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John Luther Adams
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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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
An Interview With Author & Veteran Rich LaMonica
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Rich LaMonica, a 22-year U.S. Army veteran and leader in the Global War on Terrorism, retired in 2015, and wrote Out of The Darkness, recounting hi...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 12:05
The Write Question - Alexandra Teague
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Alexandra Teague discusses her memoir, "Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir" (Oregon State Univ. Press).

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


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
An Hour of Storytelling - Don't Kill Santa! - Holiday Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WVPE, Angelica Community Radio, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 4
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
An End-of-Year Reading of "At the Fishhouses"
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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At each year's end, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem, a perennial favorite, was chosen n...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 04:40
Revisiting the realm of Kurt Vonnegut
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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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
593: Timothy Egan and Dessa, 12/29/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features acclaimed author Timothy Egan, plus rapper and poet Dessa.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Shelf Discovery: How to Walk Yourself Healthy and Happy by Russ Williams
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes a deep dive into her favorite form of exercise with the audio edition of How to Walk Yourself Healthy...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, KLCC, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
Best of 2023 With Bob Odenkirk
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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We showcase some of the best of 2023 for kids music. The Kids Crew is joined by guests Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin Odenkirk. Their book Zilo...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KECG, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KRSC and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
An Interview with Author Mark Jamilkowski
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Mark Jamilkowski is the new author of a historical fiction novel about surviving World War II and the Cold War, murder, earthquakes, and abuse. At...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 16:26
The oud
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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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
The Write Question - Emily Riddle
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Nehiyaw (Cree) poet Emily Riddle discusses her award-winning debut poetry collection, "The Big Melt."

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


  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
857: Cultivating Wonder / 858: The World Is A Laboratory, 12/23/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Cultivating Wonder" - Maybe there’s something missing in your life you can’t quite explain. It might be that you need to re-discover you...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
MN Reads: "Northern Sights" by Tove Conway
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Tove Conway talks about her new book "Northern Sights"

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 07:26
What Makes a Place? (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
What Makes a Place? (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
What Makes a Place? (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, and WUGA (part of GPB)


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Christmas at Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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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
592: Paul F. Tompkins, José Olivarez, and Esme Patterson, 12/22/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This special holiday edition of Live Wire features comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins, poet José Olivarez, and singer-songwriter Esme Patterson.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
National Writers Series: Nita Prose
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Brittany Cavallaro talks with author Nita Prose.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Perfect Little Lives by Amber and Danielle Brown
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a young woman on a quest to clear her father’s name in Perfect Little Lives by Amber and Danielle B...

Bought by WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WRMU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
08-18: Erosion and Evolution: Our Undoing is Our Becoming, 12/27/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Terry Tempest Williams
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
Arnold Schoenberg
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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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
20231225: Best of 2023 With Bob Odenkirk, 12/25/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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We showcase some of the best of 2023 for kids music. The Kids Crew is joined by guests Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin Odenkirk. Their book Zilo...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 58:00

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