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In a makeshift library in Ethiopia, Yikealo Beyene – an Eritrean refugee – made an unlikely friend. Her harrowing tale stayed with him as he fled h...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 13:59
  • Purchases: 1
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The author of the 2015 International Latino Book Award-winning young adult novel, I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL, Marjorie Agosín has always felt outsid...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Terry Gould is a veteran and author of "How Can You Mend This Purple Heart". He talks about our need to recognize and show support for our veterans.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:01
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With nearly a decade between his first short story collection, DROWN and his Pulitzer Prize winning novel THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, Jun...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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My Dad never wanted to be a hero. Survival was the only option.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
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Andre Dubus III's memoir Townie isn’t a literary coming of age story. It’s an exploration of violence and absence. [30:37]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 30:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Anthony Swann Has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
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Anne Woster is a professional photographer and a barista in Duluth and has dabbled in writing since she was a child. She's recently fallen in love...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
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Brian Laidlaw is a graduate of the University of Minnesota MFA program in poetry. He lives in the Twin Cities, and teaches songwriting at McNally S...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:42
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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: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:25
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We're featuring youth poetry in Janurary. Nikki Anderson-Weir is a 10th grade at Bemidji High School with a passion for photography. She plays te...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:15
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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 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:55
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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 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
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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 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
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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: 01:26
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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 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:02
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Jim Gallagher is a retired wildlife biologist who lives with his wife, and writes from his home near Bemidji, MN. The Beat is a daily reminder that...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:08
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Emily Brisse's place based work has appeared in publications like Orion, The Writer's Chronicle, and Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. She teaches ...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:15
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Carolyn Williams-Noren's poems have appeared in Spoon River Poetry Review, Water-Stone Review, and in other journals. She lives in Minneapolis with...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:48
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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: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "The Assumption." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:09
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Julia Klatt-Singer writes, and paints, and walks the dog. Her work can be found online and heard on The Real Phonic Radio Hour. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:50
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LouAnn Shepard Muhm is a widely published poet and teacher living in northern Minnesota. She has been featured in the mnartists.org series "What Li...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:48
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Dennis Herschbach is a northern Minnesota writer whose poems have won awards in national contests. He is also the author of a number of fiction and...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:06
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world. Then, through...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:24