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Conversations: Ross Douthat
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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Emily speaks with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat about his book The Deep Places, which chronicles his harrowing experience with chronic Lyme...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 50:44
Conversations: Emily Maloney
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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Emily speaks with Emily Maloney about her new collection of essays, Cost of Living, which explores the American healthcare system and what it’s lik...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 33:59
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and Editor Kwame Dawes
From: New Letters on the Air
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Born in Ghana and raised in Jamaica, the poet Kwame Dawes is the editor of Nebraska's literary magazine, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, and the 2021 successor t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Novelist, Poet, & Memoirist Alan Proctor
From: New Letters on the Air
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We mark Veteran's Day with two interviews featuring Alan Proctor. His book, THE SWEDEN FILE: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN EX-PATRIATE, was named one of th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
John Grisham Writers Hour - James McBride
From: WMRA
Series: The John Grisham Writers Hour
Caption: John Grisham & James McBride, Credit: JMU Creative Media
Recorded in front of a live audience, WMRA and James Madison University present The John Grisham Writers Hour with special guest James McBride, a N...

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 1
The late Puerto Rican Poet & Fiction Writer Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with a look at Puerto Rico’s culture and stories through the eyes of the late Judith Ortiz Cofer. In the...

Bought by New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Hispanic Heritage month with the Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer, who influenced and mentored Latina writers around the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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A tribute to singer/songwriting legend Leonard Cohen who passed away November 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KVMR, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 21
Krip Hop
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Leroy Moore
You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, poets, musicians, and MCs. On...

Bought by WRIR and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Furious Flower Honors Rita Dove (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The most celebrated African American poets in America pay homage to the life’s work of former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove.

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, KVSC, KRDP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Celebration of Southwest Storytellers - Part 2: Ortiz, Chavez and McGarrity
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Simon Ortiz
Writers associated with the Southwest United States - Denise Chavez, Michael McGarrity, and Simon Ortiz - talk about the major themes in their work...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Stories from the Heart of the Land VI - Depending on Nature
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WFAE, KVNF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 26
Stories from the Heart of the Land IV - Nature is Homeground
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour long program about the intersection of people and the natural world

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:59
  • Purchases: 27
Stories from the Heart of the Land V - Dreams of Paradise
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world.

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:29
  • Purchases: 27
Stories from the Heart of the Land III - Journeys Home and Away
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long program about the intersection of people and the natural world.

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUOW, KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 24
Stories from the Heart of the Land I - Portraits in Landscapes
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: Stories from the Heart of the Land
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Hour-long programs about the intersection of people and the natural world

Bought by WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 55:30
  • Purchases: 37
Peace Talks Radio: Spoken Word for Peace (58:00 / 54:00 / or Three 29:00 programs)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Actors, storytellers and poets express their hope for peace with the spoken word.

Bought by WVTF, WXXI Rochester, KNCT FM, KWMR, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2007
  • Length: 57:46
  • Purchases: 20
This I Believe - Aldous Huxley
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Novelist Aldous Huxley talks about self-knowledge and the power of change.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KFAI Minneapolis, WKYU, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - James Michener
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
James Michener talks about brotherhood and community.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and WKYU


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Thomas Mann
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Thomas Mann talks about faith, integrity, and creativity.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and WKYU


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Reclaiming Islam: A Woman's Perspective
From: Laura Jackson
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Muslim scholar Leila Ahmed argues for an alternative to fundamentalist Islam, for an oral, ethical tradition, passed down from mothers and grandmot...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFUV, and KZYX


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 17:40
  • Purchases: 4