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Julia Fine, THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE & Lisa Scottoline, ETERNAL
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with Julia Fine about her genre-bending novel The Upstairs House. It’s about a new mother’s postpartum depression—and her obsession with th...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Peter Balakian
From: New Letters on the Air
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Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Peter Balakian talks about his 2010 book, ZIGGURAT-- a contemplation on architecture, visual arts, his personal experi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Just in time for Halloween---Kiersten White's The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Author Kiersten White's retelling of the Mary Shelley's classic novel from the point of view of Mrs. Frankenstein.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2018
  • Length: 29:36
WorldCanvass: Don Quixote's Four Century Saga (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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The four century saga of knight-errant Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza kicks off the new season of WorldCanvass. Host Joan Kjaer and Worl...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 23:53
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Don Quixote's Four Century Saga (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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The four century saga of knight-errant Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza kicks off the new season of WorldCanvass. Host Joan Kjaer and World...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 26:02
  • Purchases: 1
Give War and Peace a Chance (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Next year marks the 150th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy’s great Russian tome, War and Peace. While the novel’s great length scares many readers away, ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Give War and Peace a Chance (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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January 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. A new book offers Tolstoyan wisdom for troubled times...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, CHSR-FM 97.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WFHB and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 8
Give War and Peace a Chance (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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January 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. A new book offers Tolstoyan wisdom for troubled times...

Bought by WJCT, WCPN, KRDP, and WLIW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Gathering At Sunnybank
From: KGNU Community Radio
Caption: Albert Payson Terhune, Credit: Kristina T. Marshall
A look at the devoted fans of Albert Payson Terhune and his book "Lad: A Dog"

  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 25:27
Cave Canem, an African-American Writers' Center
From: New Letters on the Air
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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...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
Whitman at War
From: With Good Reason
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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
The Beat Goes On - part 5
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: The Beat Goes On - "On the Road" at 50
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part 5 of 5

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat Goes On - part 4
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: The Beat Goes On - "On the Road" at 50
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part 4 of 5

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat Goes On - part 3
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: The Beat Goes On - "On the Road" at 50
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part 3 of 5

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat Goes On - part 2
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: The Beat Goes On - "On the Road" at 50
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part 2 of 5

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat Goes On - part 1
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: The Beat Goes On - "On the Road" at 50
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Part 1 of 5

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 2
What's the Word? Literature of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Memoirs, poetry, drama, and fiction about the Holocaust.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFSR and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 8
What's the Word? Literature by Child Survivors of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Fiction and a memoir by child survivors.

Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBYS 88.3 FM, WXDU and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 8
SubwayLand
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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New York Times columnist Randy Kennedy finds his writing muse underground

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2