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Dream-Inspired Poetry with Joan Gelfand
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Why are dream-inspired poems so powerful? We speak today with award-winning poet, author of multiple books, and committed activist, the dynamic Joa...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:58
MN Reads: "Finding Family" by Laura Purdie Salas
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Laura Purdie Salas talks about the Minnesota Book Award Nominee "Finding Family: The Duckling Raised By Loons"

  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 07:10
In the Beginning
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Tony Kushner
Pulitzer Prize winners Tony Kushner, Jane Smiley, Richard Russo, as well as Sherman Alexie, Naomi Shihab Nye, and the late August Wilson share some...

Bought by WDCB and KAAD-LP


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: “Break Point” by Sheri Brenden
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Sheri Brenden talks about her new book “Break Point”

  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 13:30
The Write Question - Maggie Shipstead
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and travel writer Maggie Shipstead discusses her newest novel "Great Circle" and what drives explorers to pursue the unknown.

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


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Kristin Knight Pace RERUN
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This is a rerun of Sarah Aronson's interview with Kristin Knight Pace, one of thirty-one women in the world to have completed both the Iditarod and...

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


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ted Kooser describes his journey from insurance executive in Nebraska to being tapped as the first U.S. Poet Laureate from the Great Plains in 200...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women Writing Women
From: New Letters on the Air
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In this special anthology program novelist Meg Wolitzer and poet Molly Peacock both discuss the importance of writing about the lives and work of w...

Bought by KBIA and WDCB


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Andrea Abi-Karam and Kay Gabriel
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poets and curators Andrea Abi-Karam and Kay Gabriel discuss the anthology "We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics," a collection of ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 706: Mike Scott/The Waterboys
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Mike Scott of The Waterboys on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Mike Scott the Scottish bandleader of the legendary group The Waterboys.

Bought by KUAR, Angelica Community Radio, KTRL, KTRL, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 31
Beyond Earth’s Edge: A Celebrity Space Poetry Jam!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The moon and Earth's edge, photgraphed from the International Space Station., Credit: NASA
Creators of an outstanding new collection of poems about spaceflight and exploration join Mat Kaplan to talk about the book as Bill Nye and other n...

Bought by WFHB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
International Latino Book Award-winning Poet Xánath Caraza: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with Xanath Caraza, a multi-International Latino Book Award winner. In part one of this interview, she t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Favorites
From: New Letters on the Air
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FAVORITES features excerpts from shows of the past decade with Nikki Giovanni, Marcus Wicker, Thomas Keneally, Ellen Bass, Daniel Woodrell and Alex...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Laura Munson - 442
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Best-selling author Laura Munson discusses her novel, Willa's Grove. She also reads short passages.

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


  • Added: Feb 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Jonathan Fetter-Vorm - 408
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm takes us into the world of his book, "Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Books and Gifts for Your Favorite Space Nerds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla visits Mars rover Curiosity at JPL., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Our own Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society senior editor and book lover, shares her 2019 list of favorite space books. She also presents a list of...

Bought by KDNK, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
129: Candace Bushnell, Is There Still Sex in the City? Live On Stage
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Candace Bushnell gave us a reason to sit on our couch every week to soak in the stories of the women--and men--of the 90s television culture-chang...

Bought by WCNY, KWIT, Louisville Public Media, KWIT, WNIN and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
121: Author Jennifer Weiner Writes a Radical "Beach Read"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Jennifer Weiner
The times, they are a’changin’. This week on Inflection Point, Lauren Schiller talks to author Jennifer Weiner, about her newest bestselling book “...

Bought by KKRN, Louisville Public Media, KWIT, WNIN, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Write Question - Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle - 451
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Organic farmer, Bob Quinn discusses "Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food," with his co-author, Liz Carlis...

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


  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
W.S. Merwin: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We kick off National Preservation Week and continue our celebration of National Poetry Month by pulling from our audio archives to look back on the...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The Write Question - Shobha Rao - 355
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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In the midst of our nation's immigration crisis, Shobha Rao discusses her novel, "Girls Burn Brighter." She also reads two short passages.

Bought by KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
279: When Women Rule / 280: Burnout, 6/9/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "When Women Rule" - From Homer to Harvey Weinstein, women are reclaiming the classics in the age of #MeToo. HOUR TWO: "Burnout" - Ever ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
93: How to age without apology - Nina Collins, author of "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Nina Collins
What's so monumental about turning 40 for women and why do we need our own Facebook group? Turns out--pretty much everything. Nina Collins has crea...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KSJD, KWIT, KUT, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
2018 Spring Fundraiser: Experiencing More With Less / Predicting Success
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about simplicity ...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WUTC, KUSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, KANW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:21:32
  • Purchases: 6
The Written World
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Martin Puchner
Think about the many stories you’ve heard or read over the years. Some of those stories may have had a major impact on your life, or maybe even the...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2