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Amazing Gracie - Gracie's story, and "Forward" from the book.
From: Paul Messing
Caption: Amazing Gracie (cover)
The story behind the story of Three Dog Bakery, and how a dog with special needs brought all the elements together.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
The Write Question - Bryce Andrews - 392
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Bryce Andrews discusses his environmental nonfiction, Down From the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear. He also reads a short passage.

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


  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Lori Gottlieb - 448
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer and psychotherapist, Lori Gottlieb, discusses her nonfiction book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Li...

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


  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Big Pond #40: Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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During the Nazi regime, many German artists, scientists, and other intellectuals found refuge in Southern California. The authors Lion Feuchtwanger...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 34:48
New Americans
From: Brooklyn Public Library
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Immigration is a pressing topic in our political landscape right now, with concerns about ICE raids and immigration bans. In this episode, we liste...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 21:11
The Write Question - Edward Chamberlin - 385
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Canadian historian and author Edward Chamberlin discusses his book "The Baker and the Blackfoot: An Untold Story of Friendship, Trust, and Broken P...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
121: Author Jennifer Weiner Writes a Radical "Beach Read"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Jennifer Weiner
The times, they are a’changin’. This week on Inflection Point, Lauren Schiller talks to author Jennifer Weiner, about her newest bestselling book “...

Bought by KKRN, Louisville Public Media, KWIT, WNIN, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
David Jepsen, Author, History Professor, Film Maker, Retired Reporter
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: David Jepsen
Interview by Mike Dumovich: David discusses his new history book called Contested Boundaries.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
The Untold Story of Langston Hughes at St. Cloud State University with Mike Dando
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Black History Month kicks off at KVSC with the Untold Story of Central Minnesota take on Langston Hughes. Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff C...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 30:49
What We're Reading, June 9, 2019
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interviews: Freedom's Detective, by Charles Lane; The Mars Room, by Rachel Kushner, Words No Bars Can Hold, by Deborah Appleman; Reviews: Robert Ca...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 59:51
Nonfiction Writer Justin Martin Discusses Walt Whitman
From: New Letters on the Air
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With Walt Whitman's 200th birthday on May 31st, we're revisiting the time just before the Civil War with Justin Martin's book, REBEL SOULS: WALT WH...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tim Wheeler, Writer, Activist, Musician, and Reporter for the People’s World, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Author Tim Wheeler
Interview by Ken Winkes: Tim describes his career as a reporter, talks about his politics, and reveals he has a new book.

  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:01
What We're Reading, May 13, 2019
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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We'll hear from Bev Thomas, her new book is a thriller, "A Good Enough Mother".. Pauli Meinecke from Harmony Natural Foods Coop in Bemidji will giv...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:04
Jonathan Thompson — The day the river was orange (Part two)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes spoke with author and journalist Jonathan Thompson.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jonathan Thompson — The day the river was orange (Part one)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes presents Part 1 of his conversation with author and journalist Jonathan Thompson.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Tommy Tomlinson
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Reporter and columnist Tommy Tomlinson talks with Elon Cameron about his memoir, "The Elephant In the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a...

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: May 08, 2019
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 1
Cat's Climate
From: Emily T Griffiths
Series: Device
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How accurate was Vonnegut when he described the end of the world? We tackle climate science with climate researchers from the Scripp’s Institute of...

  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 24:57
The Write Question - Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle - 451
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Organic farmer, Bob Quinn discusses "Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food," with his co-author, Liz Carlis...

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


  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
MN Reads: A Forest Getting Lost in the Woods
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads has a conversation with Phyllis Root, the author of The Lost Forest, illustrated by Betsy Bowen and published in 2019 by University of Min...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2019
  • Length: 15:11
CESAR CHAVEZ STORY 4
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: CESAR CHAVEZ ANECDOTES
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:01
What We're Reading, April 2019
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Featuring Erin Lynn Marsh, a poet from Bemidji, whose first book of poetry, "Disability Isn't Sexy" was recently published! Also featuring a great ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:53
James A. McLaughlin, author of "Bearskin"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra speaks with James A. McLaughlin about his debut novel "Bearskin"

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 30:05
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 51:57
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 25:45
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. S...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 27:27

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