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Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, "B...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 03:35
Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Riding with Emily." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minneso...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 01:47
Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 02:59
CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 01:50
Poet Athena Kildeagard, a University of Minnesota - Morris lecturer, looks deeply and metaphorically at a Blue Herring's stop in the poem "On Juggl...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:40
- Purchases: 1
Retired educator, Lorie Yourd, shares her insightful, reflective poem "After Hearing About the Rain."
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:08
Poet Danny Klecko provides a vivid glimpse into the world of baking with a look at the camaraderie amongst bakers preparing a new batch of pastries...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 01:55
Danielle Sosin's novel, "The Long Shining Waters," tells three stories of three women living around the shores of Lake Superior in three distinct t...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:58
- Purchases: 2
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs—all names you might recognize as poets of the Beat Generation. But a friend and inspiration to ...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:27
The oldest feminist bookstore in the country closes, after over 40 years in business.
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 04:39
Kristy Guevera-Flanagan talks the terrors of truth, the progressive nature of soap operas, and why it took a woman writer to get Wonder Woman out o...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 21:10
Ang Lee talks faith, storytelling, and being pushed to the edge.
- Added: Nov 20, 2012
- Length: 10:18
Joe Wright talks dancing through class distinctions, the seduction of ego, and the magic of the intangible.
- Added: Nov 18, 2012
- Length: 12:04
The smell of a book can like that of a lover - musky and old with experience, brand new, immature and innocent. Or, knowledgeable and hard-covered....
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 06:31
- Purchases: 1
Well, well, here we are again. Another episode hits the airwaves or cyber-lanes, whichever you like, we’re there for you!
We’re all the way up to e...
- Added: Nov 07, 2012
- Length: 28:02
In 1993, Toni Morrison became only the second American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Joanne Gabbin, executive director of the Furiou...
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 02:39
Deepak Chopra talks identity, infinity, and the benefits of laughter.
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 10:27
Stephen Chbosky talks being reborn, taking notes, and the mysteries of the grilled sticky.
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 13:16
When naming the most important stories of the 20th century, gossip writer Liz Smith rattled off the assassination of JFK, the Lindbergh kidnapping,...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 1
In short, things are looking dire for students in California; particularly low-income children who lack the resources to seek outside help with sch...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 05:43
Charles Dickens turns 200 this year, and two new films based on his books are in the works. But one scholar says there’s more to Dickens than his m...
- Added: May 31, 2012
- Length: 02:27
- Added: May 25, 2012
- Length: 07:30
- Purchases: 2
Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...
- Added: May 24, 2012
- Length: 02:26
We all know a bad translation when we see one… or do we? I spoke with Jay Rubin, translator for the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, among othe...
- Added: May 11, 2012
- Length: 11:35
Nicholas Sparks talks romance, editing, and why dogs are an author's best friend.
- Added: Apr 18, 2012
- Length: 12:21
