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MN Reads: "Shannon in the Spotlight" by Kalena Miller
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Kalena Miller talks about her Minnesota Book Award-nominated middle-grade novel "Shannon in the Spotlight"

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 08:33
Grace Paley's Short Story "The Loudest Voice"
From: New Letters on the Air
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A holiday favorite, this highly anthologized short story is read by the late author Grace Paley. "The Loudest Voice" is an amusing tale about a lit...

Bought by WDCB, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Anthology: A Night of Storytelling, at No Name Bar. Part Two
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Today on Culture Clique we stopped by No Name Bar for a night of storytelling. The event was inspired by the popular podcast The Moth. Several diff...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 52:17
Anthology: A Night of Storytelling, at No Name Bar. Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Today on Culture Clique we stopped by No Name Bar for a night of storytelling. The event was inspired by the popular podcast The Moth. Several diff...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 47:52
A Murder, a Wedding, and 4 Meddling Aunties in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Debut Novel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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A hilariously quirky novel that is equal parts murder mystery, rom-com, and a celebration of mothers and daughters as well as a deep dive into Chin...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 09:13
Lit Fest Discoveries
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Jaipur Lit Fest panel, Credit: Sandip Roy
Writer Sandip Roy experiences a deeper meaning to the 'Lit fest’ circuit.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Deb Cumberland: The Art of Words
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Deb Cumberland
On this episode of Art Beat, we take you to Paperbacks and Pieces in Winona, MN to talk to Deb Cumberland. Deb Cumberland, Professor of English at ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 17:40
The Write Question - Richard Fifield - 237
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Richard Fifield talks about and reads from his debut novel, The Flood Girls.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Matt Pavelich - 234
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Matt Pavelich talks about writing and reads from his collection of stories, 'Survivors Said.'

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "The Body I Once Lived In"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's current Poet Laureate was one of the first contributors to Northern Community Radio's "The Beat".

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Forgotten Dreams"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Here's another of the poems we have in our library now, written and read by Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's Poet Laureate.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
The Write Question - Liz Carlisle - 225
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Liz Carlisle talks about and reads from Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America

Bought by KGLT, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Sharma Shields - 219
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Sharma Shields talks about and reads from her debut novel 'The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac.'

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
The Beat: Linda Back McKay - "Saying Goodbye To Lacey Cups"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Linda Back McKay is an independent advertising and marketing director. She is widely published. Linda Back McKay is also a long time volunteer and ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:21
The Beat: Teresa Evangeline "Winter Dream #7"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world. Then, through...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
The Beat: Kathryn Kysar - "Things I Learned From My Grandmother"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Kathryn Kysar has published two books of poetry. She's received fellowships and residencies from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Endow...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:35
The Beat: Sharon Chmielarz "Fixing Potato Salad While the Past Comes and Goes"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sharon Chmielarz has been published in literary magazines nationwide. Chmielarz has published travel memoirs and three children's picture books. An...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
The Beat: Teresa Evangeline "Yellow Pears"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world. Then, through...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "The Scythe"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "The Scythe." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poet...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
The Beat: Summer Crow "The Lyrics Of A Thousand Songs"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
Brian Selznick on Einstein, God, and Reaching His Potential
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"So I bought the postcard, memorized it and sent it off to a friend. And I never thought about God again after that." - Brian Selznick Brian Selzn...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
John Holbrook, author of 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, John Holbrook talks about and reads poems from his fourth collection, 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak.'

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Beth Dooley: Author, Restaurant Critic & Teacher
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on "Art Beat" we take a look at a cookbook like none other. Beth Dooley, author, restaurant critic, teacher and cooking instructor has writte...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 1
Red Wing Stoneware with Larry Peterson
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on "Don't Cha Know" we get to know more about Larry Peterson of Red Wing MN. Larry is an avid collector of Red Wing Stoneware - and is quite ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 27:34
Cedar Brant - 'Like Any Other Dream Will Do'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Cedar Brant -- poet, wildlife biologist, and environmental consultant -- talks about her childhood in northwestern Montana and...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2