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Carl Sagan, a renowned astronomer, astrophysicist, and science communicator, has left an indelible mark on the scientific and literary worlds. His ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 07:42
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By all appearances, John Lennon was working on a tell-all memoir in the final years of his life. Every day, he poured into diaries his raw thoughts...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2024
  • Length: 15:02
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Krautrock," a recent addition to the 33 1/3 "Genre" series that explores the history and influence of Ge...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2024
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic, is renowned for his profound influence on 20th-century literature and politic...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:23
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I’ve gone over the different Points Of View many times. I was explaining at length the different forms of 3rd person and the views of 1st and 2nd p...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:34
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On this episode, we talked about John Luther Adams and his biography, "Silences So Deep," which focuses on his time living in Alaska between 1978 a...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 27:42
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, we talked about the new Harvey Sachs book "Schoenberg: Why He Matters," which looks at the life and music of a composer who is one...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2023
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Nichols, Credit: Taos Writers' Conference
The writer John Nichols first achieved national fame at age 24 with 'The Sterile Cuckoo', but went on to a second act when he moved to Taos, New Me...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 27:14
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," which explores the many ways that the humble...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David LaMotte
On today's episode, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte, who wrote WORLD-CHANGING 101: CHALLENGING...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: J. Lawrence Graham
On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to author J. Lawrence Graham...who's brought his own military experien...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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On this episode, we talked about Cosey Fanni Tutti's new book Re-Sisters, which intertwines her own life and work with that of electronic music pio...

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Dissonant Landscapes," which explores how Icelandic musicians are often discussed in relationship to the...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
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On this episode, we talked about "Beneath Missouri Skies," a biography of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's early years growing up in Lee's Summit, Miss...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
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Shawna Weaver talks about her new book "Climate Grief"

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 12:37
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by veteran music journalist John Robb, which features a selection of artist profiles from throughout ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
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On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:09
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Author Barbara Sjoholm talks about her new book "From Lapland to Sápmi"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:33
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This is a 1 on 1 interview with Author Dan Levitt, and Radioactive's Nick Burns. From Levitt's Website "For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 12:04
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about a couple of recent books that explore the ways that the black metal genre has evo...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 27:19
Caption: The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Exploring all things wine with you! In this episode Kim and Mark talk with Natalie MacLean about her new book "W...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 40:49
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In this episode, Emily speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her recent novel Take My Hand, based on the 1973 case of the Relf sisters who ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 40:06