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We Are All Rhetoricians Now
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We have fun with rhetoric and some commonly used rhetorical devices, including how we might be using them even when we don't realize it.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" with Dr. Gerald Niemi
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Gerald Niemi talks about the new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota"

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:39
2419: The Legacy of Freud, 5/7/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother?

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
Shelf Discovery: Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin two flower-selling sisters as they search for a killer in Chinatown in Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee.

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
893: Giving up / 894: Hope: How do you make it?, 4/27/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Giving up" - Our lives are full of lists and responsibilities. Things to do, things to be. Maybe it's time to let go and give something ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
Bridging Cultures: A Conversation with Diana Abu-Jaber
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Diana Abu-Jaber, Credit: Deborah Kerry Charles
Author Diana Abu-Jaber reflects on her Jordanian roots, the influence of family on her storytelling, and the inspirations informing her memoirs and...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
These Names Have Snob Appeal
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "Ink Blood Sister Scribe" by Emma Törzs
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Emma Törzs talks about "Ink Blood Sister Scribe", a nominee for this year's Minnesota Book Award

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 08:29
United We Stand: In Our Words (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
United We Stand: In Our Words (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KECG and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
United We Stand: In Our Words (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
United We Stand: In Our Words (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Leslie Sainz: A New Voice in Contemporary Poetry
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Leslie Sainz, Credit: Hillary Dubie
Poet and 2021 NEA Literature Fellow Leslie Sainz discusses her creative process and how, as the daughter of Cuban immigrants, she uses poetry to na...

Bought by WRGY, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, and KECG


  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Musician as Philosopher
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "The Musician as Philosopher," which explores several important musicians who worked in the New York City...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 28:13
Shelf Discovery: Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a new bride’s search for the truth in Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall.

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
891: Deep Time: How Earth keeps time / 892: Hope: Where does it come from?, 4/20/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: How Earth keeps time" - No one understands time like a geologist. And with the climate convulsing and the future breathing do...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
Shakespeare: He Made Up a Lot of Words
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on a list of words that may or may not have been coined by Shakespeare. You might be surprised by which one...

Bought by KMUN, KECG, and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
MN Reads: "Lessons on the Road to Peace" by John Noltner
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author and photographer John Noltner talks about the Minnesota Book Award nominated "Lessons on the Road to Peace"

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 07:21
Shelf Discovery: The Suite Life by Portia MacIntosh
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to Hawaii with a single girl who’s desperate to find an impressive date for her sister’s wedding in...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
2024-04-14 Shakespeare's Outsiders
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, KTSW 89.9, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shelf Discovery: Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a family of women as they fight to protect their small town from the undead in the audio edition of...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Guitar Virtuosos
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
887: Total eclipse and other wonders / 888: Eye-to-eye with animals, 4/6/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Total eclipse and other wonders" - Millions of people are traveling to see the total solar eclipse. Meanwhile, the exact nature of the u...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:02
2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
In Good Faith - Book Club, Poetry by Rumi
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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In Good Faith welcomes two guests to discuss "Rumi: Studying the Sun".

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 1

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