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"The Blindman's World" by Edward Bellamy (1850-1898)

From: Michael Henrik Wynn

This philosophical story by Edward Bellamy suffers from a syntactic and linguistic problems. But in terms of composition, it is almost a masterpiec...

618: Hari Kondabolu, Kristi Coulter, and Quasi , 6/21/2024

From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire

This episode features comedian Hari Kondabula, writer Kristi Coulter, and music from indie rock duo Quasi.

Shelf Discovery: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery

On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a small Southern town where a few unexpected books change everything in Lula Dean’s Little Library o...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida

Banned Books

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

This time on The Children's Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Boo...

Bought by KRSC, KICI Iowa City, WGTE Public Media, KMXT, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Futuromania

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this book, we talked about the new Simon Reynolds book "Futuromania," which looks at the notion of "the future" as it has manifested in pop musi...

909: The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe / 910: Difficult Summer Reading, 6/22/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke recor...

Pulitzer on the Road - Episode 6: Meeting Barbara Kingsolver in Appalachia

From: Pulitzer on the Road
Series: Pulitzer on the Road

Caption: Barbara Kingsolver and Emily Ramshaw on the swing

An interview between Barbara Kingsolver, Prize winner for Fiction, and Emily Ramshaw of The 19th News, on Kingsolver’s farm in Appalachia, about gr...

Pulitzer on the Road - Episode 4: Authors Hernan Diaz and Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation

From: Pulitzer on the Road
Series: Pulitzer on the Road

Caption: Hernan Diaz and Viet Thanh Nguyen

Hernan Diaz, Fiction prize winner, meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen, a Pulitzer board member and himself a previous Fiction winner, in a New York Gilde...

Pulitzer on the Road - Episode 3: Jefferson Cowie on Freedom's Dominion in Alabama

From: Pulitzer on the Road
Series: Pulitzer on the Road

Caption: Jefferson Cowie and Kelly Lytle Hernandez examining the Eufaula Tribune archive

Jefferson Cowie’s book Freedom’s Dominion gives the history of white Americans fighting for the freedom to dominate others and won the Pulitzer Pri...

An Hour of Storytelling - Classic Scottish Fairy Tale from Storyteller Mara Menzies and Silk and Swenson

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed

On the next Hour of Storytelling from BYU radio, you're going to hear a terrific story from the Kenyan Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies, an old ta...

Bought by WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, Angelica Community Radio, Morehead State Public Radio, KCNP and more

Constant Wonder - A Hopeful Marriage, Despite Incurable Cancer

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Two poets from Yale share their 20-year saga of faith and hope, struggle and joy while fighting an incurable blood cancer.

The Defining Words of the Spelling Bee

From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong

After this year's thrilling spell-off in the National Spelling Bee, we try to tease out the definitions of some of the words that won the contest.

Bought by KRPS

The Legend of Heike's Tombs

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

In the mid-1900’s, a man moves to northern Michigan to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. He starts having religious visions and builds big...

The Write Question - Dr. Alan Townsend

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Dr. Alan Townsend discusses his memoir, "This Ordinary Stardust: A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder."

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

MN Reads: "Dead Catch" by Cary J. Griffith

From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads

Author Cary J. Griffith talks about the 4th Sam Rivers novel "Dead Catch"

262: Staying Alive: Reconciling Nature, Culture and Gay Rights, 6/19/2024

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

As a backlash against LGBTQ rights escalates into an authoritarian crusade, acclaimed author and queer activist Taylor Brorby asks how we can still...

Shelf Discovery: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery

On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows the misadventures of a pair of screenwriters attempting to work together to write a rom-com in The ...

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

06172024: Banned Books, 6/17/2024

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

This time on The Children's Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Boo...

617: Dulcé Sloan, Brian Lindstrom, and S.G. Goodman, 6/14/2024

From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire

This episode features comedian Dulcé Sloan, filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, and music from singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman.

2024-06-09 Summer Reading List

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

This summer, how about a philosophical take on popular culture?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, and KICI Iowa City

The Normal Women of England: 900 Years of Making History: INTERVIEW WITH SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATE PHILIPPA GREGORY

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang

🚀✨ New Episode Alert! 📚🎙️ Dive into history with bestselling author Smithsonian Associate Philippa Gregory on The Not Old Better Show! 📜👑✨ Discover...

Andrew Huang: Make Your Own Rules

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about YouTube music influencer Andrew Huang's foray into the music book world, "Make Your Own Rules,' a book packed with...

An Hour of Storytelling - Lyn Ford, Kevin Kling and Sus

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed

On the next Hour of Storytelling from the Apple Seed, you'll hear terrific tales from Lyn Ford and the great Minnesota storyteller Kevin Kling. And...

Bought by WVPE, Angelica Community Radio, KTXK, KSJE, KCNP and more

Of Two Minds

From: melodically challenged
Series: The Best of melodically challenged Summer of 24

Mae West said, “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” Welcome to melodically challenged when this week, we are of two min...

The Oldest of Old Worlds

From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong

This week, we're talking about some of the very oldest words in the English language, and how little some of them have changed over thousands of ye...

Bought by KRPS and KECG

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