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A harsh visit to the desert of the Bible: a place of banishment and horror, where ostriches and demons dance in the abandoned cabins.
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Feb 15, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
In 1993, a family was found murdered in their home. A Maryland police spokesperson described the homicide investigation as the most “exhaustive and...
Bought by HowSound
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 25:03
- Purchases: 1
Ray Bradbury's best work... the movie's opening credits were done with audio voiceover while antennas (and no words) grace the opening screen...
- Added: Feb 18, 2017
- Length: 02:12:23
The last few years in particular have seen a re-popularization of slave narratives: from Tarantino's fictional Django Unchained to the award-winnin...
- Added: Feb 17, 2015
- Length: 59:51
How magic and law shaped the witch trials of early modern Europe
- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 29:33
It’s odd to think cannibals, cannabis-growers, Vietnam War protesters, and prison escapees all have something in common. But they do: the necessity...
- Added: Jun 11, 2014
- Length: 21:04
- Purchases: 2
A poet famous for writing about the civil rights movement and for epitomizing black arts movement feminism, Sonia Sanchez passed through Attica’s g...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 54:52
- Purchases: 1
Michigan has always been home to a number of bustling American enterprises, including the prison industry. Each year, the state's correctional faci...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 54:27
- Purchases: 2
Writer and Latino activist Luis J. Rodriguez was born in El Paso and grew up in East L.A. We went to talk Luis Rodriguez simply because he, and hi...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jan 22, 2014
- Length: 11:03
- Purchases: 1
In this episode we talk about a lesser known tale, The Armless Maiden. How does she get her arms chopped off you ask? Maybe her dad does it to save...
- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 19:56
It's not dark yet. Well, actually it is. But actor Alfred Molina makes a book with Death in the title an absolute thrill to listen to. The program ...
Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more
- Added: Aug 18, 2011
- Length: 28:39
- Purchases: 6
Today we hear stories by two giants of Mexican literature, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes. The former is read by actor Tony Plana; the latter by th...
Bought by KUPR low power FM, KPIP-LP, WABE, and KQED
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 52:59
- Purchases: 4
Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (1990) is considered one of the finest books about the Vietnam War. But it's almost less about the war and m...
Bought by KICI Iowa City, WKMS, KMUN, KUER, KPIP-LP and more
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 8
- Added: Jun 10, 2005
- Length: 27:50
- Purchases: 3
