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This week we take a trip to Mexico, a petrostate that just elected climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. She’s also the former...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KALW and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
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This week we take a trip to Mexico, a petrostate that just elected climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. She’s also the former...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:59

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:38
Caption: Lynyrd Skynyrd
On this MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE episode, it's the first of a two-part edition from our occasional series TALK MUSIC WITH ME. We dig back a few deca...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KFSK, KUPR low power FM, WHRV, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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We hear from Minnesota writer Rachel Braugham--her new book is called Widowland, Tiffanie Drayton’s new book is called Black American Refugee, it’s...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:00
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We hear from Minnesota writer Marlon James, book 2 in his Dark Star Trilogy is now available, it’s called Moon Witch Spider King; Canadian writer H...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
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Featuring writers Seressia Glass, Naomi Krupitsky, Kevin Birmingham and Jean Chen Ho. Also Children's Book contributor, Tracy Kampa.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:00
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A top 10 countdown of our favorite WWR authors and interviews, best children's books of the year, and looking towards 2022.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
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On today’s show…You ever have the urge to escape? To get in your car and just drive and keep on driving? That’s what Phoebe Fox’s main character di...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:57
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Today we’ll hear about an #OwnVoices psychological thriller from newcomer Amanda Jayatissa; Canadian writer Lecia Cornwall has a new work of histor...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:00
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You’ll hear from authors Megan Abbott, Grady Hendrix, Maggie Smith, Jeffrey Kluger, and also Children’s Librarian Tracy Kampa will tell us about so...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:59
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Color of Change board chair Heather McGhee talks with Laura about her New York Times best-selling book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone a...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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“What I recall most is the way that she grabbed my wrist and, shaking a bit, she said over and over again, ‘If it happens, run. Don’t let that happ...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 33:08
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin for a review of many great moments from the history of televised presidential debates, with commentary from several...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUWM, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJCT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 13
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Staff Librarian and What We're Reading producer Tammy Bobrowsky talks with writer Fiona Davis. Her new book is called The Lions of Fifth Avenue. It...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 11:12
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin on a journey through political history as we revisit memorable and historic moments from national party conventions...

Bought by WVPE, Vermont Public, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
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We hear from authors Kristin Higgins, Anne Enright, and David Pepper--they all have new novels to tell us about, and later in the show we’ll hear f...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:54
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John Grimaldi has been performing music for over 40 years and has over 18 albums under his belt. Today we explore one of his earlier projects, The ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:19
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Just before midnight on October 15, 1990, police arrived at 527 Lime Street in Jacksonville, Florida to find the small wood-frame house on fire. Th...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:24
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In the summer of 1922, in a town in southern Illinois, 23 people were murdered over two days. Men, women, and children came out of their houses to ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 24:23
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In 1977, a man named Robert Burns went to a funeral and shot someone, in the head, in front of 300 people. He didn’t deny it, and his lawyer didn’t...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 34:28
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Author Tom Clavin's new book All Blood Runs Red: The legendary life of Eugene Bullard is his new book; Minnesota writer, Amy Pendino and her debut ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
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Author Samuel Shem --his new satirical novel is "Man’s 4th Best Hospital;" author Ruta Sepetys--her new book is called "The Fountains of Silence"--...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:46
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We hear about a fun and charming new children’s book, Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, by Andrew Joyner; Bemidji community member Rucha Ambikar on growing...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:51