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S4 EP3: Authentically Me
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
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Internist Ashley McMullen decides to let her hair go natural for the first time in over a decade — a process which serves as a metaphor for self-ac...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2022
  • Length: 41:05
The Write Question - Danielle Geller
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Danielle Geller discusses her debut memoir, "Dog Flowers" - a story of returning to the Navajo reservation after her mother's death.

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


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate and Whales
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate. Topic 2: Dead Or Alive, Whales Give As Much As They Take From Their Ocean Environments.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
Deborah Campbell, author of "A Disappearance in Damascus"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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An Interview with Deborah Campbell about her Investigative Non-Fiction Book "A Disappearance in Damascus"

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
The Write Question - Stephanie Land - 412
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Stephanie Land discusses her memoir, "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive." She also reads a few short passages.

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


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 17-80 "Nothing Happened in 1999: by Hayan Charara
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
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Hayan Charara considers how the world would be different today if certain historically significant events had not taken place in the late 1990s.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-51 "I Told You I Was Sick" by Elaine Kahn
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Elaine Kahn, poet
Elaine Kahn meditates on care, loss, and the uncertainty of the future.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight - Malcolm Holcombe - 674
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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A “songwriter’s songwriter” by any standard and a musical voice of the verdant Southeastern United States, Malcolm Holcomb stopped by the studios o...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-50 “No Things” by Noel Black
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Noel Black, poet
Noel Black imagines singing karaoke on a yacht to the music of Michael McDonald.

Bought by Raven Radio, KHSU, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-49 “Pomegranate” by Mary Cisper
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Mary Cisper, poet
Mary Cisper mediates on loss and grief after the death of her former husband.

Bought by KHSU, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-44 “artificial death” by Roberto Harrison
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Roberto Harrison, poet
Roberto Harrison imagines a time when death itself will be artificial.

Bought by KUER, KENW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-23 "Lamp of Mutual Aid" by Joshua Edwards
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Joshua Edwards, poet
Joshua Edwards mediates on the nature of work and communal living.

Bought by KVNO, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-22 “Imaginary Book” by Julien Poirier
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Julien Poirier, poet, Credit: Peter Freedberger
Julien Poirier navigates the line between what can be imagined and what is real.

Bought by KVNO, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-16 "They" by Noelle Kocot
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
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Noelle Kocot investigates the politics and power of the pronoun “they.”

Bought by KENW and KALW


  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-14 “Who’s That” by Ana Božičević
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ana Bozicevic, poet
Ana Božičević explores the feelings and emotions of spring.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KHSU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Neltje - 288
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Neltje discusses her development as an artist, her love of landscape, and the hardships she faced growing up. She also reads from her memoir.

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


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-08 "Perihan" by Sara Deniz Akant
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sara Deniz Akant, poet
Sara Deniz Akant considers the virtues and meaning of one’s name.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-04 "Real Complex Key Shifts" by Amanda Nadelberg
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Amanda Nadelberg, poet
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved.

Bought by KENW, KALW, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Steps Forward
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week we share news and stories from two people who have been caught up in very different ways in the web of prison. Both Bresha Meadows and Pa...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 30:10
Addiction, Sobriety, and Recidivism
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week we feature an interview with Patrick, who reflects on his experience with addiction and prison. His story is both deeply personal and ana...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 30:10
PN 16-52 "Moth" by Atsuro Riley
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Atsuro Riley, poet, Credit: Sven Wiederholt
Atsuro Riley imagines the life of a young runaway from the south.

Bought by KHSU, KENW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 16-51 “Gratophoph” by Andrew Zawacki
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Andrew Zawacki, poet, Credit: Sandrine Zawacki
Andrew Zawacki meditates on the difficulty of writing a personal poem after the birth of his daughter.

Bought by KHSU, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 16-49 "Nothing Happened in 1999: by Hayan Charara
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Hayan Charara, poet, Credit: Rachel de Cordova
Hayan Charara considers how the world would be different today if certain historically significant events had not taken place in the late 1990s.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
PN 16-46 "Hour In Which I Consider Hydrangea" by Simone White
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
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Simone White documents a mother’s life with her infant son.

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


  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 16-43 "The Editor's Ex" by Caitlin Doyle
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Caitlin Doyle, poet, Credit: Michael Robinson
Caitlin Doyle thinks about romance novels at the end of a relationship.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4