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InsideApp210324: Children's Authors Discuss Creativity, Appalachia, And Diversity , 3/18/2021
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Inside Appalachia
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This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia features several children's authors, including Cynthia Rylant, who wrote "When I Was Young In The Mountain...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
The Misadventure of the Malevolent Mathematician
From: PETALUMA RADIO PLAYERS
Series: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
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It's a world where 2 plus 2 equals four times the fun. And where the sum of all mischief almost always totals MURDER. In this latest installment in...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 38:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Emperor's new Clothes
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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Proudly marching naked through the Royal Parade! The king is outwitted by two crafty rascals who make a "special" suit of clothes for the Emperor. ...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 12:11
The Prick Of Noon: Talking About Romeo & Juliet
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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We have two guests with us tonight to discuss the play both as production or performance and as text; the deed and the word. As Harold Goddard said...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:19
Peter Matthiessen Performs a Story
From: Leet and Litwin
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This is a remembrance of Peter Matthiessen. He invited us to his house in Sagaponack, to hear a story. He gave his characters' accents, fun for him...

Bought by KZYX and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 2
Murray's Mustache by Susan Barnett
From: Rick Tannenbaum
Caption: The View From Outside, by Susan Barnett, Credit: Hen House Press, LLC
Syndicated radio host Susan Barnett (51%, The Women's Perspective, WAMC-New York) reads 'Murray's Mustache' from her short story fiction collection...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 15:27
"My Brunch with A"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev & Lorie Kellogg read "My Brunch with A", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bev and Lorie Kellogg. Great for Wallace Shawn's birthday, the anniversary of "My Dinner with Andre", ...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
"Godot (Not Home) Revisited"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev & Lorie Kellogg Read "Godot (Not Home) Revisited", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Great for Samuel Beckett's birthday, the anniversary of "Waiting for Go...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:34
"Margery Dickerson"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev reads "Margery Dickerson", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short Irish fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bevilacqua. Great for Saint Patrick Day or anytime.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
Hungry for the Holidays, with Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
Julia Child takes us back in time, presenting 2 stories -- "A Christmas Carol," read by the actor Peter Donat; and "I Was Really Very Hungry," writ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KWIT, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 41
This Poem
From: Ken Cormier
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A poet introduces his work.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:06
"Read all instructions first."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Arrange all materials within reach. Make yourself comfortable. Begin.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1