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Charles Ardai discusses Gore Vidal's "Thieves Fall Out"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Charles Ardai is an American entrepreneur, writer, editor, and television producer. He is best known as founder and CEO of Juno, an Internet compan...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2016
  • Length: 16:51
The Upstart Crow: Shakespeare's feud with Robert Greene
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Professor Joe Loewenstein details Shakespeare's creative and intellectual response to accusations of plagiarism by Robert Greene.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 16:39
Shakespeare: In the Park & in the Streets
From: Hold That Thought
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Shakespeare Festival St. Louis speaks to its many projects and its summer 2015 production of Antony and Cleopatra.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 13:40
The Real Antony and Cleopatra
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Roman historian Karen Acton explores the historical identities of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:58
Why Shakespeare?
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Scholars and directors shed light on the question of why we continue to study and admire William Shakespeare.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 16:50
Friends and Rivals: Shakespeare and the Competition
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Joe Loewenstein describes the small and highly competitive theater scene in which Early Modern playwrights like William Shakespeare flourished.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:06
Commedia dell'Arte & the Tragicomedy: Shakespeare's Italian Influences
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Robert Henke tracks Shakespeare back to his Italian inspirations and uncovers sources for his early comedies.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 12:26
Battle of the Sexes: The Women of Shakespeare
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Jami Ake questions the role of marriage in Shakespeare's plays and whether the famous playwright qualifies as a feminist.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 15:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Birth of Theater As We Know It
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Musa Gurnis describes the characteristics and lasting influence of theater in Shakespeare's time.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 13:50
New book considers future of Minnesota's Iron Range
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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The future of mining on Minnesota's Iron Range continues to be a topic of discussion and debate throughout the region and beyond our state borders....

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 22:16
Philip Weinstein, From Faulkner (and 'Race') to Franzen
From: Claudia Cragg
Caption: Philip Weinstein
KGNU's Claudia Cragg speaks here with the delightful Philip Weinstein about his latest work Jonathan Franzen: The Comedy of Rage.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 25:50
Studs Terkel in Conversation with Oliver Sacks
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Oliver Sacks
On December 4, 1985 Studs sat down with famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Although the interview was supposed to center on his newest publ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KCMJ Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, KVNF and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 01:22:29
  • Purchases: 6
Eric Beetner discusses "Rumrunners"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Eric Beetner is an award-winning fiction writer. He was voted Most Criminally Underrated Author by the Stalker Awards, which he takes as a complime...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:43
Mark Sandberg on Brands Homelessness
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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We take you to Lanesboro MN's Ibsen Fest 2014 with a talk by Proessor Mark Sandberg. Sandberg is the current president of The Ibsen Society of Amer...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
Yannick Murphy discusses "This Is the Water"
From: Steven Nester
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Yannick Murphy is an author living in Vermont.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 18:36
"Fat Blame" with April Herndon, Ph.D.
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with a local writer, who, in a new book - addresses the war on obesity, specifically when it comes to childr...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 32:37
  • Purchases: 3
An Interview with Walter Kirn
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Walter Kirn talks about and reads from his memoir 'Blood Will Out: The True Story of Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade.'

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WCWP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Penguin's Elda Rotor and John Morgan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The team behind the new app Poems by Heart discuss how they combine gaming with classic poetry. [28:20]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 1
Skyway: The True Story Of Tampa's Signature Bridge pn Thirty Four 50
From: Joseph Sr Dobzynski
Series: Thirty-Four50 - Joseph Dobzynski - Florida Series
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Noted Journalist and Florida native Bill DeYoung discusses his book SKYWAY: THE TRUE STORY OF TAMPA'S SIGNATURE BRIDGE AND THE MAN WHO BROUGHT IT DOWN

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 24:17
  • Purchases: 1
Midwives and Murder
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with historian Sam Thomas, author of “The Midwife's Tale” a mystery series based on the real life of Bridget Hodgson, a lady a...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 38
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring the Cherokee National Youth Choir, Author Ellen Kushner, and The Death of a Pres...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 57:59
"Deerland," a thoughtful exploration of white-tailed deer & their impact on our world
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Did you know there are 30 million deer in America today, 100 times more than a century ago? On the eve of the Minnesota deer opener, WTIP's Buckley...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 2
My Mother Is Now Earth
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Native American Author Book Review
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In this segment we interview Mark Anthony Rolo. Mark is the author of My Mother is Now Earth which Mark says describe his family experiences.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 24:01
  • Purchases: 1
Mark Diedrich Interview
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Native American Author Book Review
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In this segment we interview Mark Diedrich. Mark describes his private and professional background and his published works.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 33:33
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Dr. Theresa Schenck
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Native American Author Book Review
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In this segment we interview Dr. Theresa Schenck about her background, history of published works and her studies of the Ojibwe.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 15:01
  • Purchases: 1