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813: In Search Of Real Food / 814: Telling A Life, 7/22/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

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 ...

The Past American Voice of Former California Poet Laureate Al Young

From: New Letters on the Air

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

In Good Faith - Dr. Jean P. Kelly & Danny Duncan Collum

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith

Personal accounts on increased devotion after life experiences elicited change

Bought by RadioStPete Florida

749: Astonishing African Futures / 750: Thinking With Animals, 12/10/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," is dominating the global box office. This hour, a litera...

The Write Question - Geffrey Davis - ENCORE

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

We revisit a conversation with award-winning poet Geffrey Davis about his collection, "Night Angler." He also reads several poems from the collection.

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

The Write Question - Charmaine Wilkerson

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Writer Charmaine Wilkerson discusses her bestselling debut novel, "Black Cake."

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

Poet and NAACP Image Award Winner Patricia Smith: Part 1

From: New Letters on the Air

For Black History Month, we'll hear from Patricia Smith, the author of eight poetry books and the 2021 winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for li...

Bought by WDCB

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown

From: New Letters on the Air

For National Pride Month, we'll hear from 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown, who describes the joy he finds in writing poetry and how his wo...

Bought by WNMU-FM and WNJR

Poet and Editor Kwame Dawes

From: New Letters on the Air

Born in Ghana and raised in Jamaica, the poet Kwame Dawes is the editor of Nebraska's literary magazine, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, and the 2021 successor t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WNJR

The Write Question - Hanif Abdurraquib

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Poet and culture critic Hanif Abdurraquib discusses his new book, "A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance."

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

The Write Question - Khadijah Queen

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Poet Khadijah Queen discusses her new collection of poetry, "Anodyne."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WYAP and more

National Book Award-winning Poet Nikky Finney: Part 2

From: New Letters on the Air

Affrilachian and Cave Canem poet Nikky Finney talks about her father, the first African American Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court,...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

National Book Award-winning Poet Nikky Finney: Part 1

From: New Letters on the Air

NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR continues Black History Month with Nikky Finney whose fifth book is called LOVE CHILD'S HOTBED OF OCCASIONAL POETRY: POEMS A...

Bought by KWMR and GCR (Global Community Radio)

On Just Being with Scott Russell Sanders

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

The centerpiece in today’s program is our talk about the essay “The Suffering of Strangers” which details a visit Sanders took to Charleston, South...

Bought by RADIOLEX

Poet Etheridge Knight: Past American Voice

From: New Letters on the Air

As protests continue across the US, we revisit our archive program with the late poet ETHERIDGE KNIGHT. Known for his powerful poems about prison ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUN, WNMU-FM, and WJCU

Poet & MacArthur Genius Claudia Rankine

From: New Letters on the Air

In light of the recent events regarding race in America, we revisit MacArthur Genius and Guggenheim Fellow, Claudia Rankine, who discusses her mo...

Bought by WJSU and WNJR

Cave Canem Fellow Marcus Jackson

From: New Letters on the Air

Our celebration of National Poetry Month continues with Marcus Jackson, a Cave Canem Fellow, who reads from his 2019 Ohioana Award-winning poetry b...

Bought by WNMU-FM and Raven Radio

The Write Question - Shonda Buchanan - 431

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Shonda Buchanan discusses her memoir, "Black Indian." She also reads a short passage from the book.

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

317: Discovering America's Black DNA / 318: Story Worlds, 10/20/2018

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Discovering America's Black DNA" - What happens when common DNA brings the black and white side of the family together for the first tim...

Poet and MacArthur Fellow Terrance Hayes

From: New Letters on the Air

Multi-award-winning poet and MacArthur fellow, Terrance Hayes, reads from his fifth book, HOW TO BE DRAWN, winner of the 2016 NAACP Image Award for...

Bought by WNJR

253: Discovering America's Black DNA / 254: Short Stories, 3/10/2018

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Discovering America's Black DNA" - What happens when common DNA brings the black and white side of the family together for the first tim...

U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16) Natasha Trethewey

From: New Letters on the Air

Guest editor of BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2017, Natasha Trethewey talks about her her first creative non-fiction book, BEYOND KATRINA: A MEDITATION ON T...

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