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Bridging Cultures: A Conversation with Diana Abu-Jaber
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Diana Abu-Jaber, Credit: Deborah Kerry Charles
Author Diana Abu-Jaber reflects on her Jordanian roots, the influence of family on her storytelling, and the inspirations informing her memoirs and...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads: "From Lapland to Sápmi" by Barbara Sjoholm
From: WDSE
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Author Barbara Sjoholm talks about her new book "From Lapland to Sápmi"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:33
Christopher Bollen discusses "The Lost Americans"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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When the lifeless body of Eric Castle, a weapons technician for a major American defense contractor, is found under his hotel balcony, both his emp...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 31:01
Novelist and Essayist Russell Banks
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: (Photo by Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0)
The late novelist, retired Princeton professor, and mountain climber, Russell Banks is the author of the 2021 novel, FOREGONE. In this classic 201...

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Translation and Global Literacy
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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On this program, we explore translation as a key element of global literacy. Faculty from the University of Iowa--The Writing University--discuss t...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:26:49
Poet Victoria Chang
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet Victoria Chang talks about approaching poetry from the business world, and the influence of her Taiwanese immigrant parents on her work. She ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
A conversation with Iranian-American novelist Marjan Kamali
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Novelist Marjan Kamali talks about her recent novel The Stationery Shop-- a story that begins in 1953 in Iran and spans 60 years. We talk about Per...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:24
  • Purchases: 3
The Presence of Pessoa - Part Two with Richard Zenith
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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In the aftermath of the death of his father (by tuberculosis) and in the face of losing his mother to another country and a second husband, Fernand...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Presenting Pessoa - 1915
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Our show is Presenting Fernando Pessoa with translator and biographer Richard Zenith. This first of two episodes focuses on Pessoa’s “breakout” yea...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:35
National Writers Series: Anthony Doerr
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Lysley Tenorio talks with author Anthony Doerr.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
International Latino Book Award-winning Poet Xánath Caraza: Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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We celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month with the second part of our interview with poet Xanath (shaw-nath) Caraza, who is a finalist for the ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
The Big Ponder #20: Adventure
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Have you ever thought about dropping everything to pursue your passion? Susanne Papawassiliu profiles Mike Powers who left his life in Florida behi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
Rupert Thomson discusses his novel Never Anyone But You
From: New Letters on the Air
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British writer Rupert Thomson, whose 2021 book BARCELONA DREAMING is set just before the 2008 financial crash, often writes about tough times. He ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Raymond Antrobus
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Raymond Antrobus discusses his collection, "The Perseverance," and his experience as a deaf poet.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Chekhov Inspired Fiction Writer Catherine Browder
From: New Letters on the Air
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Describing herself as a latecomer to writing, author Catherine Browder discusses her book, NOW WE CAN ALL GO HOME, which pays tribute to Anton Chek...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
International Latino Book Award-winning Poet Xánath Caraza: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with Xanath Caraza, a multi-International Latino Book Award winner. In part one of this interview, she t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Navajo Poet Bojan Louis
From: New Letters on the Air
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A member of the Navajo Nation, Bojan Louis is a poet, fiction writer, essayist and author of the 2018 American Book Award-winning poetry collection...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Peter Matthiessen
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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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
Poets Mia Leonin and Gustavo Adolfo Aybar
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR continues National Hispanic Heritage Month with a public poetry reading at The Writer's Place in Kansas City with poets Mia ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The Write Question - Juliane Okot Bitek - 407
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Juliane Okot Bitek discusses her award-winning collection of poems, "100 Days," written in response to the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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


  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 51:57
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 25:45
WorldCanvass: What's in a Word? The Translator's Challenge (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests address questions about the power and indispensability of strong, imaginative, and critical reading in today’s complex world. S...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 27:27
The Write Question - Gretel Ehrlich and Christopher Merrill - 427
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Gretel Ehrlich and Christopher Merrill discuss the anthology, "Hearth: A Global Conversation on Community, Identity, and Place." They participated ...

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


  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Gwen Florio - 443
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and journalist Gwen Florio discusses her literary novel, Silent Hearts. She also reads a short passage.

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


  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3