Realgoodwords

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Realgoodwords : conversations with Minnesota writers that explore the stories and the inspiration behind them.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


129 Pieces

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Peter Smith's "A Cavalcade of Lesser Horrors" is the subject
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Advertising industry veteran Peter Smith explores life's minor trauma's in his sometimes humorous, sometimes raw "A Cavalcade of Lesser Horrors."

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 19:06
  • Purchases: 1
Dianne Dettmann's "Twenty-Eight Snow Angels: A Widow's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal
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Dianne Dettmann's new book chronicles a widow's journey through grief and to recovery.

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 20:44
  • Purchases: 1
Margo Hansen's talks to Heidi Holtan about her recent book "Sky's Bridal Train."
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Realgoodwords is our weekly book program; a place for those who read, write and appreciate the written word.

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 12:20
  • Purchases: 1
Rebecca Fjelland Davis talks with Heidi Holtan about her book "Chasing Alliecat."
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Mountain biking leads to new friends, adventures, and mystery in "Chasing Alliecat."

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 09:59
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A conversation about L. Douglas Hoffman's book "Telegram"
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Realgoodwords is our weekly book program; a place for those who read, write and appreciate the written word.

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 1
N. M. Kelby's novel "White Truffles In Winter"
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Heidi Holtan talks with N. M. Kelby about her latest novel that fictionally chronicles the experiences of famous French chef Auguste Encoffier.

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 24:27
  • Purchases: 1
"Northwest Angle" by William Kent Kreuger
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A battle with nature leads to mystery and suspense in "Northwest Angle." Realgoodwords is our weekly book program; a place for those who read, wri...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 26:29
  • Purchases: 1
"Through No Fault of My Own: A Girl's Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age" by Peg Meier
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The diary of a mischievous daughter of a Minnesota lumber baron finds the light of day.

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 19:32
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Boman's "Film School"
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A career journalist takes on and eventually overcomes artistic, academic, and health challenges and lives to tell about it in "Film School."

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 26:06
  • Purchases: 1
by Susan Marks
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From the squeamish advertisements and sweatshops of the 1890's to the risqué bullet bras and silk sleepwear of the 1940's and 50's, Susan Marks chr...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 16:17
  • Purchases: 1
"The Country Doctor Revisited" edited by Therese Zink
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Heidi Holtan talks with Therese Zink about this collection of writing in various forms penned by modern day rural health care professionals. Things...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 20:08
  • Purchases: 1
"A View From the Lake" by Beryl Singleton Bissell
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This collection of short stories captures the beauty, triumph and challenge of making the leap of moving from the city to a small town on the North...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
Ellen Baker, author of "I Gave My Heart To Know This"
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"I Gave My Heart To Know This" illuminates the lives of three female shipbuilder's during World War Two who are coping with the absence of their me...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 16:29
  • Purchases: 1
Mark Munger joins Heidi Holtan on Real Good Words to read a recent essay about his writing routine.
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Caption: The Skier, the Buddha, and Papa, Credit: Mark Munger
After twenty years of doing it, Mark Munger conveys this writer's "personification of pattern" as he recites this recent essay about his morning wr...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 09:28
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Casanova: 2012 Girl of the Year American Girl series book "McKenna"
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Caption: Mary Casanova
Part of the "American Girl" series which presents characters of young contemporary girls dealing with contemporary issues.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 19:02
  • Purchases: 1
Julia Maki: "My Mom Hunts Submarines" on Real Good Words
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Deer River native Julia Maki talks with Heidi Holtan about her book "My Mom Hunts Submarines." Julia discusses seeing the world as a anti-submarine...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 1
Susan Carol Hauser: "My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage On the Mississippi"
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Caption: Susan Carol Hauser: "My Kind of River Journey"
Bemidji area resident Susan Carol Hauser's most recent book is a nonfiction chronicle of an 18 day journey down the Mississippi. Susan joins Maggie...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 18:25
  • Purchases: 1
Sean Hill: Blood Ties and Brown Liquor
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Award winning Minnesota Poet Sean Hill joins Heidi Holtan to talk about his book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor."

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author David Treuer talks to Charlie Pulkrabek about his new book "Rez Life."
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Caption: "Rez Life" by David Treuer
Leech Lake Indian writer, David Treuer, has a new book, “Rez Life”. The author of three novels and one collection of essays, “Rez Life” is his firs...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 33:40
  • Purchases: 1
Real Good Words: Jill Johnson and "Little Minnesota: A Nostalgic Look at Minnesota's Smallest Towns"
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Minnesota author Jill Johnson joins Heidi Holtan to talk about her book, "Little Minnesota: A Nostalgic Look at Minnesota's Smallest Towns." Realg...

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 16:17
  • Purchases: 1

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