the undead in the audio edition of...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Guitar Virtuosos
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Shelf Discovery: The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a trio of escape room-loving kids as they challenge their biggest challenge yet in The Mystery of Loc...

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
3 Shades of Blue
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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In this episode, we talked about the new book "3 Shades of Blue," which discusses the careers of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, and th...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2024
  • Length: 26:57
Escher Sentences (And Other Nice Ways of Saying Nothing)
From: KMUW
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We'll look at phrases that seem at first glance to mean something, but are actually complete nonsense.

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin boards the train with a struggling mystery writer in the audio edition of Everyone on This Train Is a Suspe...

Bought by KKRN, WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
EDM in America
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "The Underground is Massive," which charts the foundation and development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Shelf Discovery: Every Single Secret by Christina Dodd
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a young woman as she comes face-to-face with her family’s worst enemy in Every Single Secret by Chr...

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads: "Liberty's Daughter" by Naomi Kritzer
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Naomi Kritzer talks about the Minnesota Book Award nominee "Liberty's Daughter"

  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 09:16
Shelf Discovery: The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows three different women as they find safety in books in The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan.

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Looking For His Luck
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On the next episode of the show, you know if you're like me every once in a while, you wish you were more lucky than you are. But the truth is, luc...

Bought by WVPE, KTXK, KKRN, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 5
Shelf Discovery: Chasing Endless Summer (Sutherland #2) by V. C. Andrews
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a teenage girl as she struggles to find a place to call home in Chasing Endless Summer, the second ...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Mat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: This Disaster Loves You by Richard Roper
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pub owner’s quest to find his missing wife in This Disaster Loves You by Richard Roper.

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Shelf Discovery: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a writer on a ski trip with his estranged family in the audio edition of Everyone in My Family Has Ki...

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, KKRN, RadioStPete Florida, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Latin Craze
From: KMUW
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We dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously, thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about maki...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Chili Cookoff
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Some communities build stories together through the traditions they maintain. Today, we'll visit a community and it's chili cookoff.

Bought by WVPE, KCNP, KTXK, KSJE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Shelf Discovery: The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a young woman’s struggle to fit in with her ultra-rich friends in The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kape...

Bought by KKRN, WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5