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Brittany Cavallaro talks with Jack Driscoll.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Exploring all things wine with you! In this episode Kim and Mark talk with Natalie MacLean about her new book "W...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 40:49
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For Black History Month, we'll hear from Patricia Smith, the author of eight poetry books and the 2021 winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for li...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Feb 24, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cover of the book "Can You Hear Me Now?" by Suzanne DeMallie.
The education system can change top-down, or bottom-up. Author Suzanne DeMallie wrote “Can You Hear Me Now?” – a book about how parents and teache...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:36
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Native Author, Marcie Rendon visits the Virginia Public Library and the Nett Lake Community during KBFT's Native Writing Festival.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:58
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Online search engines are basically universal, so questions at the library reference desk are changing. We follow the story of one question, “I wan...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 20:01
  • Purchases: 1
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An English teacher at Martin Middle School shares her stories of breaking the rules and finding her inspiration.

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:40
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Stan Kusunoki is a high-potential elementary teacher in Shakopee, Minn., who is also a published poet. He stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse to chat w...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 19:32
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Alaska's own, Maeva Ordaz, on winning the 2015 Poetry Out Loud national title;

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:59
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What does children's book author Dav Pilkey have in common with Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Maya Angelou? His books, like theirs, appear on the...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2016
  • Length: 16:13
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Is there an invisible thread that connects humans to all life around us? Novelist Kathryn Davis explores how the fantastical world in her novel, Du...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:51
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Love Harry Potter? You'll love the tale of a different sort of wizard school.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 20:19
Caption: American Sanctuaries
NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR celebrates libraries with this audio anthology of poets, novelists, and memoirists who talk about how they found inspiration...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Carrboro High School sophomore Carolyn Macleod credits her third grade teacher Hannah Stang with her passion for writing. They have written letters...

  • Added: May 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
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My Dad never wanted to be a hero. Survival was the only option.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
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A half-hour audio program that explores Amy Tan's gripping, The Joy Luck Club. It features Amy Tan and readings by actress Ming-Na from the film ad...

Bought by KZYX, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Jimmy Breslin in his Manhattan home.
This week we're delving into the world of American letters with Arnold Weinstein and Jimmy Breslin. Veteran journalist Jimmy Breslin might be the l...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Simon Ortiz
Writers associated with the Southwest United States - Denise Chavez, Michael McGarrity, and Simon Ortiz - talk about the major themes in their work...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Author Rudolfo Anaya discusses the importance of oral tradition in light of his 1972 novel, "Bless Me, Ultima."

  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: :59
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Reaction to controversy at a Texas high school over teaching of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
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There is an editor within each of us, and sometimes that editor needs to be killed. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park Ridge,...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:26