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Joe Plut on "Conversations with Jon Hassler"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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RealGoodWords is a one-hour weekly radio program for readers, writers and those who appreciate the written word.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:44
Julie Kramer on "Silencing Sam"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Realgoodwords is a one-hour weekly radio program for readers, writers and those who appreciate the written word.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 09:03
Marianne Wiggins
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Marianne Wiggins talks about her novel, THE SHADOW CATCHER, which combines fiction with biography (albeit a semi-fictional Mar...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
MN Author K.L. Malmquist and "F.L. Wasselwick's Return of the Golden Turtle"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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MN author Keven Malmquist talks with Heidi Holtan about "F.L. Wasselwick's Return of the Golden Turtle"

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:47
Mark Spragg
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Mark Spragg talks about and reads from his third novel, BONEFIRE.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
MN Author Duane Schwartz and "Calumet"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Local author Dwane Schwartz and his latest called "Calumet," a mystery set in Calumet that involves the Klan.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
MN Poets Louis Jenkins and Steve Downing
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Heidi talks with poets Louis Jenkins and Steve Downing about their poetry and their event happened on April 21st at Itasca Community College

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 10:56
MN Author Alison McGhee and "The Song of Middle C."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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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
MN Author Kate DeCamillo and "The Magician's Elephant"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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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 Author Wendy Webb and "The Tale of Halcyon Crane"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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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
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
Why Do Gorillas Have It So Easy?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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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
Novelist and Book club favorite Sarah Dunant
From: New Letters on the Air
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Historical novel writer Sarah Dunant talks about she applies her background writing thrillers to write more literary books. The author of the best...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
Arizona's Alberto Rios
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Alberto Rios
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...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 28:56
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
Furious Flower
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Clifton on the cover of 'Wild Blessings'
Poet Lucille Clifton is widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanhood, and spirituality.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KVSC, and CKMO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Wright Brothers' Sister
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Orville, Katharine and Wilbur Wright, Credit: Library of Congress
Why you've never heard of the Wright Brothers' sister, Katharine.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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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
Girl with a Red Hat: The Secret Genius of the Vermeer Family
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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The groundbreaking discovery of an unknown master painter and perhaps one of the greatest women in art.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 29:31
Maine Coast, Oregon Sky
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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A journey to the edges of land and sea

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
The Many Worlds of Fantasy
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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The mind is a cave

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:34
How Place Shapes Us
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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From Hawaiia, a tropical canvas.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
Show 7: Love Songs Part II
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
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
Show 6: Love Songs, Part I
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
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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
Re-reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
From: With Good Reason
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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

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