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The Persistence of Patriarchy: An Interview with Carol Gilligan

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

For today’s show we focus on Gilligan’s two recent books, both out from Polity Press. These are Joining the Resistance and Why Does Patriarchy Pers...

Added: May 21, 2019
Length: 59:02

Radicals and Reactionaries: Tony McKenna’s Political Angels and Demons

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

Today’s show, “Radicals and Reactionaries,” is a 90-minute special with journalist and novelist Tony McKenna, whose new book is Angels and Demons: ...

Added: May 21, 2019
Length: 01:29:31

Summer Reading List

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What books should thoughtful people read this summer?

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSKQ, WLPR , KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., GCR (Global Community Radio) and more

Added: Aug 20, 2018
Length: 53:58
Purchases: 7

The Write Question - Anne Helen Petersen - 319

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Anne Helen Petersen discusses her book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, To Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman. She also reads a short passage.

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

Added: Mar 08, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 4

Giving Account: Thoreau at 200

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

Caption: Thoreau's grave in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery , Credit: Doug Storm

On this occasion of the birth of Thoreau we are forced to confront the vexed nature of our reception of his genius. So many of us hate Thoreau, whi...

Added: Jul 18, 2017
Length: 58:05

It Has Happened Here: The Handmaid’s Tale

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

Margaret Atwood’s response to those who might object to the assertion that the dystopian catastrophe of The Handmaid’s Tale cannot happen here. “Wa...

Added: May 10, 2017
Length: 57:38

Poetry Says It Best

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Caption: “Polychrome Vase in the Form of a Fish” British Museum Postcard El-Amarma, XVIIIth Dynasty, (c. 1365 BC) Glass. 1.2 3/4? , Credit: The British Museum, London

In this week's episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill reads “The Fish,” a poem by Marianne Moore from a collection entitled "American Sea W...

Added: Feb 14, 2017
Length: 04:11

The Write Question - Carmen Giménez Smith - 268

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Carmen Giménez Smith talks poetry, politics, and feminism, and reads from 'Milk and Filth.'

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

Added: Oct 24, 2016
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 8

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending July 29, 2016

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leaked Documents Reveal TTIP Free Trade Agreement Would Undermine Climate,...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP

Added: Jul 14, 2016
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Holiday Episode: At the Fishhouses

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

At the close of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen not only for its ...

Bought by Raven Radio

Added: Dec 29, 2015
Length: 04:57
Purchases: 1

Drunk Mom / Acting and Activism! / Thrillers! / The Fun is in the Surprise! / Darn That Annoying Itch!

From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour

Segment 1: Jowita Bydlowska - drunk mom Segment 2: Tippi Hedren/actress Segment 3: Steve Berry/author poe, lincoln Segment 4: Denise Chaykum/Myst...

Added: Jul 10, 2015
Length: 54:00

Krip Hop

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, poets, musicians, and MCs. On...

Bought by WRIR and KVSC

Added: Jan 25, 2015
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Legendary poet Gary Snyder

From: New Letters on the Air

Winner of the 2012 Wallace Stevens Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Academy of American Poets, Gary Snyder discusses the changing worlds of ...

Bought by WJCU

Added: Aug 21, 2013
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Go Ahead, Steampunk, Make My Day!

From: Peter Cox
Series: Litopia After Dark

Steampunk – once a niche market – is going mainstream everywhere you look. But what is its appeal – and what does it say about the zeitgeist?

Added: Apr 23, 2011
Length: 57:33

Cultural Capital - Hamid Dabashi & Andre Aciman

From: Open Source

In the cultural crossroads of Manhattan's West Side, we found two standard-bearers for our most promising American tradition -- the literary and in...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Apr 07, 2011
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 1

Voices of India - Namita Gokhale & Ashis Nandy

From: Open Source

Open Source is in New Delhi with two stars of the writing class. Namita Gokhale is a novelist, publisher, and sparkplug of the Indian literary boom...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Jan 13, 2011
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 2

Death of the Liberal Class, Life of Our Inner Sky - Chris Hedges & Damion Searls

From: Open Source

This hour brings politics with Chris Hedges and poetry with Damion Searls. Chris Hedges' new book recounts The Death of the Liberal Class. And the ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KXOT Public Radio