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MN Reads: “Alphabet Jazz” by Paul Metsa
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Paul Metsa talks about his new book “Alphabet Jazz”

  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 19:26
MN Reads: “Not the Camilla We Knew” by Rachael Hanel
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Rachael Hanel talks about her new book “Not the Camilla We Knew”

  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 09:26
Christmas at Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we have a special seasonal reading of "Christmas at Sea", an evocative poem by Robert Louis Stevenson written in 188...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 04:02
Story Prize-winning Author George Saunders
From: New Letters on the Air
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George Saunders reads a passage from his Story Prize-winning collection, TENTH OF DECEMBER. In this public presentation, Saunders discusses his pat...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Terry Tempest Williams, Part One
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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In June, Terry Tempest Williams visited Missoula, Montana, to take part in the 2022 “In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean” literary festival, which w...

Bought by KVNF, Yellowstone Public Radio, WETS, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Stories Inspired by Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Original retellings and adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Bought by WYAP, KKRN, KUHF, KTXK, KSJE and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
Prize-winning author and educator Renée Watson talks writing for young people.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Renee Watson, Credit: NAACPO
What goes into writing for young adults? In this 2019 interview, prize-winning author and educator Renée Watson shares a few ideas!

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:02
The Apple Seed - Storyteller Robert B. Jones + A Holiday Chekhov Story
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about connection with those around us.

Bought by KECG, KTXK, WVPE, KSJE, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 6
Conversations: Shirlene Obuobi, MD
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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In this episode, Emily speaks with physician, artist, and author, Shirlene Obuobi about fiction as escapism, and the stories behind her debut novel...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 38:22
Novelist Geraldine Brooks
From: New Letters on the Air
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Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer, Geraldine Brooks talks about her 2015 book, THE SECRET CHORD. This historical novel about the Biblical King...

Bought by WNJR and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Ties That Bind: A Conversation with Novelist Kelli Jo Ford (Cherokee)
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kelli Jo Ford, Credit: Val Ford Hancock
Kelli Jo Ford (Cherokee) discusses her novel Crooked Hallelujah which gives us the stories of four generations of Cherokee women and the love, supp...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMPG, RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KZUM


  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads “So Surprised to Find You Here” by Bart Sutter
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Poet Bart Sutter talks about his new book “So Surprised to Find You Here”

  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 10:56
2022-11-13 In Search of Proust's Philosophy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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November 18 marks the centennial of the French writer's death.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Five Senses (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 19th century American cities, the smell of rapid industrial growth was overwhelming. This was particularly concerning, because at the time, peop...

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, KCHW, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Five Senses (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In 19th century American cities, the smell of rapid industrial growth was overwhelming. This was particularly concerning, because at the time, peop...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KMUN, WJCU, WFHB, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Five Senses (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 19th century American cities, the smell of rapid industrial growth was overwhelming. This was particularly concerning, because at the time, peop...

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KEDT and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Five Senses (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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In 19th century American cities, the smell of rapid industrial growth was overwhelming. This was particularly concerning, because at the time, peop...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Troy Public Radio, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
MN Reads: “The Sky Watched” by Linda LeGarde Grover
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Poet Linda LeGarde Grover talks about the book “The Sky Watched”

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 08:29
2022-10-23 Philosophy and the Superhero
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Holy metaphysics, Batman!

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
MN Reads: “Murder at Minnesota Point” by Jeffrey M. Sauve
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Jeffrey Sauve talks about his new book “Murder at Minnesota Point"

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 10:36
MN Reads: “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940” by Tony Dierckins and Maryanne C. Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Tony Dierckins talks about “Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940” his new book co-authored by Maryanne C. Norton

  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 12:21
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A conversation with Novelist Marisel Vera
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Marisel Vera , Credit: Wes Carrasquillo
In this 2021 interview, Marisel Vera talks about unpacking the history of late 19th century Puerto Rico for her novel “The Taste of Sugar.”

Bought by RADIOLEX and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Meet Performance Poet and Educator Amalia Ortiz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Amalia Ortiz , Credit: Ned Meneses
Performance poet and theater arts director Amalia Ortiz discusses her work at SAY Sí, her own award-wining art, and the intersection between the two.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads: "One Winter Up North" by John Owens
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Illustrator John Owens talks about his new book "One Winter Up North"

  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 12:19
Translations (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Translations
Bonaventure Balla is a translator from Cameroon who speaks seven languages, although his favorite is his home dialect called Fang.

Bought by WTJU, KEDT, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7

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