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Pulitzer Prize nominee, #1 New York Times bestseller, and MN Book Award Nominee Alison McGhee about her picture book "The Song of Middle C."
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 17:49
Known for her books and movies like "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "The Tale of Despereaux", MN Book Award Nominee Kate DiCamillo about her latest "Th...
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 24:57
Duluth journalist Wendy K. Webb her debut creepy novel "The Tale of Halcyon Crane," ("creepy" in a good way)
- Added: Apr 05, 2010
- Length: 18:15
This show features the work of younger poets whose first books were published as a result of winning the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, including Natasha...
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- Length: 29:00
The development of the large human head and broad shoulders provide many evolutionary benefits for our species but also require assistance for a sa...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Historical novel writer Sarah Dunant talks about she applies her background writing thrillers to write more literary books. The author of the best...
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- Length: 29:00
Alberto Rios, who grew up in a mixed family on the Arizona-Mexico border, recounts his experiences living between languages and cultures in his mem...
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- Length: 28:56
On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...
Bought by KVNF, WHFR, WRKF, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC and more
- Added: Jul 13, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 13
Poet Lucille Clifton is widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanhood, and spirituality.
- Added: Jul 13, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 3
Why you've never heard of the Wright Brothers' sister, Katharine.
- Added: Apr 14, 2009
- Length: 29:00
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
The groundbreaking discovery of an unknown master painter and perhaps one of the greatest women in art.
- Added: Dec 17, 2008
- Length: 29:31
A journey to the edges of land and sea
- Added: Nov 12, 2008
- Length: 03:30
The mind is a cave
- Added: Nov 12, 2008
- Length: 03:34
From Hawaiia, a tropical canvas.
- Added: Nov 12, 2008
- Length: 03:58
Extends part 6 by looking at "Visions of Johanna"
Bought by KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 59:20
- Purchases: 6
Discussion of Dylan's Love Songs
Bought by KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more
- Added: Jun 18, 2008
- Length: 59:40
- Purchases: 6
Exploring why both the book and the film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," are still considered iconic and beloved, including an interview with Mary Badham...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KGOU
- Added: Apr 17, 2008
- Length: 29:57
- Purchases: 3
Very personal conversation with author Diane ACKERMAN about The Zoo Keeper's Wife, now a major film.
- Added: Jan 16, 2008
- Length: 29:30
- Added: Dec 14, 2007
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Aug 17, 2007
- Length: 27:30
Feminist Icon and award-winning writer MARGE PIERCY in conversation about her life and work
- Added: Aug 17, 2007
- Length: 27:30
Rafe Esquith says America's public education system has failed kids, and that is why he can't. He teaches Shakespeare to fifth graders at one of th...
- Added: Jul 23, 2007
- Length: 54:00
THE PLANETS is Dava Sobel's historic and scientific tour of our solar system.
- Added: Jun 28, 2007
- Length: 13:21
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
- Added: Jun 28, 2007
- Length: 28:59
