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Hal Higdon discusses "Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, not even Al Capone was more notorious than two well-educated and highly intelligent Jewi...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:28
John Nichols: Writing the Southwest
From: David Dunaway
Caption: John Nichols, Credit: Taos Writers' Conference
The writer John Nichols first achieved national fame at age 24 with 'The Sterile Cuckoo', but went on to a second act when he moved to Taos, New Me...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 27:14
Lou Berney discusses "Dark Ride"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Lou Berney is the author of the novels Dark Ride (Sept. 19, 2023), November Road, The Long and Faraway Gone, Whiplash River, and Gutshot Straight. ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 18:21
Do You Believe in the Power of Rock and Roll?
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by veteran music journalist John Robb, which features a selection of artist profiles from throughout ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
Devo
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about the book "Recombo DNA," an in-depth biography of the band Devo that focuses on th...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
Salomé and Oedipus the King
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A hypnotic double bill of tragedies set in the ancient world.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN, KWMR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 27
Post-Punk San Francisco
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we discussed the book "Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francisco and the End of the Analog Age" b...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
Good Health and Wellbeing UN Goal #3
From: melodically challenged
Series: Saving the Planet: The United Nations Sustainability Goals
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Welcome to Melodically Challenged.  Today, we continue our series on the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals with an hour dedicated to Goal number ...

  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:06
Macbeth
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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One of the darkest and most unsparing tragedies from the pen of William Shakespeare.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 18
Filmspotting 913 (03/24/23): Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies
The new book from film writer Kristen Lopez asks, “But Have You Read The Book?” Kristen joins Adam and Josh for a conversation about books they hav...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMTNradio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTXK, KRSC and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Sean Doolittle discusses "Device Free Weekend"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Sean Doolittle is an American author of crime and suspense fiction. This is his seventh book.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 27:38
Feminist Poets: Past American Voices
From: New Letters on the Air
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For Women's History Month, we feature a special program about four important feminist poets who led the the next generations into the 21st century....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, KBIA, WNMU-FM, WDCB and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 19
William Kotzwinkle discusses "Bloody Martini"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Award-winning and bestselling author William Kotzwinkle is back with the second in the darkly comedic Felonious Monk series featuring Tommy Martini...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:41
National Writers Series: Anna Quindlen
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Anne-Marie Oomen talks with author Anna Quindlen

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
The Sun Also Rises
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A new audio adaptation of Hemingway's classic novel

Bought by KCHW, KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 11
Jason Starr discusses "The Next Time I Die."
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Jason Starr is an American author, comic book writer, and screenwriter from New York City. Starr has written numerous crime fiction novels and thri...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 26:55
NATO and the “Age of Disasters”: The Future of Crisis Management
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray sits down with Ivo Daalder, President of the Chicago Institute on Global Affairs and former US Ambassador to NATO, to discuss the alliance’s ev...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
David Koepp discusses "Aurora."
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 30:42
Josh Weiss discusses "Beat the Devils"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Josh Weiss is a novelist who lives in Philadelphia.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2022
  • Length: 26:48
T Jefferson Parker discusses "A Thousand Steps"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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A Thousand Steps is a beguiling thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of a turbulent time and place by three-time Edgar ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:49
The Write Question - John Elizabeth Stintzi
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer John Elizabeth Stintzi discusses their brand new novel, "My Volcano."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KNCT FM, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
How to Stop a Civil War (Before It Starts)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez interviews acclaimed author Barbara Walter about the risk factors than can contribute to the outbreak of violence and civil war.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Nick Petrie discusses "The Runaway"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the powerful new thriller in this bests...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 16:13
Award-Winning Poet Martín Espada discusses advocacy in writing
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR celebrates the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, Martin Espada, whose new book FLOATERS tackles the social issue...

Bought by WCPN and WNJR


  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Alice Henderson discusses "A Blizzard of Polar Bears"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Alice Henderson’s love of wild places inspired her new thriller series, which begins with A Solitude of Wolverines, as well as her novel Voracious,...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2021
  • Length: 25:47