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Mary had a little lamb
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Newly discovered John Steinbeck story now on newsstands
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Litography Project
Caption: John Steinbeck's childhood home., Credit: Max Pringle
John Steinbeck, the author of such classics as “the Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men” was born to a middle class family in a beautiful, turret...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:27
Love For Sale...
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: DECEMBER 2014
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...And Other Essays is the book's title, by author Clifford Thompson who reads a passage here. Observations with wit about life and people, from m...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
NaNoWriMo
From: David Berner
Caption: Fifty-thousand words in a month. How's it going?, Credit: National Novel Writing Month Organizatoin
A newly updated piece on NaNoWriMo. November is National Novel Writing Month, sometimes known as NaNoWriMo. In a studio loft on the Chicago's North...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 2
Akashic Books & Rosebud Ben Oni
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features an in depth conversation with Akashic Books Senior Editor Ibrahim Ahmad discussing the independent press’ evolution over the last two deca...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 16:26
Interview with Eric Shonkwiler & Issue 7.2 preview
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
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Featuring novelist Eric Shonkwiler and work from Quiddity issue 7.2. While Eric has lived and worked in every contiguous US Time zone, the Ohio na...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 18:05
Sandip Roy's Dispatch: The Gurkha's Daughter
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Nepalese/Indian-American author Prahjwal Parajuly is not your usual "trope."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Death of Archie
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie", Credit: archiecomics.com
The Archie comic book character is as American as it gets. But in July of 2014 (Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie") Archie dies. His death reverber...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Who Needs Health Insurance? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WJCT, WCSU-FM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMNF, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Who Needs Health Insurance?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WCNY, KVNF, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
Bless thee! Thou art translated
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
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When Shakespeare’s work is translated into foreign languages, does it cease to be Shakespeare?

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 24:11
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 47
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Author John C. Payne, Comedian Jan McInnis, and New York Times Bestseller, Summe...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
First Black National League Umpire
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: JULY 2014
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From the book, "For The Love Of Baseball: A Celebration Of The Game That Connects Us All," co-editor Lee Gutkind reads from his chapter. Just one o...

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 45
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Author Susan Nadathur, the band Jive Coulis, and New York Times bestseller Missi...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:02:53
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 44
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Painter Joshua Smith, Musician Stevie Marco, and New York Times bestseller Ricoc...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 56:55
GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA -- Nicholas Wrathall Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nicholas Wrathall, San Francisco, CA 6/26/2013, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nicholas Wrathall talks starting at the end, putting his money where his mouth is, and why Gore Vidal could not be ignored.

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 19:56
Douglas Clouatre reads from Presidential Upsets: Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains (5/30)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. Focusing here on a certain colorful Democratic president.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Tova Mirvis reads from Visible City (5/29)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our readings for May. The setting may remind you of Hitchcock's Rear Window.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
John Weaver reads from Robots Are People Too (5/28)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our readings for May. An early computer composed classical music!

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Natalie Baszile reads from Queen Sugar: A Novel (5/27)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our readings for May. A city gal inherits a sugar cane farm.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Susan Weinstein reads from Paradise Gardens (5/23)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. A dystopian novel.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Kate Racculia reads from Bellweather Rhapsody (5/19)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. A classical music motif.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Tim Townsend reads from Mission At Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and The Trial of The Nazis (5/14)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our daily readings for May. A difficult assignment.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Megan Marshall reads from her Pulitzer-winner, Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (5/13)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. An early activist profiled.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Daniel Levine reads from Hyde (5/12)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. Revisiting a classic.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1

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