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Earth, Wind & Fire
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music imbued with Earth, wind, and fire, in actuality or metaphorically.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:19
Remembering Author Philip Roth
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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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
An Outside Watcher Coming In: Book artist Felicia Rice
From: Suki Wessling
Series: The Babblery
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Book artist Felicia Rice on a lifetime of creating letterpress art and confronting the issues of our time.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
WPRN Book Nook - Saving Grace
From: Adam Scull
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Twenty some years ago, when I lived in Eastern Washington, I was out at a lake one busy summer day, enjoying the heat of an Indian summer. I wasn't...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2023
  • Length: 07:12
Poet Ellen Bass: Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue National Poetry Month with part two of a conversation with poet Ellen Bass, the author of the 2020 book INDIGO. She discusses how, aft...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Poet Ellen Bass: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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California poet Ellen Bass, the author of the 2020 book INDIGO, describes looking back on her childhood in Philadelphia for inspiration, especially...

Bought by KAAD-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Perfect Pitch (EDITED)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Musical themes ranging from intimate expressions of love, the power of spirituals, to musical dogs.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:03
My climate anxieties
From: Possibly
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Last week, I introduced you to Kate Schapira, a writer who’s been listening to people’s climate anxieties since 2014. She sets up a booth in public...

Bought by KMXT, KICI Iowa City, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Inside Studio 54 – The Real Story of Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll – Chapter 2
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Written by Mark Fleischman, with Denise Chatman and Mimi Fleischman Chapter Two: The Raid on Studio 54 Studio 54 first opened in April 1977 and b...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 27:38
The Write Question - Ada Limón
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Ada Limón discusses her new collection, "The Hurting Kind."

Bought by KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, WETS, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 6
National Writers Series: Honorée Jeffers, Wanda Morris, Vanessa Riley
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Rochelle Riley talks with authors Honorée Jeffers, Wanda Morris, and Vanessa Riley.

Bought by WNMU-FM and WKAR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - CAConrad
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet CAConrad discusses their latest collection: "AMANDA PARADISE: Resurrect Extinct Vibration."

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


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question ENCORE - Stephanie Land
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This is an encore performance of a 2019 interview between former host Sarah Aronson and author Stephanie Land. They discuss Stephanie's best-sellin...

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Lehua Taitano RERUN
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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We revisit a conversation from 2019. In this episode, poet Lehua Taitano discusses her collection "Inside Me An Island." She also reads from the bo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #20: Adventure
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Have you ever thought about dropping everything to pursue your passion? Susanne Papawassiliu profiles Mike Powers who left his life in Florida behi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
First Love (EDITED)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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The intensity of first love examined by poetry and music.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2021
  • Length: 56:50
The Sound of The Sun
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry matched to music about nature.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2021
  • Length: 55:12
Rekindling from Burnout
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Burnout from work is something a lot of us are thinking about right now. It's been on the minds of librarians, too. We talk to a group of library w...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 25:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Work of Happiness
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetic and musical reflections about being "happy".

  • Added: Nov 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:22
Piano
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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The piano inspires powerful and poignant memories and inspiration.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:36
  • Purchases: 1
After Rachmaninoff
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Music serves as a poignant metaphor in this set of poetry.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:57
  • Purchases: 1
Medicine for Hearts: The Works of Poet Lisa Marie Brimmer
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Poet Lisa Marie Brimmer, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Lisa Marie Brimmer
Poet Lisa Marie Brimmer writes with heartfelt expression addressing personal and social issues. They are a co-editor of Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Passion for Solitude (revised and Edited 2023)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music which explores the gifts of the solitary life.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00:58
  • Purchases: 1
Poet Staceyann Chin, poet, griot
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Award-winning poet, performer, novelist, and activist Stacyann Chin about her long awaited anthology, Crossfire, and her relationship to a cannon d...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Round Midnight
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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The midnight hour explored in poetry and music.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1