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Grief and Mystery Special Part Two
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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This program explores the collaboration between author, teacher and activist Stephen Jenkinson and musician, songwriter and singer Gregory Hoskins....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 1
Grief and Mystery Special Part One
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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This program explores the collaboration between author, teacher and activist Stephen Jenkinson and musician, songwriter and singer Gregory Hoskins....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 1
Poets Mia Leonin and Gustavo Adolfo Aybar
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR continues National Hispanic Heritage Month with a public poetry reading at The Writer's Place in Kansas City with poets Mia ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The Write Question - We Leave The Flowers Where They Are - 396
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Robin O'Day, Elke Govertsen, and Julie Janj discuss their contributions to the anthology, "We Leave the Flowers Where They Are: True Stories of Mon...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
New York State Poet Alicia Ostriker
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue our series on current State Poets Laureate with New York's Alicia Ostriker. The New York State Poet (2018-2020) is a feminist, critic, ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The Write Question - Lori Gottlieb - 448
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer and psychotherapist, Lori Gottlieb, discusses her nonfiction book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Li...

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


  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Arab American Poet Naomi Shihab Nye
From: New Letters on the Air
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Arab-American writer Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis and is now a long-time resident of San Antonio and the 2018 winner of the Texas Institu...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Texas Slam Poet Joaquín Zihuatanejo
From: New Letters on the Air
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Joaquín Zihuatanejo discusses poems based on life in his hometown of East Dallas. He also talks about his early life growing up without his father ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Fiction Writer and Vietnam Veteran Tim O'Brien
From: New Letters on the Air
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Listen to Vietnam veteran Tim O'Brien at the Kansas City Public Library, as he discusses experiences that fueled his collection of short stories, T...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Jonathan Evison, author of "Lawn Boy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra talks with Novelist Jonathan Evison about "Lawn Boy"

  • Added: Mar 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:11
Sean Prentiss — "Finding Abbey" — and the way back home (Part One)
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with author Sean Prentiss.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Ray McPadden - 363
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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An interview with Ray McPadden, author of the war novel, "And the Whole Mountain Burned." He also reads a short passage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Scott Parker - 360
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Scott Parker discusses his small book of essays, "A Way Home: Oregon Essays." He also reads a few short pieces.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Ben Montgomery - 395
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Journalist Ben Montgomery talks history and unconventional pedestrianism in his book, "The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search fo...

Bought by KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Poet and MacArthur Fellow Terrance Hayes
From: New Letters on the Air
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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


  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Sherwin Bitsui - 369
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Sherwin Bitsui discusses his collection, "Dissolve." He also reads three selections.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Novelist Larry Watson
From: New Letters on the Air
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While at the Woodneath Library Center, novelist Larry Watson reads from his tenth book, AS GOOD AS GONE, now out in paperback. He reveals how cowbo...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Novelist Daniel Magariel
From: New Letters on the Air
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Daniel Magariel, a Kansas City native, is a young writer who hit it big with his debut novel, ONE OF THE BOYS. A NEW YORK TIMES Editor’s Choice in ...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
The Write Question - Anahata Meta - 313
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This episode features a soulful conversation with Anahata Meta about her book, 52 Weeks, 52 Dates. She also reads a brief passage from the book.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ward Rubrecht Kicks off Farm by the Lake Storytelling Series in Bagley, MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Writer Ward Rubrecht is the first in a series of writers visiting Bagley, MN for the Farm by the Lake Storytelling Series. He spoke about storytel...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 10:02
Life is Like a Musical
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Author interview with Tim Federle whose self help book Life is Like a Musical compares connects lessons learned as a professional in the theater t...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
Julia Keller discusses "Fast Falls the Night"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Julia Keller is a novelist and a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 12:53
Poet John Balaban
From: New Letters on the Air
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Inspired by the documentary THE VIETNAM WAR, we return to an archive interview with the poet John Balaban, who served as a conscientious objector i...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poets Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: James Tolan
Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan, whose new books were released in summer 2017 after his death in March, discuss their unique mentorship ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Interview with Ann Hood on her new book Morningstar: growing up with books
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interview with Ann Hood on her new book "Morningstar: growing ups with books" and wrapping up our Read for the Cycle Summer Reading Challenge.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 12:44