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Tales from the South 109: Best Laid Plans
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season
Caption: Wayne Ball reads "The Secret"
This week it's stories about best laid plans, and how those plans go amiss. Stories by Wayne Ball, Peter O'Connell, and Mark Isbell. All stories ar...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: :00
Brian Selznick on Einstein, God, and Reaching His Potential
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"So I bought the postcard, memorized it and sent it off to a friend. And I never thought about God again after that." - Brian Selznick Brian Selzn...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Charmaine Donovan - "Banana Mania"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Charmaine Donovan makes her living as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Brainerd area. She's a member of numerous regional and national writer...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 03:09
Books as Babysitters
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Mary Finch on books.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:56
John Holbrook, author of 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, John Holbrook talks about and reads poems from his fourth collection, 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak.'

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Hungry at the Homesick Restaurant: the Literary Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
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Anne Tyler has a new book out! "The Beginner's Goodbye." Here Julia Child presents passages from an earlier Anne Tyler favorite, "Dinner at the Hom...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 24:58
On Opening an Independent Bookstore
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Wendy Welch has written a memoir about what it means to open an independent bookstore at a time when physical books seem to be disappearing. Alliso...

Bought by Prairie Public, KENW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Debbie Miller on writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Debbie Miller
Songwriter Debbie Miller discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Written and performed for the mo...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
There is No Dog
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: G.P. Putnam's Sons jacket cover, Credit: Natalie C. Sousa, cover design
Meg Rosoff, a Printz Award-winning author, returns to the young adult marketplace with "There is No Dog," a provocative and imaginative novel starr...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 21:06
Fred Haefele, author of 'Extremeophilia'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The book's entire title is 'Extremeophilia: River Rats, Timber Tramps, Biker Trash, and Realtors: New and Selected Writings' and it's a collection ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Rick Bass and Stellarondo
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Caption: Travis Yost, Caroline Keys, Gibson Hartwell, Bethany Joyce, Rick Bass
This hour-long program from Montana Public Radio features award-winning author Rick Bass reading with the Missoula-based band Stellarondo, which ha...

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:12
  • Purchases: 1
Lora and Neil Johnson talk about The Night I Met Santa and Resorts of Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Lora and Neil join Heidi from their car and driveway, for a conversation about each of their new books.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 18:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Beth Dooley: Author, Restaurant Critic & Teacher
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on "Art Beat" we take a look at a cookbook like none other. Beth Dooley, author, restaurant critic, teacher and cooking instructor has writte...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 1
Red Wing Stoneware with Larry Peterson
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on "Don't Cha Know" we get to know more about Larry Peterson of Red Wing MN. Larry is an avid collector of Red Wing Stoneware - and is quite ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 27:34
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!:Kate Graves discussing her approach to writing songs inspired by The Time Traveler's Wife
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Kate Graves, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Kate Graves discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by The Time Traveler's Wife

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cedar Brant - 'Like Any Other Dream Will Do'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Cedar Brant -- poet, wildlife biologist, and environmental consultant -- talks about her childhood in northwestern Montana and...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
Luli Gray -- author interview
From: Eileen Heyes
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Children's author Luli Gray talks about her new picture book, "Ant and Grasshopper."

  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Restful, Shady Places
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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The authors of "Trailer Ahoy!" and "Trees as Good Citizens" enjoy a written correspondence relating to their books' proximity in the library.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
CHICKEN A LA STEINBECK
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: John Steinbeck, Credit: FANPIX.net
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. In "Cannery Row" the hobos poach a chicken over a campfire, in a 5-gallon coffee can. What they don't know,...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, KZYX, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 26:55
  • Purchases: 5
The Creative Circle
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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A diverse group of writers has been meeting regularly in a small coffee shop in Albany, MN for the past three years to create, critique, and caffei...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:47
Craig Johnson: Junkyard Dogs
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Craig Johnson talks about JUNKYARD DOGS, the sixth book in his Walt Longmire mystery series. He also reads a few pages and tel...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Love Knot
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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So, is that a vasectomy in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Find out the answer to this question as Arts and Cultural Heritage Report...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 23:31
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 118
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Bill Oakley
Guests include: Author Steve Almond. Television writer Bill Oakley. Musical guest Damien Jurado.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:22
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 119
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: The Baseball Project
Guests include: Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Writer & blogger Stacy Bolt. Musical guests The Baseball Project.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: :00
Joe Plut on "Conversations with Jon Hassler"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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RealGoodWords is a one-hour weekly radio program for readers, writers and those who appreciate the written word.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:44