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The Untold Story of the Archeological Dig at the Warren and MacDougall Farmstead in Morrison County
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we travel way back in time to one of the original farmsteads in central Minnesota, the William W. War...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 27:55
Conversations: Laura Kolbe, MD
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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In this episode, Emily speaks with poet, physician, and medical ethicist Dr. Laura Kolbe about her poetry collection, Little Pharma, the languages ...

  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 45:12
Podcast - Author Mark Herschberg
From: Adam Scull
Series: EatSleepWrite.org
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Mark Herschberg is the author of ‘The Career Toolkit, (Essential Skills for Success that No One Taught You). Although written primarily for busines...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 20:06
The Write Question - Charmaine Wilkerson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Charmaine Wilkerson discusses her bestselling debut novel, "Black Cake."

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Practicing Gratitude
From: melodically challenged
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I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude. Brene B...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:06
BEER.
From: melodically challenged
Series: WELCOME TO SPRING 2024!
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Frank Zappa said, “You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some n...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:06
The Write Question - Robert Wrigley
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Robert Wrigley talks about his new essay collection, "Nemerov's Door" and reads from his upcoming collection of poetry, "The True Account of Myself...

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


  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Laura Kolbe
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Doctor and writer Laura Kolbe talks about her new collection of poems, "Little Pharma."

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Novelist and Poet Gerald Vizenor
From: New Letters on the Air
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We honor Native American Heritage Month with U.S. veteran and writer, Gerald Vizenor. Raised on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, Vizenor a...

Bought by KVNF, WNMU-FM, RadioFreePalmer, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WNJR


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Doug Chadwick
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and wildlife biologist Doug Chadwick discusses his new book, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All."

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


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Poet, editor, and translator, Wayne Miller
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Wayne Miller
Poet and editor Wayne Miller reads from his book, THE CITY, OUR CITY, a 2012 finalist for the William Carlos Williams Poetry Award. He also discus...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
The Ages
From: melodically challenged
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Andre Maurois said, “We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.” Welcome to this week’s melodica...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:06
Falling
From: melodically challenged
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Stanley Horowitz wrote, ”Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.” Welcome to another e...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Night Drive
From: melodically challenged
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At melodically challenged, we are proud of our show’s sound, and for that we thank Rettward von Doernberg, who generously lets us use his music, B...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:07
The Write Question - Kaveh Akbar
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Kaveh Akbar discusses his new collection, "Pilgrim Bell," and reads three poems.

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


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Kelly Schirmann
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Artist Kelly Schirmann discusses her newest book of poetry and prose, "The New World."

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


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - John N. Maclean
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and journalist John N. Maclean discusses his newest book, "Home Waters," and his family's legacy on the Blackfoot River.

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


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Rebecca Salazar
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Canadian Poet Rebecca Salazar talks about her new collection, "Sulphurtongue."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Not Everyone is a Jerk: Rutger Bregman on Humankind
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Life gives us plenty of reasons for cynicism but best-selling author Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) summons a wealth of evidence that humanki...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Chris Harding Thornton discusses "Pickard County Atlas"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
Caption: Chris Harding Thornton
Chris Harding Thornton is a college professor in the Midwest. This is her first novel.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 13:35
The Write Question - Gretchen E. Minton
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and scholar Gretchen E. Minton discusses her book, "Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country's Love Affair with the World's Most Famous Write...

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


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Jess Walter
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Jess Walter discusses his new book, "The Cold Millions."

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


  • Added: Dec 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Love for October
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Autumnal poetry and music.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 9
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Hermit Saints', Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This series presents 76 separate programs of 5 minutes in length. Four great authors of fables from the renaissance are explored here through spoke...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
New York Times Bestselling Novelist Meg Wolitzer
From: New Letters on the Air
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For Mother's Day, we'll revisit NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author, Meg Wolitzer, who reads from her most recent novel, THE FEMALE PERSUASION. She d...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1