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Shelf Discovery: Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to the New World with Rhys Bowen's Murphy's Law.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin loses her heart to a zombie in Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
Fresh Talk: The MacDowell Colony
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: The MacDowell Colony, Medal Day 2012
Cathy Byrd recorded this Fresh Talk episode when she visited The MacDowell Colony, a highly regarded New Hampshire retreat for artists, writers and...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 12:33
The Beat: Mary Finch - "Let's Go On A Lark Together"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 01:39
A new book about the Taylor/Burton romance
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When naming the most important stories of the 20th century, gossip writer Liz Smith rattled off the assassination of JFK, the Lindbergh kidnapping,...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Fifty Shades of Love: Falling in Love in a Brothel
From: Artsy Fartsy Show
Series: Artsy Fartsy Show
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In the Erotic Memoir Novel LAURA MEETS JEFFREY written from two perspectives - Jeffrey Michaelson and Laura Bradley detail their lives during the N...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 11:42
Dickens turns 200
From: With Good Reason
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Charles Dickens turns 200 this year, and two new films based on his books are in the works. But one scholar says there’s more to Dickens than his m...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
King of Clubs
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the “Great Golf Marathon of 1938,” an eccentric Chicago stockbroker attracted international attention by wagering he could play 33 rounds of gol...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Crime Writer, Laura Lippman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Laura Lippman talks about crime fiction, journalism and the social novel. [30:30]

Bought by KPIP-LP and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 30:12
  • Purchases: 2
Capes and Corsets
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Chicks who dig comics, fighting the epic battle against sexism

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 4
The Great Gatsby: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Welcome to the Jazz Age. This lyrical portrait of The Great Gatsby features readings by actor Sam Waterston and commentary by Robert Redford, among...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:13
  • Purchases: 7
Sarahlee Lawrence, author of River House: A Memoir
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Sarahlee Lawrence grew up in remote central Oregon and spent her days dreaming about leaving her small town for adventure. By the age of 21, Lawren...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ursula K. Le Guin: "Out Here"
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
Caption: Ursula K. Le Guin, Credit: Photo Credit: Richard Jensen
Dmae Roberts features author Ursula K. Le Guin.

Bought by Room Tone Selects and KLCC


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
The Love Knot
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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So, is that a vasectomy in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Find out the answer to this question as Arts and Cultural Heritage Report...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 23:31
Henry Winkler & Dyslexia
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Henry Winkler, Credit: Photo Credit: Richard Jensen
Actor Henry Winkler didn't know he had dyslexia till his oldest son was diagnosed with it. Winkler was 31 at the time. He has become the author of...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: 06:32
"Hard Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It" author Greg Breining
From: KSRQ
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Twin Cities-based author Greg Breining has written a new book about the culture of ice fishing.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 19:56
The Gift of Thanks
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: The Gift of Thanks
Cultural anthropologist Margaret Visser about her book The Gift of Thanks.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KTXK, KWMR, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 4
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame: A Baseball Anthology"
From: New Letters on the Air
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No other sport has inspired as much poetry as baseball. Today's anthology features works by former U.S. Poet Laureates and other lovers of the sport.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
United States Poet Laureate Kay Ryan
From: New Letters on the Air
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The 16th U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan talks about what led her to become a poet at 19, how she justifies and legitimizes being a poet to herself and...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 28:56
Summer Nonfiction: Food Critic Jason Sheehan Discusses Memoir "Cooking Dirty"
From: Grace Hood
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Grace Hood talks with James Beard award-winning food critic Jason Sheehan. His new book is called "Cooking Dirty: A story of Life, Sex, Love and De...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
Amy Sedaris Book Premium Spot
From: WNYC
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Amy Sedaris voices a spot about her book "I Like You", a thank you gift for $120 pledge.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:10
Chicago Muggles Get the Quaffle Flying
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Five teenaged Harry Potter fans "muggle-ize" a Quidditch game in a Chicago park.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Happy
From: Dictionary.com Word Explorer
Series: Dictionary.com Word Explorer
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This week we explore the word HAPPY.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 01:39
New York City's 8th Annual Teen Poetry Slam, Hosted by Urban Word
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interviews and orations by the New York City poetry scene's newest and youngest voices.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Carolina
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Ritallin performs live: A passionate and erotic piece from one of Canada's best spoken word artists

  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:03