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No More Hurting People With Brian Vander Ark (Boston Bombing
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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The image of 8 year old Martin Richard holding a handmade sign saying, "No more hurting people- Peace" pretty well broke my heart. To think that he...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Element Of Surprise (w/Joe Sturgil)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Host Ian Lawton shares thoughts on tricksters, welcoming surprise and staying open to the unexpected as keys to spiritual growth. Singer songwriter...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 1
Soul Searching (with Garrett Borns)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Host Ian Lawton explores the meaning of soul, and living soulfully, in this episode featuring original singer songwriter Garret Borns.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 1
Tabled Fables 4 Catskin
From: Amy Kraft
Series: Tabled Fables
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Catskin is part two of our series on tales of the persecuted heroine. If you think Cinderella had it rough, this girl's dad will do anything to mar...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 18:18
Staying True To Yourself (with Karisa Wilson
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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In this episode of Soulseeds Radio, host Ian Lawton is joined by original singer-songwriter Karisa Wilson to explore the quintessential courage it ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation about Vachel Lindsay, American Troubador and Poet
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features a conversation about American Troubador and Chicago Renaissance Poet Vachel Lindsay, who achieved national prominence as the "Prairie Poet...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 20:27
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - Minnesota Gifts
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown talks about the subtle quirks that give life in Minnesota its nuances and its hardships in his review of author Chris Niskanen's book, ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Danny Klecko - "124 Degrees"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Poet Danny Klecko provides a vivid glimpse into the world of baking with a look at the camaraderie amongst bakers preparing a new batch of pastries...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:55
Episode 8: Dina Rae/Halo of the Damned - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Bobby speaks with Dina Rae, a loving wife and mother who resides in the Chicago suburbs and writes novels of fiction about what we both agree to be...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 39:48
There's Nothing to Worry About
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown on superstitions.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
A Conversation with Natalie Merchant
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Natalie Merchant discusses her love of poetry. [24 :27]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 24:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Wine-Dark Sea
From: Whitney Jones
Caption: The Sea
Homer's Odyssey re-imagined through my neighbors' experiences on the wine-dark sea.

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


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Simple Rigid Structure
From: Brian Bahouth
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A Simple Rigid Structure is a short story that illustrates how tragically submissive and pliable a person will be for acceptance and love.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:07
Yesterday I Burned Things - radio friendly
From: Brian Bahouth
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The short story Yesterday I Burned Things is an indictment of the unknowing sameness that, to varying degrees, draws us all into the vulgar center.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:50
Twist Tale Underground
From: Jason Samilski
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Weird story; more "how" than "about"

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Katrina Kope on Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Katrina Kope, Credit: Ken Lapworth
Songwriter Katrina Kope discusses writing songs inspired by Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow. Written and performed for the monthly showcase The B...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: MoZo on writing songs inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: MoZo, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriters Moe Provencher and Aimee Zoe of MoZo discuss their song inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. Written and...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ozark Reflections, an American Story
From: Gumbeater
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An audio drama overview of the places, folkways, history and realities of the Ozark region of mid-America from the early 1800's to the present.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 36:21
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Levi Fuller on writing songs inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Levi Fuller, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Levi Fuller discusses his approach to writing songs inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. Written and perf...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
My Audio Universe Winter 2011
From: Brian Bahouth
Series: My Audio Universe - 59:00
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In this edition of My Audio Universe we feature four short stories selected from the spectrum of online literary publications and adapted to audio ...

Bought by KMXT and WNIJ


  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Mark Blasco discussing The Outsiders and his musical approach to the book
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Mark Blasco, Credit: MJ
Mark Blasco talks about his approach to writing songs inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Actress Mary-Louise Parker said this is one her favorite novels of all time and so she jumped at the chance to read excerpts. There's commentary by...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KRZA and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 6
A Conversation with Jennifer Egan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Novelist Jennifer Egan talks about her National Book Critics Circle Award-Winning book, A Visit from the Goon Squad.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:24
  • Purchases: 1
History's Tragic Irony with Teju Cole and Simon Schama
From: Open Source
Caption: Teju Cole
Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole is our idea of a post-imperial global mind in motion. His celebrated first novel, "Open City," is about a solita...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
A Few Reams of Freedom - Noam Chomsky & C.D. Wright
From: Open Source
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We're talking politics and poetry with Noam Chomsky and C.D. Wright. Noam Chomsky is on an upbeat about American views on war and imperialism, and ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2

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