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Interview with Dan Levitt, author of What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner.
From: KRCL
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This is a 1 on 1 interview with Author Dan Levitt, and Radioactive's Nick Burns. From Levitt's Website "For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 12:04
National Writers Series: Geraldine Brooks
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Anne-Marie Oomen talks with writer Geraldine Brooks.

Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
773: As Read By The Author / 774: Hope: Where Does It Come From?, 3/4/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
David Yoon discusses "Vision Zero"
From: Steven Nester
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Max, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 12:52
Paving the Way for Women in Janice Kaplan's The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Janice Kaplan celebrates women geniuses of the past and present, and tells us ways to foster change for women geniuses of the future.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 14:24
Drugs, sex, and biker gangs: Doctor Dealer by George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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A true crime story about Dr. James Kauffman, a doctor dealing opioids to a notorious motorcycle gang, and the murder of his wife April Kauffman.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 12:41
Interview: Megan Angelo on her debut novel "Followers."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Writer Megan Angelo tells us about her debut novel "Followers."

  • Added: Feb 08, 2020
  • Length: 11:42
What We're Reading, September 2019 -- E.R. Ramizipoor's The Ventriloquists
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Writer E.R. Ramzipoor's new novel of historical fiction takes place in Nazi occupied Belgium where a gang of ragtag journalists and resistence figh...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Sep 22, 2019
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 1
Jonathan Thompson — The day the river was orange (Part one)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes presents Part 1 of his conversation with author and journalist Jonathan Thompson.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
James A. McLaughlin, author of "Bearskin"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra speaks with James A. McLaughlin about his debut novel "Bearskin"

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 30:05
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World: A Conversation with John Andrew Morrow
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. John Andrew Morrow
Recently discovered texts show the peaceful relationship Islam and Christianity enjoyed for centuries.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Gail Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interview with Scottish author Gail Honeyman. Her debut, highly-acclaimed novel is "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine."

  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 10:13
The Write Question - Ken Egan - 311
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This program features a thoughtful conversation with Ken Egan about his historical nonfiction, Montana 1889, including the competing visions for, a...

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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - David Owen - 336
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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David Owen discusses his nonfiction book, Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River. He also reads a short segment from the book.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
T. Jefferson Parker discusses "The Room of White Fire"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of 20 crime novels, including Edgar Award-winners Silent Joe and California Girl. Parker's next work ...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 09:39
Interview with author Tracy Chevalier on her new book "At the Edge of the Orchard"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Producer Tammy Bobrowsky interviews NYT Bestselling author Tracy Chevalier on her new novel "At the Edge of the Orchard."

  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 13:11
"James Rollins discusses The 6th Extinction"
From: Steven Nester
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James Rolllins is the New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. Known ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 19:57
An Interview with Charlie Price
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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YA author Charlie Price talks about and reads from his novel DEAD GIRL MOON. He also shares information about his teaching career, which included w...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Mark Sundeen, author of 'The Man Who Quit Money'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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"In the first year of the twenty-first century, a man standing by a highway in the middle of America pulled from his pocket his life savings--thirt...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
War correspondent Anna Badkhen finds kindness in conflict zones
From: KALW
Caption: Cover of "Peace Meals" by Anna Badkhen
When reporters are sent to cover conflict zones, they focus on doing their job, and getting the story. As any reporter will tell you, it’s never ab...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Paul VanDevelder, Savages & Scoundrels
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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With his latest book - Savages & Scoundrels: The Untold Story of America's Road to Empire Through Indian Territory - Paul VanDevelder re-writes muc...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Visions of the Big Sky - Part I
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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In VISIONS OF THE BIG SKY, Dan Flores revisits the Northern Rockies artistic tradition to explore its diversity and richness. In his essays about t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, WRPI, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sex, Evolution And Consumer Behaviour
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of e...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03