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The worst U.S. mass murder of homosexuals in the 20th century was by a gruesome fire in a New Orleans French Quarter nightclub. Yet, the Upstairs L...
- Added: Jun 27, 2023
- Length: 19:45
In light of the recent events regarding race in America, we revisit MacArthur Genius and Guggenheim Fellow, Claudia Rankine, who discusses her mo...
- Added: Jun 09, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Spoon talks about hunting pigeons growing up and matthew gets pigeon hunting advice from some that specializes in hunting invasive species. Matthew...
- Added: Apr 27, 2020
- Length: 20:00
Danez Smith's poetry frankly addresses HIV, gay hookups and violence aimed at black men. At formal events, he's not afraid to go flamboyant. KFAI's...
- Added: Feb 02, 2018
- Length: 04:25
Amy King considers how the media represent race and police violence.
- Added: Nov 29, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 5
Barbara Jane Reyes remembers and praises the life of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was swindled into becoming a drug mule.
- Added: Oct 10, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Kimberly Lyons interrogates the purchase of second-hand clothes and the writing of poetry.
- Added: Aug 14, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Yolanda Wisher wonders about the type of heart the Tin Woman might long to have.
- Added: Dec 05, 2016
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Margaret Noodin sings a poem in Anishinaabemowin and discusses Native American languages and heritage.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KHNS, KHSU, KALW, and KENW
- Added: Nov 16, 2016
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 5
Javier Zamora describes his journey as a young migrant crossing the desert into the U.S.
- Added: Oct 26, 2016
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 4
Alli Warren mingles tropes of baseball, horticulture, and birdwatching as she celebrates her life.
- Added: Oct 18, 2016
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 4
J. Michael Martinez writes of love and the body through the language of the natural world.
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Featuring writers from the 2014 Pygmalion Literary Fest LitCrawl, recorded live at The Esquire Lounge in Chapaign, IL. Readers in this episode incl...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 20:07
Emily Brisse's place based work has appeared in publications like Orion, The Writer's Chronicle, and Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. She teaches ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:42
Philip Levine talks about his relationship to New York City as well as Detroit's Diego Rivera murals and their impact on his youth and poetry.
He...
- Added: Feb 27, 2013
- Length: 29:01
Can we ever atone for the sins of the past? Or does each generation of women invent itself anew?
In THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU, bestselling author Pam...
- Added: May 09, 2012
- Length: 13:39
Fiction and a memoir by child survivors.
Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBYS 88.3 FM, WXDU and more
- Added: Mar 24, 2005
- Length: 30:01
- Purchases: 8
A powerful 1985 reading of an anti slavery poem by the late Amiri Baraka. In this piece, Baraka treats the issue of voice - and what happens when a...
Bought by KUNM
- Added: Mar 23, 2005
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 1
