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Caption: James Hunter 6, Credit: Press Photo
James Hunter joined Sloane Spencer in South Carolina for a conversation about soul music, his new album Hold On!, and discovering new, old songs.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We spoke to YouTube superstar Grace Helbig after the publication of her second tongue-in-cheek guide, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Virginia sits on the floor to interview Tom Perrotta at Harvard Book Store., Credit: Sara Plourde
Tom Perrotta is the author behind, among others, Little Children, The Abstinence Teacher, and The Leftovers, now a hit HBO drama which he co-writes...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 12:45
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Satirist Christopher Buckley, author of "Thank You For Smoking", "The White House Mess", and "The Relic Master", takes us into his writing process.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Virginia Prescott chats with Alexander McCall Smith backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, Credit: Sara Plourde
The prolific author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series talks about his writing process.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:57
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American tourists travel the rails of Europe and make an unusual discovery

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Can you find a jukebox anymore? Do they still work? We are gonna talk about the history of the jukebox and remember a time when all you needed was ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft grew up wanting to prove himself, which he did by writing the bestselling books, "The Zombie Survival Guid...

  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 54:25
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Ever met a 7 year old girl with a penchant for amputation? We have.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 10:16
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What do you know about the 5th Beatle? The fifth Beatle was George Martin, the producer for the band. We are gonna tell you about his life, his bac...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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On this episode of Rock School, we are gonna talk about a new study done by the New York Attorney General to explain why you can't get tickets to t...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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This week is the second part of the two part series of anniversaries for the brand new year of 2016. So what happened in 1986? 1996? 2006? We are g...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KMUD, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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With the publication of her memoir, “You’re Never Weird On The Internet,” Felicia Day walks Michael through how she made her own success on her ter...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:04:34
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In Part 2 of Michael’s interview with Best-selling Author David Sedaris, they talk about growing up Sedaris and how his relationship with his fathe...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 34:48
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NPR Humorist and Best-selling Author of “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” talks to Michael about his rise to success

  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 43:00
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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: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:13
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Chaz Bundick never meant to be a musician. It was never in his original plan. He wanted to be a graphic designer. But now that he’s blown up as Tor...

Bought by KHNS and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She belongs to Heartland Poets in Brainerd,...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:51
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La la la, dum di di dum, a wop bop a loo bop a wop bom bom - what are all those non-words doing masquerading as words in songs? Hrishikesh Hirway f...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 13:44
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Ben Folds talks to Kyle Meredith about playing at The White House, boxing metaphors, comparing prog rock to classical, and his new album with yMusi...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 3
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Anthony Swann has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
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The provocative and hilariously wicked mind of Amy Schumer. *UNBLEEPED*

  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:12
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This episode talks about Patreon. It is a news crowd funding website that helps artist. Dr. Joe Burns talks about how crowd funding works and how ...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: 1963 CDC poster for the oral polio vaccine., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
In 2014 the United States had 650 reported cases of measles, a disease made preventable by a vaccine introduced 30 years ago. The majority of these...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:27:06
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Did your favorite album have a different name before it was released? This weeks episode of Rock School gives the original titles of famous albums ...

Bought by WYAP, WOUB, KSKQ, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4