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MN Reads: "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" with Dr. Gerald Niemi
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Gerald Niemi talks about the new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota"

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:39
Talking Taste With Mandy Naglich
From: Mark Lenzi
Series: The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 251 Exploring all things wine with you! In this episode of The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW), Kim and ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2023
  • Length: 40:51
The Write Question - Bill Vaughn
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Bill Vaughn discusses his new book, "The Last Heir: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families."

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


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Goodbye to All Fines
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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On October 5th, 2021, all three public library systems in New York City eliminated late fines. The change was 125 years in the making, and it made ...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Locking Letters, The Tolkien Heir, Crabs and Coral Reefs
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Before we had encrypted emails and security envelopes, people would protect their correspondence with fancy folding. Topic 2: How have J.R...

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 51:39
  • Purchases: 5
James R. Hannibal discusses "The Paris Betrayal"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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After a rough mission in Rome involving the discovery of a devastating bioweapon, Company spy Ben Calix returns to Paris to find his perfectly orde...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 14:20
The Write Question - Jack Nisbet - 409
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer and naturalist Jack Nisbet discusses his book, "The Dreamer and The Doctor: A Forest Lover and a Physician on the Edge of the Frontier."

Bought by Prairie Public, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Christopher James Preston - 325
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Philosophy professor Christopher James Preston discusses his book, "The Synthetic Age Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineeri...

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


  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 5
Frankenfest! Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Jim Armstrong, Andrea Wood, Anne-Marie Dunbar
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. On this episode of Don't Cha Know we discuss the importance of ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2018
  • Length: 26:23
Prince as a 19th Century French Dandy
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Karen Turman, Assistant Professor of French at Winona State University, compares Prince to a 19th Century French Dandy.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 50:38
The Write Question - Jim Robbins - 446
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Jim Robbins discusses his new nonfiction book, "The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, The World, And A Better Future." He also re...

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


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Christian Argument from Prophecy Debunked
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Robert J Miller
Historical Jesus scholar makes the case for Christians to retire the argument that Jesus was a fulfillment of prophecy.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
Religion and Comic Books: A Tangled Web
From: Hold That Thought
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Roshan Abraham, assistant professor of classics and religious studies, traces the many ways religion influences, shapes, and appears in comics.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 2
Take Care #52
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: Facing fear and staying healthy among the sick.

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Stop That Bus!
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Politician and the Poet
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Professors Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker discuss the life and work of Andrew Marvell.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 16:04
Everybody's Heard About The Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock n Roll in Minnesota, an Incredible Musical History by Rick Shefchik
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Have YOU heard about the bird and how it changed Minnesota music forever? Well, in today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota,...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 30:44
Nathan Ward discusses "The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Nathan Ward, who was an editor with American Heritage, has written for The New York Times and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, n...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 12:44
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
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
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
How Would Burke Makeover the GOP
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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David Bromwich introduces us to the conservative hero Edmund Burke, the 18th-century British statesman who befriended the American Revolution, hate...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:36
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Y" a book of poems by Leslie Adrienne Miller
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Y" by Leslie Adrienne Miller
Leslie Adrienne Miller is author of six collections of poetry including "Y," "The Resurrection Trade" and "Eat Quite Everything You See" from Grayw...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "The Last Hunter: An American Family Album." a memoir from Will Weaver
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "The Last Hunter: An American Family Album." by Will Weaver
Will Weaver is a highly successful writer who has published mainly in the area of young-adult fiction. Here though we have an adult non-fiction mem...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1