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Danny Klecko runs a bakery in Saint Paul. Many of his poems are written while he bakes for capitol city. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minn...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 02:42
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Today's show features an essay on the cultural impact of Harry Potter.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
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Poet, Athena Kildegaard, lives in prairie pothole country, her term for Morris, Minnesota, where she's a lecturer at the University of Minnesota. S...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet. A daily reminder that, in ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:07
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Ever wondered what the *tattoos* covering that woman's arm mean? Author Isaac Fitzgerald reads from his new book, Pen & Ink: Tattoos and The Storie...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
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How closely must historical fiction mirror recorded history? Author Marshall Klimasewiski weighs in.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
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Author Ammon Shea weighs in, from his new book, Bad English: What do you think of such words as "irregardless" or "decimate" or "hopefully"? Anothe...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
Caption: Antarctic explorers discover a creature in a cavern, Credit: Astounding Tales, February 1936
On the 35th Anniversary of Alien, "The Icy Winds of Lovecraft" looks at how Alien and John Carpenter's The Thing were both influenced by the strang...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: :58
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Author Nicole C. Kear reads from her memoir of learning of a life-changing disease as a teen. Amusing, touching, and part of our daily readings -- ...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
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Our “Reading Chekhov” series culminates in a full hour on the Russian physician who spun the small happenings of old Russia into some of the most p...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Katya Kivi is an eighth grader at Schoolcraft Learning Community besides writing poetry, she enjoys all kinds of sports.

  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:03
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:26
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Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally ...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
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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
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. Science fiction drama.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
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100-second module, part of our weekday readings for MAY.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:19
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Deborah Sharp was a reporter for USA Today for nearly two decades. Given all the stories she wrote about killer sharks, rampaging alligators, and h...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 24:10
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MN Reads speaks with Author Rachel Hanel about her latest work "We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down" a look into death and dying through a life ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 13:40
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by WCPN, KUOW, KUT, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by KVNF, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7