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The Untold Story of Two Days in St. Cloud, an Original Play by Anthony Schrock
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Have you ever felt like just quitting everything to pursue a dream? Maybe it was a dream of being a musician or being a dancer or maybe even being ...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 30:56
GN_4.49_KidCanineConnection
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Kids read to shelter dogs.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World: A Conversation with John Andrew Morrow
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. John Andrew Morrow
Recently discovered texts show the peaceful relationship Islam and Christianity enjoyed for centuries.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Shobha Rao - 355
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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In the midst of our nation's immigration crisis, Shobha Rao discusses her novel, "Girls Burn Brighter." She also reads two short passages.

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


  • Added: Jul 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
283: Guilt Tripping / 284: Skill Vs. Luck, 6/23/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Guilt Tripping" - From our diets to our accomplishments, none of us are perfect. So why do we feel so guilty? HOUR TWO: "Skill Vs. Luc...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:57
Fathers Encore
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Whether it's with a father, a grandfather, or a father-figure, celebrating this Father's Day connects us the same way music connects the listener w...

Bought by 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), KAAD-LP, and KMFA


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
279: When Women Rule / 280: Burnout, 6/9/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "When Women Rule" - From Homer to Harvey Weinstein, women are reclaiming the classics in the age of #MeToo. HOUR TWO: "Burnout" - Ever ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
93: How to age without apology - Nina Collins, author of "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Nina Collins
What's so monumental about turning 40 for women and why do we need our own Facebook group? Turns out--pretty much everything. Nina Collins has crea...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KSJD, KWIT, KUT, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Melissa Stephenson - 354
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Melissa Stephenson discusses her book, Driven: A White-knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back. She also reads two short passages.

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


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Kathryn Levy, Reports & Mark Eleveld The Spoken Word Revolution Redux (encore)
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with poet Kathryn Levy about her latest poetry volume Reports (New Rivers Press, 2013). Then we hear an extended excerpt from our 2008 inte...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
Episode 3: Always Tomorrow
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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A woman becomes a best-selling novelist by writing 120 books about her first romance.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 24:49
253: Discovering America's Black DNA / 254: Short Stories, 3/10/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Discovering America's Black DNA" - What happens when common DNA brings the black and white side of the family together for the first tim...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
Author Interview: Brad Meltzer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Brad Meltzer has been on the New York Best Seller list multiple times - with books ranging from mysteries and thrillers to inspirational children's...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 17:20
2018 Spring Fundraiser: Experiencing More With Less / Predicting Success
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about simplicity ...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WUTC, KUSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, KANW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:21:32
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Carrie La Seur - 312
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Carrie La Seur discusses her sophomore novel, The Weight of An Infinite Sky. She also reads a short selection from the book.

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


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
245: Imagining Climate Change / 246: Love + Evolution (Live) , 2/10/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Imagining Climate Change" - We have lots of facts about climate change. What we need is more stories. Can imagination save the planet? ...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
241: In the Company of Wolves / 242: Shock Value, 1/27/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "In the Company of Wolves" - Wolves are among the most controversial animals on the planet. We'll track Yellowstone's wolves with the peo...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
237: Who's Watching Us / 238: Telling A Life, 1/13/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: Think you've got nothing to hide? This hour, find out who's watching us and why. HOUR TWO: How do you tell the story of your life? Songw...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
The Written World
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Martin Puchner
Think about the many stories you’ve heard or read over the years. Some of those stories may have had a major impact on your life, or maybe even the...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
235: Renunciation / 236: Owning The Future, 1/6/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Renunciation" - January is the season of diets and cleanses. Why do we feel compelled to give up our pleasures? HOUR TWO: "Owning The ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
PN 16-10 "Orbit Music" by Jennifer Moxley
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Jennifer Moxley
Jennifer Moxley meditates on Eros, mythology, and the cosmos.

Bought by KVNO, KALW, PRX Remix, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Interview: Howard Weiner, author of Dylan & The Dead
From: KISU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cory Daniels interview with Howard Weiner

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 16, 2017
  • Length: 59:24
  • Purchases: 1
Andy Weir’s New Novel Puts a City on the Moon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Andy Weir’s Artemis is the new novel set in a city on the Moon. , Credit: Crown Publishing
The author of #1 bestseller The Martian is back with Artemis, a superbly-researched, rollicking adventure in the first city on the Moon. You might ...

Bought by WTJU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
PN 17-21 "Sissieretta Jones" by Tyehimba Jess
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Tyehimba Jess, poet
Tyehimba Jess pays tribute to Sissieretta Jones, the first African-American to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1892.

Bought by KVNO, KENW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Verse Like Water: Jeff Johnson on poetry and Ellen Bryant Voigt
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Verse Like Water poetry series has brought nationally recognized American poets to the Chalberg Theater stage on the Central Lakes College Camp...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 11:43

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