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When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of them ...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WCNY, WTJU, and WXDU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
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Kathryn Kysar has published two books of poetry. She's received fellowships and residencies from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Endow...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:03
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Jennifer Sporcich lives in Minneapolis with her two dogs and two parakeets. She received a BFA from the school of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: :57
Caption: Brian Greene
Theoretical physicist and string theorist, Brian Greene understands some of the world's most difficult mathematic equations and, here's a neat tric...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 36:23
Caption: Camille Norment, Credit: Office for Contemporary Art Norway/Marta Buso
This episode features Camille Norment, an American-born artist, and the sonic environment she created for the Nordic Pavilion at the 56th Venice Ar...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 09:13
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This Poetry Month, we honor the late African American poet Lucille Clifton, who was widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanho...

Bought by WCNY, KOWS, WTJU, KUNV, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
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Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? Nura Maznavi’s book “Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women”

  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 22:46
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Katharine Weber discusses her historical novel TRIANGLE, about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 27:20
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Historian and writer Eve LaPlante talks about her book, MARMEE AND LOUISA. It’s about the powerful relationship between Louisa May Alcott and her m...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:57
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In this Thanksgiving Day special, we reach back into our archives for three treats: we air our 2005 interview with the late great Studs Terkel talk...

Bought by Prairie Public, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KRPS, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Wendy MacNaughton in her San Francisco studio
Despite the media headlines, San Francisco isn’t just the backdrop for some tech zombie apocalypse. Beneath the Google Bus frenzy, San Francisco ha...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 09:21
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Bookseller Laura Hansen is a regular contributor to regional literary journals and has self published 2 poetry chapbooks. Her poetry has also been...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:55
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Join Ranger Kelly and The Friends of Tamarac for this educational two minute feature as they highlight the sounds of local and migratory wildlife t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Bruce Cutler, one of the most flamboyant criminal defense lawyers in recent history, made his legal bones representing clients like the late Mafia ...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 30:17
  • Purchases: 2
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A Roman Catholic Sister in her 80s who wrote “The Grace to Race, “ she’s the oldest person ever (man or woman) to finish an Ironman Triathlon. This...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 2
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Kevin Zepper is an Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Moorehead. He was recently awarded a writing residency at Starry ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
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A Chilean-born author, Isabel is best known for her novels and memoirs. But now, after deciding not to retire from writing books after all, she's ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Legendary punk rock guitarist, Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham, released his debut solo album, Salvation Town. This roots rock album brings catchy hooks...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WLPR , WLPR , KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Salvation Town by Jonny Two Bags, Credit: Official Album Cover
Jonny 2 Bags Wickersham plays guitar with legendary Southern California punk rock band, Social Distortion, and like most of this entwined music sce...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 24:58
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Many dramatic transformations take place during athletic activity. Researchers have found that in the midst of a famous "runner's high" the brain r...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2014
  • Length: 23:59
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:37
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Joanna Brooks grew up Mormon and has remained an adherent practitioner in spite of a critical and outspoken stance she has taken when dealing with ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 23:59
Caption: Cassandra King, Credit: Tanner Latham
Bestselling novelist Cassandra King talks about her new book Moonrise as well as her writing relationship with her husband, famous author Pat Conro...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 2
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News-Friendly Format (1:00 billboard; 5:00 news hole; 52:00 program) New York Times music and film critic Stephen Holden covered the 1970s singer/...

Bought by KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3