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MN Reads: "Trauma Sponges" by Jeremy Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Firefighter and author Jeremy Norton talks about his new book "Trauma Sponges"

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 11:55
Naomi Klein: Tackling the “Doppelganger”, Disinformation & Lies
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In her new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World”, award-winning journalist Naomi Klein describes being confused with Naomi Wolf, a con...

Bought by KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Sarah Smarsh Explores Class in Rural America
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sarah Smarsh, Credit: Paul Andrews
Sarah Smarsh discusses her book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth which is 2022-2023 NEA Big Read...

Bought by KZUM, WMPG, WDCB, RADIOLEX, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
2021-05-07 Climate Stories We Tell Ourselves
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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How do our identities and values shape the way we listen to others’ climate experience? Author Nathaniel Rich and journalist Meera Subramanian cove...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KICI Iowa City, and KOWS


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
210507: Climate Stories We Tell Ourselves, 5/7/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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How do our identities and values shape the way we listen to others’ climate experience? Author Nathaniel Rich and journalist Meera Subramanian cove...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
A conversation with poet Sally Wen Mao
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sally Wen Mao, Credit: Sookoon Ang
Sally Wen Mao’s poetry excavates the burden of spectacle for Asian-Americans.

Bought by KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZUM, and KMUN


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Paisley Rekdal
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author, teacher, poet and scholar Paisley Rekdal discusses her new book on cultural appropriation - "Appropriate."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Not Everyone is a Jerk: Rutger Bregman on Humankind
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Life gives us plenty of reasons for cynicism but best-selling author Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) summons a wealth of evidence that humanki...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Arab American Poet Naomi Shihab Nye
From: New Letters on the Air
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Arab-American writer Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis and is now a long-time resident of San Antonio and the 2018 winner of the Texas Institu...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Ideas Books: Will Atkinson, Class
From: Craig Barfoot
Series: Ideas Books
Caption: Ideas Books: Will Atkinson
Interview with author Will Atkinson about his book, Class. The topic of class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
Author and MacArthur Fellow Edwidge Danticat talks about her memoir
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Edwidge Danticat, Credit: Jonathan Demme
In this conversation, Edwidge explores the writing of her powerful memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Mothering Decisions
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Some critics of popular culture say there aren’t enough accurate portrayals of abortion decisions. But one scholar says, in some recent mother-daug...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 3
Understanding Others: Transformative Writers
From: New Letters on the Air
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We give thanks for transformative writers in this episode entitled UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, a show that features excerpts from six programs that highl...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Author Max Brooks has put zombies on the global map!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The World War Z author Max Brooks isn't kidding when it comes to zombies.

Bought by WABE, KPIP-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Who Needs Health Insurance? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WJCT, WCSU-FM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMNF, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Who Needs Health Insurance?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WCNY, KVNF, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
The Nonviolent Life, Happiness & Chasing The Moon Thieves (Peace Talks Radio)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three authors talk about how their books relate to peacemaking. The Nonviolent Life by John Dear, Before Happiness by Shawn Achor and Princess Mari...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Friend is a Verb (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How social media is changing the concept of friendship.

Bought by WCNY and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 30, 2013
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Art of Minnesota Author, Tom Berg
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of, Art Beat - we visit with an individual who penned a book about Minnesota politics during the span of 1968 through 1978. The boo...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 27:42
  • Purchases: 2
THE Memoirists
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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On this edition we explore the literaty genre or the memoir.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Midwestern Poet Trish Reeves
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Trish Reeves
Poet Trish Reeves draws inspiration from family history, human resilience, and a series of glass negatives which are featured in NEW LETTERS magazi...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Did That Person Die?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about death and forensics, with Dr. Michael Baden, the Chief Medical Examiner for the New...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 58:02
From Combat to College
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Are colleges and universities ready for the influx of veterans returning from military service?

  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03