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Just Add Hormones, One Woman's Transition to Life as a Man

From: Claudia Cragg

Matt Kailey discusses his new memoir

Added: Nov 14, 2006
Length: :00

A light in the shadows: An interview with Suheir Hammad

From: Christopher Brown

An in-depth interview with Palestinian poet Suheir Hammad

Added: Jun 16, 2006
Length: 37:00

A Review of Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood

From: Nanci Olesen

Nanci Olesen describes her (very positive) reaction to Rise Up Singing, Black Women Writers on Motherhood

Added: Feb 16, 2006
Length: 01:34

RN Documentary: Mr Boswell goes to town

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY NETHERLANDS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WRITER JAMES BOSWELL.

Added: Jan 19, 2006
Length: 29:30

Novel-Writing Marathon (NaNoWriMo)

From: Janis Jaquith

I have one month in which to write a 50,000-word novel--and this is the month.

Bought by WSCS-FM

Added: Nov 15, 2005
Length: 03:24
Purchases: 1

Testing the Alarms

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

Post 9/11 fear divides communities.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston

Added: Nov 14, 2005
Length: 29:30
Purchases: 1

RN Documentary: Becoming Rebecca West

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

A portrait of journalist/writer Rebecca West whose life spanned most of the 20th century, with memories from her great-niece and thoughts from an a...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Nov 01, 2005
Length: 29:31
Purchases: 1

How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades

From: KCUR

Taiwanese story that is the basis for Ghost Month in Buddhist Culture.

Bought by KZYX and PRX Administrator

Added: Oct 30, 2005
Length: 06:11
Purchases: 2

"The Woodpecker"

From: KCUR

Muskogee Creek Indian story called "The Woodpecker."

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, and KSUT

Added: Oct 30, 2005
Length: 03:12
Purchases: 3

Slam: Literary Fad or Movement

From: Don McIver

In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more

Added: Aug 29, 2005
Length: 58:54
Purchases: 7

Until the Fat Lady Sings

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL

Added: Jul 19, 2005
Length: 02:03
Purchases: 2

Dressed to the Nines

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.

Added: Jul 19, 2005
Length: 02:02

Amazon

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?

Bought by KVNF

Added: Jul 15, 2005
Length: 02:03
Purchases: 1

Rule of Thumb

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.

Added: Apr 15, 2005
Length: 02:03

Good Samaritan

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."

Added: Apr 15, 2005
Length: 02:03

Best Laid Plans

From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith

A discussion of the origin of the expression "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KHSU

Added: Apr 15, 2005
Length: 02:02
Purchases: 2

Quilting the Black-eyed Pea

From: With Good Reason

Poets Nikki Giovanni and Lucinda Roy discuss their roles as African American poets in contemporary America and share personal visions of the "Middl...

Bought by KPVL and WCSU-FM

Added: Apr 06, 2005
Length: 29:51
Purchases: 2

Border Voices

From: Dan Epstein

Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads his work accompanied by saxophonist Charles McPherson at the Border Voices poetry fair in San Diego.

Bought by KZYX and WZBC

Added: Mar 29, 2005
Length: 27:59
Purchases: 2

RN Documentary: Whitman - The Good Gray Poet

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry

Explores the later life of Walt Whitman, considered by many to be the Father of Modern Poetry.

Bought by KMUN, KSJD, WHQR, and KUOW

Added: Mar 22, 2005
Length: 29:25
Purchases: 4

RN Documentary: Whitman - Songs of the Poet

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry

Explores the early life of Walt Whitman, considered by many to be the Father of Modern Poetry.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUOW, and Radio Catskill

Added: Mar 22, 2005
Length: 29:28
Purchases: 3

RN Documentary: Will the Real Will Shakespeare Please Stand Up?

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry

Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt and Amsterdam writer Rodney Bolt face off in a discussion on the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays moderated b...

Bought by KFCF FM, WCPN, KQED, and WHQR