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Writer Bill Vaughn discusses his new book, "The Last Heir:
The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families."
Bought by Prairie Public, WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Apr 06, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 5
Writer and naturalist Jack Nisbet discusses his book, "The Dreamer and The Doctor: A Forest Lover and a Physician on the Edge of the Frontier."
Bought by Prairie Public, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 04, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. On this episode of Don't Cha Know we discuss the importance of ...
- Added: Jan 26, 2018
- Length: 26:23
Karen Turman, Assistant Professor of French at Winona State University, compares Prince to a 19th Century French Dandy.
- Added: Oct 04, 2017
- Length: 50:38
Historical Jesus scholar makes the case for Christians to retire the argument that Jesus was a fulfillment of prophecy.
- Added: Aug 25, 2017
- Length: 58:01
- Purchases: 2
The Fifth Symphony opens very famously with four memorable notes. Beethoven was asked what he meant by this opening and he’s said to have replied, ...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 59:18
Professors Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker discuss the life and work of Andrew Marvell.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 16:04
According to or my guest, Alan Wald, the aim of the literary radical is “to endow history with meaning.” We track three “subversives” in our progra...
- Added: Nov 03, 2015
- Length: 57:14
Dr. Gregory Schmidt from Winona State University's History Department recently gave a talk on the Boatmen of the early 1800's at the Minnesota Mari...
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 39:36
- Purchases: 2
Isabel Wilkerson talks about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, focusing on the transfer of Southern ...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WSLR, WHFR, KUOW, KVNF and more
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 25:33
- Purchases: 16
