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Caption: 'The Adoration Of The Mystic Lamb', Credit: van Eyck
This program is a 5 minute spoken word exploration of renaissance fables. Leon Battista Alberti is one of the four great authors presented in this ...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights', Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This program explores the fables of Bartolomeo Scala. He is one of the four great authors of renaissance fables explored in this series in 5 minute...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Saint Christopher, Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This 5 minute spoken word program explores the renaissance fables of Bartolomeo Scala, and is accompanied by appropriate musci.

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: 'The Mystical Nativity', Credit: Botticelli
This 5 minute program explores through the spoken word the fables of Bartolomeo Scala. Part of the 76 part series here on Public Radio Exchange, th...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
Caption: 'The Wayfarer', Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This series of 76 programs explores the renaissance fables of four great authors. This program presents some of the work of Bartolomeo Scala.

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
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A celebration of Johannes Brahms with poetry and his music. (In celebration of his birthday, May 7)

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:04:24
  • Purchases: 1
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Samantha Dwyer from Humanities Montana interviews acclaimed science journalist David Quammen about his book, "Spillover: Animal Infections and the ...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 23:00
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Poetry In A Troubled Time" - Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? Poetry is often the one language we need. Join us for a...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Traveling By Book" - Great books take us to great places. Travel the world with your favorite authors as we celebrate Season Two of our ...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about intelligent...

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), Kansas Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), KHNS, KANW and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:19:52
  • Purchases: 7
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HOUR ONE: "Outside The Mental Illness Box" - There must be another way to treat mental illness. Exercise? Horror movies? LSD? This hour, think outs...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:57
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Pulitzer Prize winner Tyehimba Jess reads from his multi-award winning poetry book, OLIO, delving into the voices of African American creatives in ...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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Welcome to this week’s melodically challenged, when we will shop till we drop in shops, stores, malls, and every possible place to blow your payche...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:07:16
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Megan Angelo’s debut novel "Followers," Tammy Bobrowsky's review of Washington Post reporter, Christopher Ingram's new book "If You Live Here You’d...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Today, we talk with spy fiction writer Alan Furst about his latest book, Under Occupation. Then we air excerpts from interviews we did with him abo...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Victor Considerant, with tail, Credit: Eric Molinsky
A French philosopher was certain his ideas would help human beings evolve -- not just emotionally or psychologically. We would grow tails. In this ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:22
  • Purchases: 3
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HOUR ONE: "In Search Of Real Food" - Supermarkets are designed to make you think you have a lot of choices. But do you? This hour, reclaiming real ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
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Graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm takes us into the world of his book, "Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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HOUR ONE: "Guilt Tripping" - From our diets to our accomplishments, none of us are perfect. So why do we feel so guilty? HOUR TWO: "Locked Up" - ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57

  • Added: Nov 21, 2019
  • Length: 13:12
Caption: Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla visits Mars rover Curiosity at JPL., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Our own Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society senior editor and book lover, shares her 2019 list of favorite space books. She also presents a list of...

Bought by KDNK, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
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HOUR ONE: "Books We Can't Forget" - Is there a book that changed your life? Celebrated authors share their favorite reads to launch our new podcast...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Author Peter Matthiessen talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Journalist Randall Sullivan and Marty Lagina talk with Patrick Livingston about "The Curse of Oak Island."

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1