Realgoodwords

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Realgoodwords : conversations with Minnesota writers that explore the stories and the inspiration behind them.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


129 Pieces

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MN Author Tyler Blanski and "Mud and Poetry"
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Tyler Blanski is a Minneapolis house painter who is a writer and painter. His book is called "Mud & Poetry - Love, Sex and the Sacred". Tyler grew ...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 20:25
  • Purchases: 1
MN Author Kao Kalia Yang & "The Latehomecomer"
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Heidi Holtan talks with Kao Kalia Yang about her memoir that is not just a self examination. She examines the history of the Hmong people both in ...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 15:35
  • Purchases: 1
MN mystery author Erin Hart and "False Mermaid"
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Heidi Holtan talks with Erin Hart about her latest Nora Gavin mystery and her tour of the Kitchigami Regional Library System with husband and Irish...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:52
Northern Minnesota author K.L. Malmquist
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Heidi Holtan talks with K.L. Malmquist about his latest novel "The Unraveling" a story set in northern Minnesota it's part adventure, part mystery ...

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  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 1
MN Author Catherine Friend
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Heidi talks with MN author Catherine Friend about her new memoir "Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep & Enough Wool to Save the Planet."

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 18:26
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Author Wayne Quist
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Interview about Quist's novel God's Angry Man, the true story of a Minnesota boy orphaned at age seven during te Greaat Depression and indentured a...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 17:57
  • Purchases: 1
Jim Proebstle on Fatal Incident
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Every Wednesday night on Real Good Words, Heidi talks with authors about their writings. Heard that phrase before? Want to take it on as your own?...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 23:43
  • Purchases: 1
Author Sharon Chmielarz on "Calling" and "The Sky is Great the Sky is Blue"
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Sharon Chmielarz has had poems published in several literary magazines including The Laurel Review, The Iowa Review, Water~Stone, Kalliope, Ascent,...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
Siri Hustvedt on The Summer of Men
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Realgoodwords is our weekly book program; a place for those who read, write and appreciate the written word.

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 17:08
  • Purchases: 1
Lora and Neil Johnson talk about The Night I Met Santa and Resorts of Minnesota
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Series: Realgoodwords
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Lora and Neil join Heidi from their car and driveway, for a conversation about each of their new books.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 18:31
  • Purchases: 1

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