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Sherman Alexie Discusses Thanksgiving
From: Bitch Media
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Native American author Sherman Alexie shares how he celebrates Thanksgiving and his memories of the holiday growing up.

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
Maya Angelou on Con Men
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing. If you’re greedy, you’re set up." - Maya Angelou, as told to Studs Terkel in ...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and WABE


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 4
Ep 52 - Roberta Grimes | Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Podcasting from The Old Oak Street Burial Ground in Grafton, MA, Piazza and I speak with author, Roberta Grimes, about her book “The Fun of Dying: ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 52:54
Tod Goldberg discusses "Gangsterland"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Tod Goldberg lives in California.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 25:50
Frank Wheeler, Jr. discusses "The Good Life"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Frank Wheeler, Jr. is a novelist living in Wisconsin.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 13:47
Novelist Debra Brenegan
From: New Letters on the Air
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For the holiday weekend, we look back in history at Sara Payson Willis, a novelist, journalist, and feminist who wrote under the pseudonym "Fanny F...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Numberlys
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: William Joyce
Creative author, illustrator and filmmaker William Joyce is an Academy Award Winner, Emmy Award Winner and his illustrations have appeared on numer...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 16:44
Fascinating facts & stories about nature in three-minute bites
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Robert Zink's new book, "The Three-Minute Outdoorsman," distills the latest news from the world of science & nature into three-minute tidbits of in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:35
  • Purchases: 1
Man Booker Prize-winning author Anne Enright
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Anne Enright
For Women's History Month with a nod to St.Patty's Day, we revisit Irish author Anne Enright, who discusses her dark but humorous approach to writi...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WJCU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Missouri's First Poet Laureate Walter Bargen
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet Walter Bargen, the author of over a dozen books, served as Missouri's first Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2010. In this interview, he talks about...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Deborah Sharp's Florida Mysteries on Thirty Four 50
From: Joseph Sr Dobzynski
Series: Thirty-Four50 - Joseph Dobzynski - Florida Series
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Deborah Sharp was a reporter for USA Today for nearly two decades. Given all the stories she wrote about killer sharks, rampaging alligators, and h...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 24:10
John Updike on Family Affairs
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"There is the fear that you somehow neglected to say what was really yours to say" - John Updike. The iconic author on how he discovered himself by...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
First Draft with Russell Banks
From: mitzi rapkin
Series: First Draft
Caption: Russell Banks, Credit: Nancie Battaglia
First Draft highlights the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft and the literary arts. This week's show features an interview...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010-2012), David Clewell
From: New Letters on the Air
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David Clewell, former Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010-12), whose new work is featured in the current issue of NEW LETTERS magazine, draws upon a mi...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Rumble Strip Vermont: An interview with Poet Geof Hewitt
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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An interview with poet, teacher, and reigning Vermont poetry slam champion, Geof Hewitt.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 49:37
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 33
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Audie Winner Sue Zizza, KMET Legend Warren Duffy, and Sandra Brown’s audiobook Toug...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:21
Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, Peggy Shumaker
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Peggy Shumaker
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, is adept at capturing the beauty of landscapes, both internal and external. She reads fr...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and Aphorist James Richardson
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: James Richardson
Poet James Richardson has called himself an "accidental aphorist," but his well-crafted works are no accident. He reads from his 2010 book, BY THE ...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
006: Anne Swan and Reality TV
From: Emily Schultz
Series: Truth & Fiction
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Author and reality TV producer Anne Swan (The Real World, Real Housewives of Atlanta) talks about how reality TV is changing the way we write our n...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 48:10
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 28
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Poet Ruth Nolan and Musician Frankie Hernandez.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
The Write Question - Josh Hanagarne -278
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Josh Hanagarne talks about and reads from 'The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the P...

Bought by KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WCWP, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
An Interview with Sharma Shields
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Spokane author Sharma Shields tells the stories behind a few of the stories in her collection, 'Favorite Monster,' winner of an Autumn House Fictio...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Culturology: Prose Poet Louis Jenkins talks with Steve Downing and Heidi Holtan
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Poet Louis Jenkins
Duluth based prose poet Louis Jenkins is celebrated around the globe. Jenkins recently joined Heidi Holtan and Steve Downing to talk about his care...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Joe Plut Talks About Fellow Writer and Friend John Hassler
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Jon Hassler, Credit: Greg Becker
The late Jon Hassler was an author, an educator, a playwrite, and an artist. Hassler didn't begin writing until age 37. Nevertheless he published f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 19:43
  • Purchases: 2
Why don't you choose your own adventure?
From: Taylor Tower
Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1