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Sappho (630-570 bc) & Jazz
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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A public domain reading of Sappho's "Epigrams" set to public domain jazz from Pixabay.

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:45
MN Reads: "Dreaming Our Futures" with Brenda J. Child
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Brenda J. Child talks about the new book (and new art exhibit) "Dreaming Our Futures"

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 08:34
MN Reads: "Where the Dead Sleep" by Joshua Moehling
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Joshua Moehling talks about his new mystery "Where the Dead Sleep"

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 07:02
Dream Sharing and Empathy
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Does dream sharing increase empathy and insight? Today meet two English professors who say, "Yes it does!" The Science and Art of Dreaming is their...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 53:01
Exploring the world at the speed of andante
From: Suki Wessling
Series: Babblery Minibabbles
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This mini-episode from The Babblery features writers Patrice Vecchione of Monterey and Tania Romanov of San Francisco, who both wrote books about w...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 26:23
MN Reads: "The Sturgeon's Heart" by Amy E. Casey
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Amy E. Casey talks about her NEMBA nominated book "The Sturgeon's Heart"

  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 06:33
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
The Write Question - Caroline Patterson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This episode features a conversation with Caroline Patterson about her collection of short stories, Ballet at the Moose Lodge. She also reads two s...

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


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Prologue
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: The Wind
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An introduction to The Wind.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:14
Poet Martha Serpas on the disappearing Louisiana Gulf Coastline
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Martha Serpas
In today's classic NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, we revisit Gulf Coast poet, Martha Serpas, whose 2020 book, DOUBLE EFFECT, won the L.E. Phillabaum Poetr...

Bought by KMXT, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Gary Ferguson and Dr. Mary M. Clare - 433
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Gary Ferguson and Mary M Clare discuss Gary's book, The 8 Master Lessons of Nature along with their work with Full Ecology.

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


  • Added: Jun 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Christy Stillwell - 376
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Christy Stillwell discusses her novel, "The Wolf Tone," winner of the 2017 Elixir Fiction Award. She also reads a short passage from an article she...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Chris Dombrowski - 406
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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A conversation with Chris Dombrowski about his collection of poems, "Ragged Anthem." He also reads a few selections.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - James Lee Burke - 367
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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James Lee Burke discusses his 22nd novel in the Dave Robicheaux mystery series, "The New Iberia Blues." He also reads a short passage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mainlander
From: Patricia Petelin
Series: The Midrange
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I'm not about to declare continental living a danger to one's health, but I'm starting to wonder. What is it about small, isolated places surrounde...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2018
  • Length: 13:08
The Write Question - Maxim Loskutoff - 444
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Maxim Loskutoff discusses his collection of short stories about the "hidden West" in "Come West and See." He also reads a short passage.

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


  • Added: Sep 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Interview w/ writer DANA SPIOTTA about her most recent novel "Innocents and Others"
From: Out of Bounds
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The award-winning teacher and novelist discusses her latest novel "Innocents and Others"

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 27:00
RDD: Having Fun Isn't Hard When You've Got A Library Card
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries you'll meet Jason Kucsma, the deputy director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. We'll talk about Tole...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Hamilton discusses "The Second Life of Nick Mason"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Steve Hamilton is a two-time Edgar-winning mystery writer.He lives in upstate New York.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 13:01
Ideas Books: Frank Wilczek - A Beautiful Question, Finding Natures Deep Design
From: Craig Barfoot
Series: Ideas Books
Caption: Ideas Books: Frank Wilczek
Nobel Prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe, a principle that has guided his pionee...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2016
  • Length: 27:26
Furious Flower: Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez
From: With Good Reason
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Conversations with celebrated American poets Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNSB, Morehead State Public Radio, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison
From: With Good Reason
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Renowned writers, singers, and poets, including Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni, paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison with an extravaganza ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KAAD-LP, WRIR, KUAF Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 9
Reed Farrel Coleman discusses "The Devil Wins"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Reed is a three-time Edgar Award nominee in three different categories—Best Novel, Best Paperback Original, Best Short Story—and a three-time recip...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2015
  • Length: 22:07
The Yellow Wallpaper
From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology
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Forced to ‘rest’ for months in an old Victorian estate, a woman begins to realize something strange about the horrendous wallpaper in the nursery.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2015
  • Length: 38:06
America the Beautiful (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In honor of Independence Day, a former radio DJ joins us to play a selection of patriotic songs sung by African Americans. (And more...)

Bought by KZYX, WJCT, WVAS, WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 11