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National Writers Series: Megan Miranda and Emily Henry
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Discussions with authors Megan Miranda ("Such a Quiet Place") and Emily Henry ("People We Meet on Vacation").

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
Back to the Writing Well featuring Elizabeth Gaffney, George Saunders, and the late Pat Conroy
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR's Classic Series continues with "Back to the Writing Well." This time we'll hear about the influence of place and family fro...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, WNJR, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Poet Rick Barot
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Rick Barot
Filipino-American poet Rick Barot started writing nonfiction. Now a poet with four award-winning books to his name, he discusses how the writing pr...

Bought by KRBD, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WJCU


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Cyrano de Bergerac
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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One of the most indelible figures in theatrical history

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 24
Music & Poetry: Poetry & Music
From: Don McIver
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In honor of National Poetry Month, we're going to listen to some Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who passed away in February. Included in this remembrance ...

Bought by WVIA


  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 14: Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC) with Brian Turner and Dan Lopez
From: Justin Hudnall
Series: Incoming
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We have two of the most entertaining, self-made, grunt-ass Marines I know on today’s show for you, and they really couldn’t be more different from ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
The Junot Files: Peter David
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with Peter David, author of "Mr. Sulu Grabbed My Ass, and Other Highlights from a Life in Comics, Novels, Television, Films and Video ...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 27:50
Kansas Native Ben Lerner reads from his novel The Topeka School
From: New Letters on the Air
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Kansas native Ben Lerner penned three collections of poetry before turning to fiction. While at the Kansas City Public Library, Lerner reads from h...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Dec 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a first-generation American, whose parents are from India and the Philippines. She pays tribute to them with quirky,...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Announcing the WORD for WORDcast
From: Andrew Burmester
Series: WORD for WORDcast
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San Francisco’s Word for Word Theater Company brings works of literature to the stage, performed verbatim by the multiple characters of the story. ...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
The Write Question - Kristin Knight Pace - 435
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Kristin Knight Pace is one of thirty-one women in the world to have completed both the Iditarod and Yukon Quest dogsled races. In this interview, s...

Bought by Prairie Public, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Mark Gibbons - 432
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Mark Gibbons discusses his collection, Mostly Cloudy. He also reads a few selections.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 23
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Adoration Of The Mystic Lamb', Credit: van Eyck
This program is a 5 minute spoken word exploration of renaissance fables. Leon Battista Alberti is one of the four great authors presented in this ...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 19
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Lady With An Ermine', Credit: Leonardo da Vinci
This 5 minute program brings to your audience the fables of Leonardo da Vinci. Part of the spoken word series of 76 programs, we explore some of th...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 7
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: Self Portrait, Credit: Leonardo da Vinci
This program is 5 minutes in length, and celebrates some of the renaissance fables of Leonardo da Vinci.

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Ron Kanutski KBFT Native Writing Fest
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
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Native Comedian Ron Kanutski is a very funny guy!

  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
The Importance of Being Earnest
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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James Marsters stars in the classic comedy of love, deception and handbags.

Bought by KKRN, KMUN, KCRW, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 26
The Write Question - Sarah Aswell - 438
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Comedian and humor writer Sarah Aswell discusses her works and stand up. She also reads a selection and shares a live comedy bit.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Appropriate Be Damned: Poet Staceyann Chin on her Journey to See Herself as a Poet Worthy of an Anthology
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Award-winning poet, performer, novelist, and activist Staceyann Chin has just published her first anthology of poems. She has been featured on Bro...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
December Festivals
From: New Letters on the Air
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We feature literature and commentary about the December holiday season from our rich archives. The late Rabbi Gerald Kane discusses the origins of ...

Bought by WDCB and WDCB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Liar
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Meet a young man who just can't tell the whole truth.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 19
Public Art Meets Poetry
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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Public art meets poetry in the month-long festival known as O, Miami. We sit down with visual artists Najja Moon and Michelle Lisa Polissaint and O...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 51:46
Musical Merry-Go-Round Season 2 Episode 11
From: KDHX
Series: Musical Merry-Go-Round
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Jump on the Musical Merry-Go-Round with Grandfather Paul Stark as he shares 2 hours of family friendly music, stories and guests. You'll hear music...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:24
Musical Merry-Go-Round Season 2 Episode 10
From: KDHX
Series: Musical Merry-Go-Round
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Jump on the Musical Merry-Go-Round with Grandfather Paul Stark as he shares 2 hours of family friendly music, stories and guests. You'll hear music...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:59

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