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MN Reads: "From Lapland to Sápmi" by Barbara Sjoholm
From: WDSE
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Author Barbara Sjoholm talks about her new book "From Lapland to Sápmi"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:33
National Writers Series: Geraldine Brooks
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Anne-Marie Oomen talks with writer Geraldine Brooks.

Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "The Big Sugar" by Mary Logue
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Mary Logue talks about her new book "The Big Sugar"

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 08:52
MN Reads: "Eastcliff" by Karen Fults Kaler
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Karen Fults Kaler talks about her new book "Eastcliff"

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 08:52
MN Reads: "Making the Carry" by Timothy Cochrane
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Timothy Cochrane talks about his new book "Making the Carry"

  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 13:57
Feminist Poets: Past American Voices
From: New Letters on the Air
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For Women's History Month, we feature a special program about four important feminist poets who led the the next generations into the 21st century....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, KBIA, WNMU-FM, WDCB and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 19
773: As Read By The Author / 774: Hope: Where Does It Come From?, 3/4/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
Constant Wonder - Making the Modern Christmas
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Christmas wouldn't be the same without Dickens. And, the railroads changed Christmas forever.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
MN Reads: “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940” by Tony Dierckins and Maryanne C. Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Tony Dierckins talks about “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940” his new book co-authored by Maryanne C. Norton

  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 12:21
The Write Question - Bill Vaughn
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Bill Vaughn discusses his new book, "The Last Heir: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families."

Bought by Prairie Public, WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Locking Letters, The Tolkien Heir, Crabs and Coral Reefs
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Before we had encrypted emails and security envelopes, people would protect their correspondence with fancy folding. Topic 2: How have J.R...

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 51:39
  • Purchases: 5
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick Takes a Road Trip With George Washington
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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In 2018 historian and writer Nathaniel Philbrick, his wife Melissa, and their dog Dora took off on a road trip to trace George Washington’s route a...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2021
  • Length: 11:48
David Hill discusses "The Vapors"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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David Hill is a writer from Hot Springs, Arkansas. His work has appeared regularly in Grantland and The Ringer, and has been featured in The New Yo...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:16
The Write Question - Anthony W. Wood
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Historian Anthony W. Wood discusses his new book, "Black Montana Settler Colonialism and the Erosion of the Racial Frontier, 1877-1930."

Bought by KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Michael Punke
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Michael Punke discusses his new novel, "Ridgeline," about the Fetterman Massacre of 1866.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Gretchen E. Minton
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and scholar Gretchen E. Minton discusses her book, "Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country's Love Affair with the World's Most Famous Write...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Making Good Time in Miami
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fall 2020 Student Edition
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In this episode of Fresh Art’s Fall 2020 Student Edition, University of Miami student Kristian Kranz heads to Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florid...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 13:13
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR's Classic Series revisits Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Isabel Wilkerson, whose 2020 book, CASTE, is now a bestseller. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WDCB, and WRKF


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Kate Winkler Dawson: American Sherlock: Murder, forensics and the birth of American CSI
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Kate Winkler Dawson will tell us about the origins of forensic crime solving techniques, her new book is American Sherlock: Murder, forensics and t...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2020
  • Length: 12:54
The Witness Tree, by Amy Pendino
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interview with Minnesota author, Amy Pendino.

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 11:23
The Write Question - Jack Nisbet - 409
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer and naturalist Jack Nisbet discusses his book, "The Dreamer and The Doctor: A Forest Lover and a Physician on the Edge of the Frontier."

Bought by Prairie Public, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
National Writers Series: Susan Orlean
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Author Susan Orlean talks with To the Best of Our Knowledge host Anne Strainchamps.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2019
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Randall Sullivan
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Journalist Randall Sullivan and Marty Lagina talk with Patrick Livingston about "The Curse of Oak Island."

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Pond #40: Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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During the Nazi regime, many German artists, scientists, and other intellectuals found refuge in Southern California. The authors Lion Feuchtwanger...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 34:48
The Write Question - Edward Chamberlin - 385
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Canadian historian and author Edward Chamberlin discusses his book "The Baker and the Blackfoot: An Untold Story of Friendship, Trust, and Broken P...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2