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The Write Question - Ray McPadden - 363
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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An interview with Ray McPadden, author of the war novel, "And the Whole Mountain Burned." He also reads a short passage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dear Elizabeth and The Unexpected Man
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Two stories of intimacy, shared through letters and interior monologues.

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KUNM, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 21
The New Year
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music reflecting the end of one year and the start of another.

Bought by WVIA, Raven Radio, and KMSU


  • Added: Dec 29, 2018
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Scott Parker - 360
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Scott Parker discusses his small book of essays, "A Way Home: Oregon Essays." He also reads a few short pieces.

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


  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Ben Montgomery - 395
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Journalist Ben Montgomery talks history and unconventional pedestrianism in his book, "The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search fo...

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


  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Poet and MacArthur Fellow Terrance Hayes
From: New Letters on the Air
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Multi-award-winning poet and MacArthur fellow, Terrance Hayes, reads from his fifth book, HOW TO BE DRAWN, winner of the 2016 NAACP Image Award for...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Sherwin Bitsui - 369
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Sherwin Bitsui discusses his collection, "Dissolve." He also reads three selections.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Novelist Larry Watson
From: New Letters on the Air
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While at the Woodneath Library Center, novelist Larry Watson reads from his tenth book, AS GOOD AS GONE, now out in paperback. He reveals how cowbo...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Novelist Daniel Magariel
From: New Letters on the Air
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Daniel Magariel, a Kansas City native, is a young writer who hit it big with his debut novel, ONE OF THE BOYS. A NEW YORK TIMES Editor’s Choice in ...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Review of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore and another installment of Show Me Your Shelf
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Review of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, reader/listener recommendations, and another installment of Show Me Your Shelf with Rose and Will...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 08:33
The Write Question - Anahata Meta - 313
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This episode features a soulful conversation with Anahata Meta about her book, 52 Weeks, 52 Dates. She also reads a brief passage from the book.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Loving vs. Virginia; A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
From: Kitty Felde
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For Valentines Day, we have a special love story – part fiction, part fact, based on a landmark US Supreme Court case. It’s called "Loving Vs. Virg...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2018
  • Length: 19:15
Ward Rubrecht Kicks off Farm by the Lake Storytelling Series in Bagley, MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Writer Ward Rubrecht is the first in a series of writers visiting Bagley, MN for the Farm by the Lake Storytelling Series. He spoke about storytel...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 10:02
Life is Like a Musical
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Author interview with Tim Federle whose self help book Life is Like a Musical compares connects lessons learned as a professional in the theater t...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
Julia Keller discusses "Fast Falls the Night"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Julia Keller is a novelist and a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 12:53
The Pledge of Allegiance
From: John Messmer
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A reading of the original and current version of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
Poet John Balaban
From: New Letters on the Air
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Inspired by the documentary THE VIETNAM WAR, we return to an archive interview with the poet John Balaban, who served as a conscientious objector i...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poets Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: James Tolan
Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan, whose new books were released in summer 2017 after his death in March, discuss their unique mentorship ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Interview with Ann Hood on her new book Morningstar: growing up with books
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interview with Ann Hood on her new book "Morningstar: growing ups with books" and wrapping up our Read for the Cycle Summer Reading Challenge.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 12:44
PN 17-06 "Keough Hall" by Francisco Aragon
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Francisco Aragon, poet
Francisco Aragón describes a threatening incident against a college student after the 2016 election.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-05 "Memorial Day" by Sunnylyn Thibodeaux
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sunnylyn Thibodaoux, poet
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux mediates on the anxieties and ambitions of adult life.

Bought by KENW and KALW


  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet Rodney Jones
From: New Letters on the Air
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A National Book Critics Circle Award winner, Rodney Jones reads from and talks about the shaping of his book of selected poetry, SALVATION BLUES: O...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Former Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge
From: New Letters on the Air
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While At Rockhurst University'S 2014 Midwest Poets Series, Former Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge reads poems from his numerous books tha...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
Visiting Poet Series Features L.A. Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Verse Like Water program started by Central Lakes College instructor Jeff Johnson has been bringing world class American poets to the Brainerd ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 07:36
Shawn Vestal, author of "Daredevils"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Shawn Vestal about his debut novel.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2017
  • Length: 30:31

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