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On this episode, we talked about John Luther Adams and his biography, "Silences So Deep," which focuses on his time living in Alaska between 1978 a...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 30, 2023
- Length: 28:33
- Purchases: 1
Revisiting the realm of Kurt Vonnegut feels much like embracing an old friend after a long separation. His works feel comfortable, brimming with da...
- Added: Dec 26, 2023
- Length: 03:05
On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 23, 2023
- Length: 27:42
- Purchases: 1
This holiday season on World Ocean Radio we return with a special reading of "Christmas at Sea", an evocative poem by Robert Louis Stevenson writte...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 04:03
Erosion and evolution. Shadow and light. Death and rebirth. These are some of the strands that the acclaimed author, naturalist and activist Terry ...
- Added: Dec 18, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about the new Harvey Sachs book "Schoenberg: Why He Matters," which looks at the life and music of a composer who is one...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 16, 2023
- Length: 28:39
- Purchases: 1
Philip Roth, one of the most celebrated American authors of the 20th century, left an indelible mark on literature through his provocative and deep...
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 03:32
The classic holiday tale by Oscar Wilde is interpreted along with sacred Christmas music.
Bought by Michigan Radio and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 58:28
- Purchases: 2
Welcome to melodically challenged, where this week’s show is “Breaking Bread”—a celebration of what we eat, what we cook, and what we share. In tod...
- Added: Dec 06, 2023
- Length: 01:00:06
On this episode, we talked about the new book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," which explores the many ways that the humble...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 02, 2023
- Length: 28:12
- Purchases: 1
Lou Berney is the author of the novels Dark Ride (Sept. 19, 2023), November Road, The Long and Faraway Gone, Whiplash River, and Gutshot Straight. ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2023
- Length: 18:21
On this episode, we talked about Cosey Fanni Tutti's new book Re-Sisters, which intertwines her own life and work with that of electronic music pio...
Bought by Raven Radio and RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Nov 18, 2023
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 2
On this episode, we talked about the book "Dissonant Landscapes," which explores how Icelandic musicians are often discussed in relationship to the...
- Added: Nov 11, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we discussed the book "Sound Actions," which reduces musical activity down to its most essential components so that we can re-conc...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Nov 06, 2023
- Length: 28:27
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about "Beneath Missouri Skies," a biography of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's early years growing up in Lee's Summit, Miss...
- Added: Oct 28, 2023
- Length: 28:31
Shawna Weaver talks about her new book "Climate Grief"
- Added: Oct 26, 2023
- Length: 12:37
On this episode, we talked about the new book by veteran music journalist John Robb, which features a selection of artist profiles from throughout ...
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 28:35
On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...
- Added: Oct 02, 2023
- Length: 27:09
Welcome to melodically challenged, where this week’s show is She’s a Maneater!—a collection of poems featuring history’s most dangerous and misunde...
- Added: Sep 26, 2023
- Length: 01:00:06
In her new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World”, award-winning journalist Naomi Klein describes being confused with Naomi Wolf, a con...
Bought by KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK, KWMR and more
- Added: Sep 20, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 6
From: KRCL
This is a 1 on 1 interview with Author Dan Levitt, and Radioactive's Nick Burns.
From Levitt's Website
"For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse ...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 12:04
The presence of birds in our lives and birds as metaphors for life events.
- Added: Sep 16, 2023
- Length: 59:35
In this episode, Emily speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her recent novel Take My Hand, based on the 1973 case of the Relf sisters who ...
- Added: Aug 28, 2023
- Length: 40:06
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about composer and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill's new autobiography "Easily S...
- Added: Aug 26, 2023
- Length: 28:30
We are trying to help save the world! The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) #4 is Quality Education. The goal is to ensure inclus...
Bought by KECG
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 01:00:06
- Purchases: 1
