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Prince as a 19th Century French Dandy
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Karen Turman, Assistant Professor of French at Winona State University, compares Prince to a 19th Century French Dandy.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 50:38
Ramona lived in our neighborhood
From: amy handler
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Second Grade students from Portland, Oregon's Beverly Cleary Elementary School tour us around one of the sites from the famed author's childhood ho...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 10:19
GPV20 Book Reviews - Gerald's Picks
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Notable books by friends and colleagues of GetPublished! Radio

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:59
Verse Like Water: Poet Vijay Seshadri to visit Central Lakes College
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Central Lakes College professor Jeff Johnson developed Verse Like Water, a poetry series that has brought world renowned poets to the Brainerd lake...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2016
  • Length: 08:08
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Sam Quinoñes
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Journalist and writer Sam Quiñones wrote a book titled, Dreamland:The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, which details how this epidemic spre...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:00
EXP 16-30 E: Shakespeare, Episode 4, 4/22/2016
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
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We’ll sample from the wealth of music inspired by the Bard’s verse, including a suite from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and excerpts f...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:58
EXP 16-30 D: Shakespeare, Episode 4, 4/21/2016
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
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We’ll sample from the wealth of music inspired by the Bard’s verse, including a suite from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and excerpts f...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:57
(Episode #10) Tutoring and Poetry, Or, Don't be a Wimp
From: Odegaard Writing and Research Center
Series: Character Development
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
The first episode of Season 2 of Character Development delves into the topic of poetry and its relationship with some of our OWRC tutors. Tutors Ja...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2016
  • Length: 30:08
Becoming Jeffersons People Part One
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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Clay S. Jenkinson discusses his book: "Becoming Jefferson's People: Re-Inventing the American Republic in the Twenty-First Century" in the first of...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Ghost in the Machine
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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Is there an invisible thread that connects humans to all life around us? Novelist Kathryn Davis explores how the fantastical world in her novel, Du...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:51
(Episode #07) Cultivating Creativity in Academic Writing
From: Odegaard Writing and Research Center
Series: Character Development
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
The focus in this week’s episode is creativity—specifically, our team wanted to interview OWRC tutors and generate some novel discussions about the...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2016
  • Length: 25:30
"The Symphony," an African-American poetry collective
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: R. Dwayne Betts of The Symphony Poets
The Symphony is a group of African-American poets originally comprised of John Murillo, R. Reginald Dwayne Betts, Randall Horton, and Marcus Jackso...

Bought by WNJR and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Allusionist 25: Toki Pona
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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There’s a language which is said to be the smallest language in the world. It has around 123 words, five vowels, nine consonants, and apparently yo...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 20:24
  • Purchases: 1
Ideas Books: Gavin Francis, Adventures in Human Being
From: Craig Barfoot
Series: Ideas Books
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An in-depth conversation with author Gavin Francis about his book, the human body and his life as a doctor. A beautiful conversation about celebrat...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 24:05
  • Purchases: 1
Studs Terkel in Conversation with Oliver Sacks
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Oliver Sacks
On December 4, 1985 Studs sat down with famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Although the interview was supposed to center on his newest publ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KCMJ Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, KVNF and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 01:22:29
  • Purchases: 6
“Fire Shut Up In My Bones”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "The Cutting Edge: Black News and Views- Where Journalism, Culture, Politics and Activism Converge"
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New York Times columnist Charles Blow, one of America's most innovative and respected journalists, has written a redemptive memoir that fits both t...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:49
Colours of memory: a conversation with Geoff Dyer
From: Pod Academy
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This year marks 25 years since the publication of Geoff Dyer’s first novel, The Colour of Memory. Geoff is a multi-award winning writer who has wri...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:36
Mood Indigo - Boris Vian, Surrealist
From: Pod Academy
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The new film 'Mood Indigo' is based on a novel by Boris Vian - so who was Vian? One of France's most popular authors of the 20th Century, musician,...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
The Music of Conversation
From: Hold That Thought
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Extreme Life of the Sea -- Groks Science Show 2014-04-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stephen Palumbi discusses The Extreme Life of the Sea.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and KPVL


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 25:16
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Penguin's Elda Rotor and John Morgan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The team behind the new app Poems by Heart discuss how they combine gaming with classic poetry. [28:20]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 1
Gwen Westerman Interview
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Native American Author Book Review
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In this segment we talk with Gwen Westerman about her book Mni Sota Makoce The Land of the Dakota. Gwen co-wrote this book with Bruce White.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 38:35
  • Purchases: 1
Bringing storytime to the long wait for social services
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Oakland Public Library children’s librarian reads at the Eastmont Social Service Agency, Credit: Holly J McDede
For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage, find childcare, and get job a...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:27
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - Erika Reviews "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's been checking in with e...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: A Travel Memoir from Mexico by Dan Sinykin: Parts One and Two
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Dan Sinykin
Dan Sinykin is in the midst of extensive travel in Mexico to do research for his graduate studies. Throughout his travels Sinykin will be submittin...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 12:24
  • Purchases: 1