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Alexander Chee is a careful craftsman of language. As we came to find out, when we talked to him from Argot Studios in NYC, he is as measured, unas...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 10:05
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We spoke to YouTube superstar Grace Helbig after the publication of her second tongue-in-cheek guide, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Virginia sits on the floor to interview Tom Perrotta at Harvard Book Store., Credit: Sara Plourde
Tom Perrotta is the author behind, among others, Little Children, The Abstinence Teacher, and The Leftovers, now a hit HBO drama which he co-writes...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 12:45
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Megan Abbott has been called "David Lynch for teenagers". Her 2014 novel "The Fever" landed on best books of the year lists from The School Library...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:38
Caption: Virginia Prescott chats with Alexander McCall Smith backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, Credit: Sara Plourde
The prolific author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series talks about his writing process.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:57
Caption: Mickela at the Asrlar Sadosi Festival in Navoi, Uzbekistan -, Credit: Madina Khusanova
As host of the Emmy Award-winning series Barefeet, Mickela Mallozzi travels the world learning the traditional dances and music of each place she v...

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Salman Rushdie and Virginia Prescott backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, Credit: Sara Plourde
Salman Rushdie is a Booker-Award-winning novelist and the prolific author of a number of non-fiction works, children's books, and essays. He joined...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:08
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Soon after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, thousands of people dropped everything to rush south and help out. We hear about some of th...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WLIW, WNMU-FM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Shannon O’Neill, an audience member, Brandon Scott Jones, Connor Ratliff, and Molly Thomas , Credit: : Photo by Teresa Castracane. Courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Improvisers Shannon O'Neill and Brandon Scott Jones from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater explain how they do what they do.

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Story District, Credit: Alexander Morozov
Everyone has a story; Story District helps tell it.

Bought by WRIR, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
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-In the late nineteenth century,American cities were home to more cyclists than anywhere else in the world. -An animator talks about working on Spo...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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On this episode of art beat, we visit with a jack of all trades who works behind the scenes at Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona MN. Catie...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 24:48
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Justin Cronin's book, The City of Mirrors marks the end of the Passage trilogy--and what a ride it was!

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Dan Savage's authentic openness and empathy informed from growing up a closeted gay in a Catholic family that might not fully accept him made him r...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:11
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Who knew you could get so many life tips from Top Chef Fabio Viviani: He would rather be dead than stupid, and things have to make him happy, heal...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 45:06
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We hear from Scott Knudson, a documentary filmmaker from Bemidji. Scott has just completed work on a 2 hour documentary, “Resorts of the Northwoods...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2016
  • Length: 09:21
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Actor and Director Joel Murray and Actor Curtis Armstrong dish with me on acting, directing, starting out, advice for young actors, what it means t...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:16
Caption: Xu Haofeng, San Francisco, CA 5/31/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Xu Haofeng talks curved knives, revealing secrets, and what he owes War Kong Wei.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 13:30
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In her new book The Artist's Compass, Rachel Moore gives practical advice and strategic insight for creating a career in the performing arts.

Bought by KZUM, WMUU-LP, WRIR, and WNJR


  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
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-NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten on his book "Nation of Nations" concerning immigration to the U.S. over the last fifty years. -Cuban born author Gus...

Bought by WFHB, KMUD, and KRZA


  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Outspoken funny girl Margaret Cho dishes with host Elysabeth Alfano at the Sunset Marquis with a Tequila Cocktail. The two talk about everything fr...

  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:39
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Dave Buker & The Historians on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR studios

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:07
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Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel has tackled traditionally taboo subjects. In a different role, Vogel has also distinguished herself a...

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  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
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Can you find a jukebox anymore? Do they still work? We are gonna talk about the history of the jukebox and remember a time when all you needed was ...

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  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft grew up wanting to prove himself, which he did by writing the bestselling books, "The Zombie Survival Guid...

  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 54:25