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In her first memoir, “Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” British-born Alexandra introduced us to her family and her early y...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
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A small-town farm boy turned big-city journalist, Phil chucked his staff job at the Wall Street Journal to spend his summers in a 7-foot-by-7-foot ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthony’s latest book, “Hotels, Hospitals and Jails” describes his life after the pluses and minuses of the fame of "Jarhead." In that book he chro...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Frank has a 50-year sports writing career dating back to the beginnings of Sports Illustrated, and his NPR program, Sweetness and Light, has aired ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 3
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and was an early influence on Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and ...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KMUN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Kate Rosenberger@Dog Eared Books, Credit: Jenny Attiyeh
Be it a curmudgeonly Galwegian on the West coast of Ireland, an erudite scholar in Dublin or a literary motorcyclist 'flower child' of San Francisc...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 1
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This week our writers all experience the incredible power of Mother Nature, from crashing waves to lightning strikes to shooting stars. Stories by ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Charles Ferguson, 9/21/10, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Charles Ferguson talks bodyguards, confrontation, and getting to the facts for his Oscar(tm)-winning documentary.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 17:09
Caption: Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi, 11/7/10, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi talk working in isolation, bringing smolder to the table, and the importance of coffee.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 13:22
Caption: Alexandre O. Philippe, 10/26/10, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe ventures into the contentious landscape of the love-hate-love relationship George Lucas fans have with the creator ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 16:55
Caption: Ryan Reynolds, San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ryan Reynolds on sense memory, staying calm, and working solo.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2010
  • Length: 09:11
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Filmmakers Henry Joost, Nev and Ariel Schulman talk about taking the journeys, metaphorical and literal, to discover the truth about their Facebook...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 10:32
Caption: Vikram Jayanti, September 10, 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Vikram Jayanti on lies, truth, and Hollywood Babylon in his doc, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF PHIL SPECTOR

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 21:01
Caption: Ruba Nadda, April 29. 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Writer/director Ruba Nadda talks heat, curves, and living on the edge.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2010
  • Length: 09:52
Caption: Todd Solondz, July 21, 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
LIFE DURING WARTIME's writer/director Todd Solondz talks gumdrops, sympathy, and what he expects from a film experience.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:57
Caption: Ben Steinbauer and Jack Rebney, San Francisco, July 30, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
WINNEBAGO MAN subject Jack Rebney and its director Ben Steinbauer talk logic, politics, and the pleasures and perils of making a film about a cultu...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2010
  • Length: 22:43
Caption: Idris Elba, San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
Idris Elba talks to Andrea Chase about glamorous gangsters, creative cross-pollination, and working in Rwanda.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2010
  • Length: 09:31
Caption: David Michod, June 18, 2010, San Francisco, Credit: Andrea Chase
David Michod talks crime, drama, and the silence of 17-year-old boys.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 18:15
Caption: Jay Duplass, San Francisco, June 22, 2010 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Jay Duplass, seminal member of the Mumblecore indie film movement, talks the downside of intense relationships, ceding control to his act...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2010
  • Length: 15:13
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MICMACS director Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks fate, inspiration, and the impersonal nature of modern warfare.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2010
  • Length: 08:13
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Hour-long talk show focusing on theater and theater-culture with guests JIM BROCHU, Creator & Star of the off-Broadway hit ZERO HOUR (based on the ...

  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 54:59

  • Added: May 15, 2010
  • Length: 09:33
Caption: Anna Halprin and Ruedi Gerber, Credit: Andrea Chase
Dance icon Anna Halprin and filmmaker Ruedi Gerber talk about translating her art to film.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 24:31
Caption: Jane Lindholm and John Irving, Credit: Sarah Ashworth
Vermont Public Radio's Jane Lindholm sits down for a wide-ranging interview with novelist John Irving at his home in Vermont. Short and long versio...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 46:43
  • Purchases: 1
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A thrice married counselor shares his insights on the core principles of love and intimacy.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:59