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Episode 32: Brit Bennett on Curiosity, Categorizing People and Finding Comfort in Old Friends, 4/25/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly talks with Brit Bennett, the brilliant mind behind the bestselling book The Vanishing Half.

Bought by WHYY, KQED, Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 33: Tamar Gendler On the Five Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness, 5/2/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly talks with Yale philosopher, Dean Tamar Gendler to wrap up the Human Natures series with some fascinating insights.

Bought by KQED, WUFT, Maine Public Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Misunderstood: Anna Quindlen, Anna Sale and Kelly share readings and thoughts on family life.
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly surrounds herself with podcaster Anna Sale and Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen to compare notes on family life.

Bought by WHYY, WYAP, Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
Episode 38: Austin Channing Brown on Black Girl Pride and Frustration, 5/30/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Austin Channing Brown is tired of explaining what it's like to be black, but her insight and passion is irresistible. Here's a conversation that wi...

Bought by Maine Public Radio and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Amanda Ripley on Personal + Global Conflict
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Amanda Ripley on Breaking Free from Conflict

Bought by WYAP, WHYY, Maine Public Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 36: Karen Moon on The Summer of Healing, 5/16/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Karen Moon on Loving Your Family through the Next Stage of the Pandemic

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Why Jews Are So Funny, Model UN, When Humans Eat Foods to Extinction
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Why Jews Are So Funny, and When It’s Okay for Non-Jews to Laugh; Topic 2 - Teaching Diplomacy to Kids Through Model UN; Topic 3 - How Hum...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 51:49
  • Purchases: 1
Rick Steves “For the Love of Europe” and his Travel-Driven Social Ethos
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Venice, Italy
Today on World Footprints, we welcome back, author and television host, Rick Steves. We enjoy a very thought-provoking discussion about a range of...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2020
  • Length: 36:27
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,John talks of new projects , the resurgence of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: John McEuen , the String Wizard
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gitty Band and a frequent contributor to Unreal Bluegrass, returns to update about new projects of The St...

Bought by Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:07
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Dan May
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Dan May, Credit: Dan May Facebook
Singer-songwriter Dan May’s career path has taken more twists and turns than a corkscrew in a hurricane. He has worked as a grave-digger, televisio...

  • Added: May 05, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
THE OATH -- Ike Barinholtz Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ike Barinholtz, San Francisco, CA 9/27/18, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ike Barinholtz talks savagery, gestalt therapy, and art in difficult times.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 11:58
Drawing Ideas with Roz Chast
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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In this audio piece, among other things, we learn how she joined The New Yorker’s staff and how her illustrations are infused with a particular kin...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 06:26
THE MEDDLER -- Lorene Scafaria and Susan Sarandon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Lorene Scafaria & Susan Sarandon, San Francisco, CA 4/11/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Susan Sarandon and Lorene Scafaria talk giving, taking, and scoring good eggs.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 16:25
The Speed of Sound: Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Colin Meloy says he wishes he would have never used the word "hiatus" when referring to his band The Decemberists taking time off after The King Is...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Sylvan Esso
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #73, Alessondra
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for an interesting and fun conversation with planetary astronomer, Alessondra Springmann. She’s working on NASA’s Osiris project and could ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:02
ZERO MOTIVATION -- Nelly Tagar Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nelly Tagar, San Francisco, CA 12/15/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nelly Tagar talks sacrifice, stapleguns, and why she’s like a cactus.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2015
  • Length: 22:04
THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL -- Nick Prueher Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL co-founder Nick Prueher talks cultural anthropology, local angles, and topless darts.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 20:28
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE -- Justin Simien Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Justin Simien, San Francisco, CA 10/17/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Justin Simien talks satire, social mirrors, and the truth of life.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 11:56
12: Playground Sounds (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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The sounds of childhood: jokes and playground songs.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Sarah Vowell Riffs On Satchmo, 'The Incredibles' And Andrew Jackson [Extended]
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman and producer Laine Kaplan-Levenson about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, New Orleans...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
Sarah Vowell Riffs On Satcho, The Incredibles, And Andrew Jackson
From: WWNO
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, and other musings.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
CUBAN FURY -- Nick Frost Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nick Frost, San Francisco, CA 3/28/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nick Frost talks sequins, alcohol, and why not every romantic comedy should end in a kiss.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 09:13
The Mikie Show #68, Paul
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode sixty-eight, an enlightening conversation with Paul Carrick Ph.D., teacher of philosophy at Gettysburg College. He’s also a bio...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
Birthdays
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
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Everyone has a birthday, but the day's meaning changes over time. In this episode, we look at life from 21st and 94th birthdays.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:53