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Re-Sisters
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about Cosey Fanni Tutti's new book Re-Sisters, which intertwines her own life and work with that of electronic music pio...

Bought by Raven Radio and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
An Hour of Storytelling - Top Secret Stories! and The Bully and the Bulldog
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Noa Baum and Pippa White, and a bullied kid, Elliot, gets some unexpected help from a famous champion when he faces a bully at school.

Bought by KECG, KTXK, WVPE, KSJE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 7
"Holiday Special" with Paul F. Tompkins, José Olivarez, and Esme Patterson
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire Specials
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This special holiday edition of Live Wire features comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins, poet José Olivarez, and singer-songwriter Esme Patterson.

Bought by WUFT and WCQS


  • Added: Nov 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a retired orc warrior on a new quest to open a coffee shop in a small village in the audio edition of...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WCNY, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
2023-11-12 Your Brain on Literature
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How do writers and filmmakers exploit our cognitive biases to surprise and delight us?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WLPR , KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Dissonant Landscapes: Music of Iceland
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Dissonant Landscapes," which explores how Icelandic musicians are often discussed in relationship to the...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
We're Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month with author Cynthia Leitich Smith
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cynthia Leitich Smith, Credit: Christopher T Assaf
YA and children’s author and curator Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) discusses the joys and responsibilities of writing and curating authentic Nat...

Bought by WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 6
National Writers Series: V.E. Schwab
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Beth Milligan talks with fantasy author V.E. Schwab.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Ken Follett
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Pat Livingston talks with bestselling author Ken Follett.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Jack Driscoll
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Brittany Cavallaro talks with Jack Driscoll.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
An Hour of Storytelling - Finding True Treasure and Full Moon Ball
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Shonaleigh and Geraldine Buckley and a story from Kaboom: why, oh why, did prom have to fall on the night of the full moon?

Bought by KECG, KTXK, KSJE, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
586: Paul F. Tompkins, Safiya Sinclair, and Isabeau Waia'u Walker, 11/10/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins, poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair, and music from Isabeau Waia'u Walker.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Shelf Discovery: The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a young woman as she finds herself transported into the life of her older self in The Good Part by ...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WCNY, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
Sound Actions
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we discussed the book "Sound Actions," which reduces musical activity down to its most essential components so that we can re-conc...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 1
2346: Your Brain on Literature, 11/14/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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How do writers and filmmakers exploit our cognitive biases to surprise and delight us?

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Reading and Writing
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Join our Kids Crew in a conversation with the beloved children’s authors, Goosebump’s RL Stine and Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the Ar...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KTNA, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Sublime Thanksgiving Jazz
From: PJ Ewing
Series: Lester the Nightfly
Caption: SUBLIME THANKSGIVING JAZZ
Thanksgiving Jazz | Thanksgiving in Oldtown Combining the most thematic of jazz standards and new additions with a few excerpts from Harriet Beeche...

Bought by WJSU and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
An Interview with Mike Curato
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Mike Curato talks about his award-winning graphic novel Flamer, his writing practice, and how it feels to have his story vaulted into national head...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 16:39
Skin Deep
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Happy Halloween! Jess talks with UCLA librarian Megan Rosenbloom about the spooky science of uncovering what makes some old books extra rare.

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
585: Lauren Fleshman, Joey Clift, and Who Is She, 11/3/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features runner and author Lauren Fleshman, comedian and writer Joey Clift, and music from indie supergroup Who Is She?

  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Shelf Discovery: Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin catches up with a best-selling author as he’s taunted by a copycat killer in Becoming the Boogeyman by Rich...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WCNY, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
Novelist Isabel Cañas: Terror with an Historical Twist
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Isabel Cañas , Credit: Kilian Blum
Author Isabel Cañas discusses her novels and the space created by gothic fiction’s trope for exploring issues of social hierarchy, race and gender.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KZUM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 5
Pat Metheny
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about "Beneath Missouri Skies," a biography of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's early years growing up in Lee's Summit, Miss...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
20231106: Reading and Writing, 11/6/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Join our Kids Crew in a conversation with the beloved children’s authors, Goosebump’s RL Stine and Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the Ar...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
584: Aparna Nancherla, Gary Gulman, and No-No Boy , 10/27/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features comedian and writer Aparna Nancherla, stand-up comedy from Gary Gulman, and music from singer-songwriter No-No Boy.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00

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