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We're looking at words that were made by smooshing together other words, but it all happened so long ago that we completely forgot about it.
- Added: May 30, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously, thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about maki...
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Feb 15, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Who are we? What are we doing here? This episode will introduce listeners to host Fletcher Powell and language experts Kathy Petras and Ross Petras...
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 2
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: Jun 03, 2022
- Length: 01:59:01
HOUR ONE: 'Traveling By Book' - From Africa to England, to a kamikaze cockpit, and to realms of fantasy. Books aren’t just books. They’re passports...
- Added: Sep 03, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
In this episode, Laura interviews British comedian and activist Jess Thom, TourettesHero, about her performance of Samuel Beckett’s play “Not I”. T...
Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, and WRIR
- Added: Jan 29, 2020
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 3
Three Auto Compositions (“I Ran a Red Light,” “Digging Up a Clam,” “Gabe Kaplan”) & background music by Ken Cormier
- Added: Jan 28, 2019
- Length: 04:46
“The Sounds of Lunch,” by Ken Cormier
- Added: Jan 28, 2019
- Length: 03:04
In his audio diaries recorded while driving cross-country, artist David Wojnarowicz tries to describe how he feels after being diagnosed with AIDS....
Bought by WLRH
- Added: Oct 23, 2018
- Length: 47:04
- Purchases: 1
An unusual and irreverent comic strip about a misfit cat served as inspiration to 20th century poet e e cummings.
- Added: Feb 08, 2016
- Length: :58
Responding to his editor about why he wrote his most famous children's novel, E.B. White replied in characteristic good humor.
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: :58
American poet Frank O'Hara got into trouble with his overbearing mother.
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: :58
Two short plays. In Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn’s Fifth Planet, a professional astronomer played by Amy Ryan (Birdman; Gone, Baby, Gone) an...
Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!!
Featuring the Artist AmarA, Director Sue Zizza, and #1 New York Times bestseller The Grave...
- Added: Jan 06, 2016
- Length: 58:34
The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!!
Featuring Director and Writer Don Thacker, Author Dr. Frank Romano, and The Finest Hours i...
- Added: Oct 07, 2015
- Length: 58:45
Funny how a crow caws and a roster crows. What’s this have to do with anything? Likely, nothing. Or mayhap it does. Join Tenaciously Tender tenali ...
- Added: Jul 15, 2015
- Length: 01:56:03
Summer is here again. . . Let’s celebrate the commencement of the hot and sweaty season with a batch of lovely sun soaked tunes. Join Winding River...
- Added: Jun 17, 2015
- Length: 01:49:41
The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!!
Featuring the New Zealand band Ivy Blue, Author Martin Lastrapes, and Night Fall by New Yo...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 57:31
Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of ...
Bought by WABE
- Added: Nov 27, 2014
- Length: 14:11
- Purchases: 1
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
An hour of thematic free-association through spoken word and songs... It's neo-beatnik, It's post-surreality, It's your guide through the Singulari...
- Added: Jan 28, 2014
- Length: 58:45
A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...
Bought by WCPN, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Rhythm & News Service
- Added: Nov 29, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 02, 2013
- Length: 07:18
- Purchases: 1
This week on Culture Queue, we explore identity, including how it changes over time and how it stays the same.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jun 18, 2013
- Length: 01:28:12
- Purchases: 1
Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Apr 04, 2013
- Length: 01:02
- Purchases: 1