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Revisiting Literary Lives: William Faulkner and Zelda Fitzgerald
From: With Good Reason
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Exploring the lives of William FAulker and Zelda Fitzgerald

  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 29:37
Vietnam Visits Uncle Bill
From: Vose Productions
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"Vietnam Visits Uncle Bill" is a story in which a Vietnam veteran confronts his past through a dialogue with the ghost of the My Lai massacre.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: May 11, 2008
  • Length: 19:31
  • Purchases: 1
ATONEMENT-audiobook review
From: AudioFile Magazine
Series: Audiopolis
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ATONEMENT-audiobook review

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:09
Interview with DIANE ACKERMAN, author of bestseller "The Zoo Keeper's Wife."
From: Out of Bounds
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Very personal conversation with author Diane ACKERMAN about The Zoo Keeper's Wife, now a major film.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer on Live From Prairie Lights
From: Iowa Public Radio
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Susan Sontag and her last novel, "In America." Norman Mailer and his book, "Time of Our Time.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 54:30
Chronicles of William Hone (week of December 30, 2007)
From: Vince Hancock
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Look both ways before crossing into January. This week: how to greet the New Year.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:30
KERA Commentary: The Hope of Christmas Light
From: KERA
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Thoughtful commentary about the symbolic role of lights at Christmas

  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
Banducci's Memorial Day
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2007
  • Length: 10:34
The World of 1607 part 4
From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607
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Image of the Other

  • Added: Nov 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:02
The World of 1607 part 1
From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607
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"All the World a Stage"

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:03
Louisiana In Words
From: Light of New Orleans
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Editor Joshua Clark and writers from the acclaimed new anthology, LOUISIANA IN WORDS, read short excerpts and discuss this novel approach to descri...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2007
  • Length: 10:14
The Face of Poetry
From: David Kates
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"The Face of Poetry" is an exhibit matching black and white photographs of some of the most important poets of the last 50 years with their poems.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
An Angel-headed Hipster's Howl
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Fifty year's after the publication of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" and its subsequent obscenity trial, poets and friends look back at its origins, ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KPIP-LP, KRZA, KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2007
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
What's the Word? Shakespearean Queens
From: Modern Language Association
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Gertrude, Cleopatra, and Margaret--perspectives on women and power

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
What's the Word? Medieval Women
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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A literary view of the lifestyles of medieval women.

Bought by KETR-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WKMS, KZYX, WLIW and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 27
What's the Word? Women Warriors
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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From Joan of Arc to GI Jane--a look at women warriors.

Bought by KETR-FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KVNF, WHFR and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 29
What's the Word? Elizabeth I and Victoria
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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Literary portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria

Bought by WLIW, WNMU-FM, WLIW, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 12
Paper Trail
From: Julie Subrin
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A stamp auction in Frankfurt leads an author to a war-time love story

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 1
Emma Lazarus vox
From: Julie Subrin
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What people know about the woman who wrote "give me your tired..."

  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:28
gnome - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "gnome"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:48
Los Angeles Through Chandler's Eyes (Abridged)
From: Jacob Adelman
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A newcomer to Los Angeles discovers the city's past -- and future -- through the books of noir master Raymond Chandler.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 13:28
What's the Word? Taking Hip-Hop Seriously
From: Modern Language Association
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Hip-hop culture's roots and influence

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 12
Artist Born of War
From: Center for Emerging Media
Series: Shared Weight
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Writers from the US and Vietnam, whose births as artists were formed from their experiences from the Vietnam War.

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KUOW, WFUV, WNYC, KSUT and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode 5 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 5 features former poet laureates Anthony Hecht, Maxine Kumin, Reed Whittemore, and newly appointed laureate Donald Hall.

Bought by WCPN, WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KRUA and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:05
  • Purchases: 8
RN Documentary: For Every Atom Belonging to Me?
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Cunningham invokes the spirit of Walt Whitman in his latest book ?Specimen Days? ? part of a wave of post 9/1...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1

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