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HOUR ONE: "The Tangled Roots Of War And Peace" - 1936 was an ominous year. A young George Orwell was headed to battle in Spain. But first, he plant...
- Added: Mar 04, 2022
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Our Time Of Mourning" - Year three of the pandemic. Where should we go to mourn our losses? We'll look for answers from generations past...
- Added: Jan 28, 2022
- Length: 01:59:01
Poet CAConrad discusses their latest collection: "AMANDA PARADISE: Resurrect Extinct Vibration."
Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jan 26, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
Two years ago this month, the first cases of Covid-19 were reported in the United States. “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with...
Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, and WNYE
- Added: Jan 12, 2022
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 5
HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...
- Added: Dec 10, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
Amanda Jayatissa grew up in Sri Lanka, attended college in California, and lived in the UK before moving back to Sri Lanka. She works as a corporat...
- Added: Nov 27, 2021
- Length: 12:53
NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR celebrates the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, Martin Espada, whose new book FLOATERS tackles the social issue...
- Added: Nov 26, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
This Extended Version of “Captivating Animals” with Thalia Field includes a discussion of Émile Zola and his attempt to recreate in fiction the sci...
Bought by RADIOLEX
- Added: Nov 16, 2021
- Length: 01:23:38
- Purchases: 1
What do you get when you mix a revenge plot, but everyone is witches? And two of them fall for each other? You get Payback's a Witch, a sizzling, w...
- Added: Nov 06, 2021
- Length: 10:17
Anthony Doerr is the author of 6 books including the 2005 Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See. His new novel is a masterpiece;...
- Added: Nov 06, 2021
- Length: 13:41
This WorldCanvass explores the life, writings, and legacy of a giant in world literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Two hundred years after his birth and...
- Added: Oct 19, 2021
- Length: 31:19
This WorldCanvass explores the life, writings, and legacy of a giant in world literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Two hundred years after his birth and...
- Added: Oct 19, 2021
- Length: 28:17
This WorldCanvass explores the life, writings, and legacy of a giant in world literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Two hundred years after his birth and...
- Added: Oct 19, 2021
- Length: 27:20
Author Caroline Patterson talks about her brand new novel, "The Stone Sister."
Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Sep 29, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
HOUR ONE: "Finding Meaning In Desperate Times" - The pandemic isn't just a health crisis, it's an x-ray into our psyches. This hour, how COVID-19 i...
- Added: Sep 24, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features the Past American Voice of Conger Beasley Jr. whose last book, ON BECOMING APACHE, was published posthumously at th...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)
- Added: Aug 19, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Robin Robertson, whose known for his translations of ancient Greek works and his depiction of folktales from his native Scotland, discusses how myt...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WNJR
- Added: Jul 22, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "As Read By The Author" - The most important part of packing for vacation is deciding what books to take. We've got you covered with sele...
- Added: Jul 02, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
British writer Rupert Thomson, whose 2021 book BARCELONA DREAMING is set just before the 2008 financial crash, often writes about tough times. He ...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)
- Added: Jul 01, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
HOUR ONE: "Eye-To-Eye With Animals" - Have you ever locked eyes with an animal in the wild? It can be a shattering experience. HOUR TWO: "Books W...
- Added: Jun 25, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
HOUR ONE: "The Resilient Brain" - In 1848, an explosion drove an iron rod through the skull of a railroad foreman. Find out how it changed science ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
In our queer nod to Veterans Day, we bring you writer Lauren Hough, who grew up in the infamous Christian free-love cult The Family. At 18, she joi...
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Jun 08, 2021
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
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
We talk with Dr. Micah Johnson and Dr. Abdul El Sayed about their book, Medicare For All: A Citizen’s Guide.
Then, we remember Norton Juster, the ...
- Added: Mar 18, 2021
- Length: 59:01
Author, teacher, poet and scholar Paisley Rekdal discusses her new book on cultural appropriation - "Appropriate."
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
