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"Is Ghostwriting Ethical?" with guest Deborah Brandt
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Deborah Brandt
Every day, politicians publish books telling the stories of their lives and their political views. But more often than not these “autobiographies” ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 1
Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic (59:00 / 54:00 - Free Program)
From: Jack Loeffler
Caption: Aldo Leopold, Credit: Aldo Leopold Foundation
A celebration of the life Aldo Leopold, the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949, and introduced Ethics as the fundamental concept that sh...

Bought by KZYX, WRGY, KUPR low power FM, WMUU-LP, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 15
Why We Eat Some Animals and Not Others
From: Barry Vogel
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Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author of, "Why We Love Dogs, ...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poetry Slam Celebration of Miller Learning Resources Center
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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It’s been 10 years since the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University opened its doors to students. Ar...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
Author Molly Gloss and the Heroines of the American West
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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This show profiles novelist Molly Gloss, whose books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
Head Water Basement Blues Riff
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack visits with SCSU Professor Rex Veeder about the Head Water Blues Basement Riff Fundraiser for Take H...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 29:49
Dan O'Brien, STOLEN HORSES
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer and buffalo rancher Dan O'Brien talks about his new novel, STOLEN HORSES. In addition to being entertaining and relevant, the book draws par...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
Have You Found Your Hidden Brain?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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How do we make the big decisions in our lives? Who to vote for?-or who to choose as a life mate or form an opinion about politics or war? Most of ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 58:01
John Irving Interview
From: Jane Lindholm
Caption: Jane Lindholm and John Irving, Credit: Sarah Ashworth
Vermont Public Radio's Jane Lindholm sits down for a wide-ranging interview with novelist John Irving at his home in Vermont. Short and long versio...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 46:43
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait of an Artist: a semi-regular series
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Tomas Q. Morin
Poet, Scholar and Artist Tomas Q. Morin talks about his life and career, and reads a few of his own works.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 10:59
Cave Canem, an African-American Writers' Center
From: New Letters on the Air
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This show features the work of younger poets whose first books were published as a result of winning the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, including Natasha...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
The Worst Part Of Censorship Is . . .
From: WHJE
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Book-burning in Indiana

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
A Vet's Life
From: Barry Vogel
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What would you do when a seemingly unhappy or self entertaining bull is running full speed, headed right for you… and what does your pet mean to yo...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering To Forget In The Digital Age
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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What is the importance forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 58:02
Native American Poet Heid E. Erdrich
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet Heid E. Erdrich comes from a family of writers, including sisters Louise AND Lise. She talks about her talented family, as well as issues of ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
What Does It Cost To Pay Attention?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Modern life has become a constant stream of electronic devices demanding our attention. What are the consequences when we choose e-mail, Blackberri...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:01
The Peabody Sisters: an interview with biographer Megan Marshall on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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An interview with Megan Marshall, the biographer of The Peabody Sisters -- three women who helped found the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-1...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 35:58
  • Purchases: 1
Virgil's Georgics: ThoughtCast interviews the poet and translator David Ferry
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Virgil's Georgics: an interview with poet David Ferry, who recently translated Virgil's second great poem, The Georgics. We're joined by Virgil sch...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1949: Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' First Produced
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRNC-LP, WRVO Public Media, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 5
George R.R. Martin
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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A conversation with author George R. R. Martin. Mr Martin joined co-host Ernest Lilly and myself to discuss his first novel of a series, A Game Of ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 03, 2009
  • Length: 18:52
  • Purchases: 1
RadioHodgePodge Show 01 - Intentions
From: Andy Sewell
Series: RadioHodgePodge
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Stories of setting out to do something.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:16
  • Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving- Gratitude
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Two words: Thank you. They sound simple enough. But there is always more to a topic, phrase, or ritual than one might think.

Bought by WABE, KOSU, Michigan Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
WUNC - The Killer's Wife
From: Talk Show Convening
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with writer Bill Floyd

  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 02:53
Interview with Irish Poet Eavan Boland
From: KUOW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Irish poet Eavan Boland talks about why we cannot leave the past to the people who write the history books.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 12:43
Unintended Detours Episode 2: Tic-Toc
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Creativity in the face of time.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 20:55
  • Purchases: 2

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