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Novelist Vaddey Ratner writes her story of Cambodia
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Vaddey Ratner, Credit: Christina Sherk
Vaddey Ratner's novel, In the Shadow of the Banyan honors her lost family

Bought by WNJR, WMUU-LP, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 22, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
MY Fair Lady
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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An in depth look at MY FAIR LADY with back stories on its creation

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Nov 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 1
Selling Ignorance: Part Two of the Way of Neoliberalism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Tonight we’re speaking with Philip Mirowski, historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame, and author of Never Let...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 57:40
  • Purchases: 1
John Fleck: Colorado River Riddles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Fleck
As the temperature and population continue to rise in the southwestern United States, water becomes scarcer than ever. How did we get here? Will th...

Bought by KVNF, KFCF FM, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 07, 2016
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 3
Don't Lose Your Cool: Katie Herzog on A/C
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Katie Herzog
Who doesn't enjoy that refreshing feeling when you walk in from 90 degree heat to the cool blast of an air-conditioned room? Last month extreme hea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Slaves Waiting For Sale (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How one particular painting of slaves waiting for sale changed things at the outbreak of the American Civil War; What was the real reason many Unio...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
Slaves Waiting For Sale (Half Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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How one particular painting of slaves waiting for sale changed things at the outbreak of the American Civil War; What was the real reason many Unio...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, KRZA, WLPR , KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 12
Kassie Hilgert turns a rust belt graveyard into an arts center.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: SteelStacks, Credit: Jonathan Davies
Reclaiming the abandoned Bethlehem Steel Plant for the arts gives a region new life

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
Eliding History: Jill Lepore On Telling Stories
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Jill Lepore joins us to talk about three books: The Story of America; The Secret History of Wonder Woman; and Joe Gould's Teeth.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:03:04
The Dating Show - Historic Hotel, Travel Book Authors, Single Guy, Girl on Beach
From: Michelle Valentine
Series: The Dating Show (free, $0)
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Listeners escape with Michelle Valentine to a quaint, historical Florida waterside bed & breakfast. Learn about the history of the hotel and take a...

Bought by KXCR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 27:50
  • Purchases: 1
George Martin
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What do you know about the 5th Beatle? The fifth Beatle was George Martin, the producer for the band. We are gonna tell you about his life, his bac...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Jazz Master Archie Shepp-- A Life in Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Archie Shepp: I Hear the Sound, Credit: Created by WOZNIAK
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.

Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
The Life of Arthur Ashe (Half Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Though he first emerged in the public consciousness as a world-class athlete, Arthur Ashe’s subsequent contributions as an author, activist, humani...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, KKRN, and WLIW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
A New Take on an Old Story: “Juliet” by Danish author Anne Fortier
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anne’s debut novel is an imaginative contemporary view of Italy's iconic star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Her newest book, "The Lost Sisterho...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 2
Allusionist 28: WLTM part I
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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Your online dating profile is the latest spin on a 300-year-old tradition of advertising yourself in order to find a spouse, a sexual partner, or s...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 41:08
KISS Destroyer - Author Interview
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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On this episode, we are gonna interview James Campion and discuss his book “Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an A...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Coming Home to Big Stone Gap (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani talks about life growing up in the small Appalachian town of Big Stone Gap. And: looking to the past by colle...

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, KKRN, and WXDU


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
2016 Anniversaries - Show #1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is the first part of a two part series. We will be talking about the anniversaries of this new year. What happened in the music world in 1966?...

Bought by KMUD, KSKQ, KSRQ, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ellsworth Kelly: the gloriousness of color and form.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ellsworth Kelly in his studio, Credit: Jack Shear
Artist and 2012 National Medal of Arts Recipient, Ellsworth Kelly looks back on his career.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
How the Bard Meant It (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-How did Shakespeare's plays sound 400 years ago? Plus: A novelist mentored by John Grisham. And more….

Bought by WCNY, WFAE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 6
How The Bard Meant It (half hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-How did Shakespeare's plays really sound 400 years ago. Plus: The big ideas in the plays of Shakespeare. And more….

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, Troy Public Radio, KRDP, WLIW and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
BFFs, Girlfriends, and Besties (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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As the British Empire expanded, the fabric of society depended upon women’s friendships. One letter from a “BFF” back home could save a colonist fr...

Bought by WJCT, KRDP, Troy Public Radio, WKCC, KRZA and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
BFFs, Girlfriends, and Besties (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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As the British Empire expanded, the fabric of society depended upon women’s friendships. One letter from a “BFF” back home could save a colonist fr...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, WTJU and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
Science writer Mary Roach talks about "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Mary has developed a career specializing in popular science and doing it with respect and wit. Since the publication of her first book “Stiff,” she...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2015
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 1
Meet the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Juan Felipe Herrera
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Juan Felipe Herrera Unity Poem Fiesta. , Credit: Courtesy University of California-Riverside
The new poet laureate of the United States and two-time National Endowment for the Arts fellow calls for everyone’s heart to speak out.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KFCF FM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WLPR , KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 7