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The Write Question - Jamie Harrison - 295
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Jamie Harrison discusses her new historical novel, The Widow Nash. She also reads passages from the book.

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


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Hispanic Heritage month with the Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer, who influenced and mentored Latina writers around the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-14 “Who’s That” by Ana Božičević
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ana Bozicevic, poet
Ana Božičević explores the feelings and emotions of spring.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KHSU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Interview w/ writer DANA SPIOTTA about her most recent novel "Innocents and Others"
From: Out of Bounds
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The award-winning teacher and novelist discusses her latest novel "Innocents and Others"

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 27:00
Facing It (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusuf Komunyakaa -- The stories behind John Sargent’s portraits -- How rock became a white genre -- Racial paradoxes in...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Facing It (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusuf Komunyakaa -- The stories behind John Sargent’s portraits -- How rock became a white genre -- Racial paradoxes in...

Bought by WCNY, WCWP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCMU Michigan, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 8
Facing It (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Yusuf Komunyakaa -- A new book explores the stories behind Sargent's portraits

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, WCQS, WUGA (part of GPB), WVAS and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Write Question - Jennifer Finley - 320
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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An emotional interview where Jennifer Finley talks about overcoming oppression through writing and coming back to herself following a divorce. She ...

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


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 17-11 "Nursery" by Kiki Petrosino
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Kiki Petrosino, poet
Kiki Petrosino imagines an escape from a fairy house.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, KHSU, and KALW


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
"The Glass Castle" author Jeannette Walls
From: New Letters on the Air
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Former celebrity journalist Jeannette Walls discusses her hardscrabble childhood which she depicted in her memoir THE GLASS CASTLE, now an August 2...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-10 “Mom Betty Addresses the Nature of Proportion” by Eileen R. Tabios
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Eileen Tabios, poet
In the voice of her mother, Eileen Tabios reflects on the accomplishments and tragedies of her mother’s children.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 17, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-09 "Goodwill, Buffalo NY" by Kimberly Lyons
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Kimberley Lyons, poet
Kimberly Lyons interrogates the purchase of second-hand clothes and the writing of poetry.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
10-Minute Writer's Workshop #45-Krista Tippett
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Krista Tippett is probably best known as the host & creator of the public radio program On Being. But she's also the author of three books that pul...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 07:36
10-Minute Writer's Workshop #48 - Roxane Gay
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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This episode, we speak to Roxane Gay, author, essayist, teacher, and all around-superwoman. The author of New York Times bestsellers Bad Feminist a...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 07:49
The Write Question - Neltje - 288
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Neltje discusses her development as an artist, her love of landscape, and the hardships she faced growing up. She also reads from her memoir.

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


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Alexandra Teague - 287
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Alexandra Teague discusses her debut novel, a quirky coming-of-age story. She reads both from the book as well as selected poem from her previous c...

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


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-08 "Perihan" by Sara Deniz Akant
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sara Deniz Akant, poet
Sara Deniz Akant considers the virtues and meaning of one’s name.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-05 "Memorial Day" by Sunnylyn Thibodeaux
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sunnylyn Thibodaoux, poet
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux mediates on the anxieties and ambitions of adult life.

Bought by KENW and KALW


  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-04 "Real Complex Key Shifts" by Amanda Nadelberg
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Amanda Nadelberg, poet
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved.

Bought by KENW, KALW, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Rape of Eve: Newly Discovered Texts of Resistance
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Celene Lillie
All the origin myths of Rome are rape narratives. Dr. Celene Lillie has found resistance to Rome's culture of rape and domination in Gnostic texts...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2
BFFs, Girlfriends, and Besties (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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How women's friendships sustained the British Empire - Getting aggressive in the job market in the digital age - How memoirs tackle motherhood and ...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
BFFs, Girlfriends, and Besties (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How women's friendships sustained the British Empire - Getting aggressive in the job market in the digital age - How memoirs tackle motherhood and ...

Bought by WCNY, WCWP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 8
PN 16-50 "Late Melt" by Melissa Broder
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Melissa Broder, poet, Credit: Lord Byron
Melissa Broder writes about self-realization and survival.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dissecting Male Supremacy: Kate Millett's Sexual Politics
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Kate Millett’s 1970 book, Sexual Politics, is a classic text of Second Wave Feminism, finding sexism and subjection inherent in the institutions of...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
Poet and Visual Artist Bianca Stone
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet and visual artist Bianca Stone talks about her various projects, from her first full length book SOMEONE ELSE'S WEDDING VOWS to her 2016 illus...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1