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National Writers Series: Ken Follett
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Pat Livingston talks with bestselling author Ken Follett.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 1
Past American Voice of novelist E.L. Doctorow
From: New Letters on the Air
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E.L. Doctorow passed away in July 2015, but left behind twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction, and a stage drama, winning most of the major...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KAAD-LP, WNJR, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Tangled Roots Of War And Peace
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: The Tangled Roots Of War And Peace
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Ghosts from the past stalk Europe again today in the wake of Russian tanks and missiles. To find a path forward, we might need to look back.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WLPR , KUNM and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Vonnegut on Tralfamadore: Billy Pilgrim and PTSD
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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In today's show we explore the history of recognizing the trauma experienced by soldiers in war - PTSD is only the most recent iteration of this di...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KNCT FM, RADIOLEX, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Jan 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 4
Joe Lee, FORGIVENESS & Valerie Martin, I GIVE IT TO YOU
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with graphic artist Joe Lee about his stunningly illustrated book, Forgiveness: The Story of Eva Kor, Survivor of The Auschwitz Twin Experi...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
Poet, editor, and translator, Wayne Miller
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Wayne Miller
Poet and editor Wayne Miller reads from his book, THE CITY, OUR CITY, a 2012 finalist for the William Carlos Williams Poetry Award. He also discus...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Jai Chakrabarti, A PLAY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD & Caroline Lea, THE METAL HEART
From: Francesca Rheannon
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This week: two novels exploring love, trauma and the legacies of war. Both are based on true stories from World War II. First, Jai Chakrabarti tel...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Novelist and Non-Fiction Author Stewart O'Nan: Part Two
From: New Letters on the Air
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Stewart O'Nan, the author of 20 plus books including EMILY, ALONE and LAST NIGHT AT THE LOBSTER, reads from his later novel, CITY OF SECRETS, and d...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Virginia Brackett
From: New Letters on the Air
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Virginia Brackett, the author of 15 books, discusses her 2019 family memoir, IN THE COMPANY OF PATRIOTS. She reveals how she used family stories, s...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Novelist and Non-Fiction Author Stewart O'Nan: Part One
From: New Letters on the Air
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Stewart O'Nan has written over 20 books as varied as the best-selling novel, SNOW ANGELS (now a film) to the non-fiction book co-written with Steph...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Novelist, Poet, & Memoirist Alan Proctor
From: New Letters on the Air
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We mark Veteran's Day with two interviews featuring Alan Proctor. His book, THE SWEDEN FILE: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN EX-PATRIATE, was named one of th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
189: Empathy for Monsters / 190: Telling a Life, 7/29/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Empathy for Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
James Ellroy / Margaret Atwood
From: Colleen Nelson
Series: Overheard with Evan Smith
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On this episode of Overheard, two best-selling authors known for dark page-turners. First James Ellroy followed by Margaret Atwood.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Constitutional Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, author of “Allegiance”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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“It may well be that the Senate Republicans would be better off confirming some moderate Obama nominee to the Supreme Court now, rather than having...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 2
WWI: The Shock of the New
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Out of the mire and death of World War One, even before the shooting stops, comes the strangest thing: the novel of the century.

Bought by WABE and WRPI


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 2
A Higher Call: Memorial Day Story
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler
On December 20, 1943, a severely damaged American bomber struggles in its flight over war-torn Germany. The 21-year-old pilot had his hands full wi...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIK-LP, WHRV, WDCB, KVSC and more


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Tim O' Brien on war stories: "There's something that endures."
From: Graham Shelby
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Memorial Day can be tough for veterans - especially those who've served in combat. For some, the tributes and ceremonies exacerbate their struggle ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
First World War Poetry - Graham Vincent reads Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen
From: Alison Turner
Series: Armistice Day for Expats in Belgium
Caption: Trooper Henry Dixon
As part of a series marking Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, reporter, Alison Turner, asked expat actors living in...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 06:49
Muddy Jungle Rivers: Wendell Affield talk about his Vietnam memoir
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: Muddy Jungle Rivers - Wendell Affield
Wendell Affield of Bemidji joins Charlie Pulkrabek to talk about his new memoir about his experience in the Mobile Riverine Force while serving as ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Real Founding Fathers
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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The Real Founding Fathers and The Good Solider… this week on Primetime Radio.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2010
  • Length: 59:58
Interview with DIANE ACKERMAN, author of bestseller "The Zoo Keeper's Wife."
From: Out of Bounds
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Very personal conversation with author Diane ACKERMAN about The Zoo Keeper's Wife, now a major film.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
Evergreen interview w/ DANIEL SCHWARZ author of fascinating book "Imagining the Holocaust"
From: Out of Bounds
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Schwarz discusses his groundbreaking book "Imagining the Holocaust"

  • Added: Apr 12, 2006
  • Length: 29:29