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Author Danielle Evans: Dealing with History through Fiction
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Exploring complexities through short stories: a conversation with author and 2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 7
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Mat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
Justice Isn’t for All, Legacy of Slavery in America’s Prison System
From: KRCL
Caption: Book Cover, "Of Greed and Glory In Pursuit of Freedom for All"
Two-way interview with author Deborah G. Plant about her new book, Of Greed & Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All

  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 17:22
"Black History Month Special" with Tracy K. Smith, Saeed Jones, and Meklit
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire Specials
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This Black History Month special episode features the 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, writer and poet Saeed Jones, and music from singer-so...

Bought by KUT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WLPR , WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
863: Docupoetry / 864: Discovering America's Black DNA, 1/13/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Docupoetry" - Have you ever wished there was a different way to read – or hear - the news? For generations, through wars and political u...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
The Write Question - D.M. Bradford
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and translator D.M. (Darby) Bradford discusses their sophomore collection "Bottom Rail on Top."

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


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
An Interview with George M. Johnson
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 15:31
835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Conversations: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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In this episode, Emily speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her recent novel Take My Hand, based on the 1973 case of the Relf sisters who ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 40:06
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
813: In Search Of Real Food / 814: Telling A Life, 7/22/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "In Search Of Real Food" - Supermarkets are designed to make you think you have a lot of choices. But do you? This hour, reclaiming real ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
2021 National Book Award Winner Tiya Miles Turns Her Hand to Fiction
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Tiya Miles, Credit: Stephanie Mitchell
2011 MacArthur Fellow, 2021 National Book Award winner, historian, and novelist Tiya Miles discusses how fiction and history meet in her novel.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Let's Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jericho Brown, Credit: Brian Cornelius
Jericho Brown reads and discusses his work, his creative process, and Black queer poetry’s capacity to expand concepts of love

Bought by WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
MN Reads: "To Be Free" with Author Marlene Wisuri
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Marlene Wisuri talks about the latest edition of "To Be Free"

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 06:45
Revisiting Ecopoet Camille T. Dungy
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Camille T Dungy, Credit: Beowulf Sheehan
Ecopoet and two-time NEA Literature Fellow Camille T Dungy discusses how history and race complicates nature writing

Bought by KECG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, WDCB and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Prince Shakur
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer, activist, and organizer Prince Shakur discusses his debut memoir, "When They Tell You To Be Good" (Tin House Books).

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


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Past American Voice of Former California Poet Laureate Al Young
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue Black History Month with the Past American Voice of Al Young, the two-time American Book Award winner, who passed away in 2021 at age 8...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Grief, Sisterhood & Becoming an Athlete: Chetna Maroo, WESTERN LANE & Black History Month: Ta-Nahisi Coates, THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We speak with Chetna Maroo about her debut novel, Western Lane. It’s a beautifully written coming of age story about a young girl and her British I...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:53
Anthony Grooms
From: New Letters on the Air
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This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Anthony Grooms is a two-time winner of the Lillian Smith Book Prize, given to writers who tackle issues of ...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
MN Reads: "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself" by David Mura
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author David Mura talks about his new book "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself"

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 17:13
In Good Faith - Dr. Jean P. Kelly & Danny Duncan Collum
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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Personal accounts on increased devotion after life experiences elicited change

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 1
749: Astonishing African Futures / 750: Thinking With Animals, 12/10/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," is dominating the global box office. This hour, a litera...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Prize-winning author and educator Renée Watson talks writing for young people.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Renee Watson, Credit: NAACPO
What goes into writing for young adults? In this 2019 interview, prize-winning author and educator Renée Watson shares a few ideas!

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:02
Conversations: Shirlene Obuobi, MD
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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In this episode, Emily speaks with physician, artist, and author, Shirlene Obuobi about fiction as escapism, and the stories behind her debut novel...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 38:22
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself....

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30