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This "Best of Books" special features celebrated writers Ashley C. Ford and John Green

  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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A postcard from Tongue, Scotland

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode features filmmaker Penny Lane, writer Omar El Akkad, and music from The Dip.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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It’s that time of year when we all need resilience: elections, holidays, the change of seasons. Many of us need fortitude to get through. Reverend ...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Time now to check in again with Tracy Kampa. She is the Children's Librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library. Tracy is also our Children’s Books C...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2021
  • Length: 11:23
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This episode includes writer Gary Shteyngart, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, and music from indie folk duo The Lowest Pair.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode includes writer Ijeoma Oluo, historian and staffer at The New Yorker Jill Lepore, and music from indie folk duo The Bengsons.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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Alice Henderson’s love of wild places inspired her new thriller series, which begins with A Solitude of Wolverines, as well as her novel Voracious,...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2021
  • Length: 25:47
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This episode includes writer and radio host Tom Scharpling, comedian Mohanad Elshieky, and music from MAITA.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Tracy Kampa recommends: Red, White, and Whole, by Rajani LaRocca While I Was Away, by Waka T. Brown Mel Fell, by Corey R. Tabor It Fell from the S...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2021
  • Length: 13:03
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This episode features actress and TV creator Rachel Bloom, poet Natalie Diaz, and music from singer-songwriter Kevin Morby.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features Mötley Crüe rocker Nikki Sixx, filmmaker Todd Haynes, and music from Melanie Charles.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode includes filmmakers Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch, and music from Anaïs Mitchell.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes actor and humorist Nick Offerman, comedian Phoebe Robinson, and music from Adia Victoria.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes actor Marlee Matlin, writer Melissa Febos, and music from Ida Mae.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode feature actor and TV writer Demi Adejuyigbe, comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus, and music from soul duo The War and Treaty.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features copy editor Mary Norris (The New Yorker), actor and writer Ryan O'Connell, and music from soul-rock group Dirty Revival.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode includes filmmakers Mark Duplass & Natalie Morales, ballet dancer James Whiteside, and music from Dar Williams.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes comedian Maria Bamford, stand-up comic Shain Brenden, and music from country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes writer Nichole Perkins, documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker, and music from Joshua Henry.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Pamela Sneed's poetic memoir "Funeral Diva" is described as a “coming of age in New York City during the late 1980s.”, Credit: Patricia Silva
Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. She reads selections from her memoir, Funeral Diva, and shares some of her life story. ...

Bought by KALW and WORT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This episode includes comedian Hari Kondabolu, science writer Sarah Scoles, and music from Angelica Garcia.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes comedian and SNL cast member Cecily Strong and Canadian rapper Shad.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode includes writer Casey Cep, comedian Matteo Lane, and music from Samantha Crain.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode is a pledge edition of Live Wire that features writer George Saunders, comedian and podcaster Laci Mosley, and music from Jensen McRae.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, WUTC, Tri States Public Radio, WQLN and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 48:11
  • Purchases: 9