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Updated: Sep 25, 2023

20 Years of StoryCorps

For almost two decades local stations have provided a space for StoryCorps stories that make personal the social and political events that surround us - for newsworthy topics of the day and relatable everyday life moments. Celebrate 20 years of working in partnership by broadcasting some...
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Updated: Sep 25, 2023

Holiday Music Specials

Holiday music specials for your station!
Caption: ...it's what you do with what you get.., Credit: Susan Cook
Updated: Sep 23, 2023

It's Not What You're Given. It's What You Do With What You Get

These days, from the new fascination with genetic endowment and Ancestry to the moral entitlement of any number of religious sects, what you are given is grabbed to like a brass ring. Enough to make a difference. Turns out though, as the lyrics of a great Maine jazz singer remind us, it's...
Caption: Lyrics too! "The old gray mare...", Credit: Susan Cook
Updated: Sep 15, 2023

The Department of Poetic Justice (and Poetic Reckoning)

Back in 2013, my collection "Blue: American Sonnets" was entered in a contest sponsored by the Alice James Press. Inspired by myself, here I present my American sonnets , many from "Blue: American Sonnets", odes, lyrical tributes- the emotional angst and pleasure of poetry brought to our longing...
Caption: Breathing: American Sonnets (gulfofmainebooks@gmail.com or Shermans.com), Credit: Susan Cook
Updated: Sep 15, 2023

National Poetry Month: American Sonnets and One Ode

In celebration of written and spoken poetry, some from Breathing: American Sonnets. Some first appearing here. Einstein's Sonnet written in 2008. All by Susan Cook.
Caption: Retired New York City sanitation worker Angelo Bruno (L) speaks with his former partner, Eddie Nieves (R), about working together on their daily route. <a href="http://www.prx.org/pieces/52877-storycorps-angelo-bruno-and-eddie-nieves">Listen Here</a>.
Updated: Sep 12, 2023

'Work'

We all spend 8 hours a day at it: hear stories from and about work, unusual jobs, and loving what you do.
Caption: Zenobbie Clark (L) and her sister, Diana Carter (R), remember their brother, Samuel "Bubba" Hammond Jr. <a href="http://www.prx.org/pieces/48177-storycorps-griot-zenobbie-clark-and-diana-carter">Listen Here</a>.
Updated: Sep 12, 2023

'Witness'

Yes, they were there for that. They saw it, heard it, and in these pieces they tell you all about it.
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Updated: Sep 12, 2023

Family

Caption: Richard Pecorella remembers his fiancee, Karen Juday, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. <a href="http://www.prx.org/pieces/56614-storycorps-9-11-richard-pecorella">Listen Here</a>.
Updated: Sep 12, 2023

'September 11'

Stories from those affected by the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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Updated: Sep 11, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15.
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Updated: Sep 11, 2023

Afterglow

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Updated: Sep 11, 2023

Make Believe Ballroom

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Updated: Sep 08, 2023

This American Life Funder Promo

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Updated: Sep 04, 2023

Paul Ingles' Music Doc Favorites

Since resuming public radio program production in 1999, Paul Ingles has produced some of the most widely heard music specials in the country including an extensive series of in-depth programs on the history of The Beatles, and a series called "The Emergence of..." which explores the early history...
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Updated: Sep 04, 2023

1973 Week

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Updated: Aug 31, 2023

Labor Day

Labor Day is Mon. Sept. 4.
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Updated: Aug 30, 2023

Atomic Hour Chestnuts- The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner

Which Version Do You Like Best?
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Updated: Aug 29, 2023

Back to School

That was fast.
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Updated: Aug 28, 2023

Country Shows

PRX Backups for Backcountry
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Updated: Aug 18, 2023

Atomic Hour Chestnuts- Spy-Fi On The Hi-Fi

You May Now Open The Dossier In Front Of You...
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Updated: Aug 15, 2023

THE LASTING IMPACT OF ROBBIE ROBERTSON (1 or 2 Hours)

Robbie Robertson, chief writer for the legendary and hugely influential rock group simply called The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Music specials producer Paul Ingles will present a one hour special, with an optional second hour as well, presenting the most important music written by...
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Updated: Aug 08, 2023

Iris's List

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Updated: Aug 06, 2023

Noise

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Updated: Jul 31, 2023

2023 Entertainment

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Updated: Jul 29, 2023

KRCB-FM Radio 91 @ norcalpublicmedia.org/radio/radio

Reveal This American Life American Routes Afropop Worldwide Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio The Retro Cocktail Hour Folk Alley Hearts of Space Notes from the Jazz Underground Strange Currency Deep Threes Snap Judgment Latino USA
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Updated: Jul 21, 2023

The Citizens' Guides

If we tell each other what we know about being citizens in this great country, maybe more of us will take part and help sustain participation. The Citizens' Guides are a collection of how-to, what-for and where-with-all commentaries, based on the experience of this writer as she negotiates the...
Caption: In 1996,  the National Democratic Convention support for Rie v. Wade, Credit: New York Times
Updated: Jul 21, 2023

Roe v. Wade and the Shaming of Women Part 1

Essays decrying the cancellation of Roe v. Wade
Caption: The consequence? Intimidation of constituents so they dare not call..., Credit: SusanCook
Updated: Jul 21, 2023

Civil Liberties for Lifelong Learners

Commentaries, Sixty Second Moral Inquiries and Two and One Half Minute Conspiracy Theories along with a lyric or two for The Great American Wrongbook (and the Department of Poetic Justice and Reckoning) ! Life long education to answer the question : What is a civil liberty anyway? In 2011, at...
Caption: Public radio that is truly public prevents the silencing of those voicing concern about violations of human rights., Credit: Susan Cook
Updated: Jul 21, 2023

The River Is Wide

The River Is Wide is written by a political activist and psychologist. Citizen's Guides, the occasional Congressional Guide, sonnets when no other format seems appropriate, A Sixty Second Moral Inquiry from time to time, original poetry from our Department of Poetic Justice and brief essay-ish...