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TSR15-04 Sierra Hull
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee Sierra Hull attended Pickett County High School before accepting a Presidential Scholarship to study at the...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 9
TSR15-03 Cory Chisel
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
With strong roots in the Midwest, former Appleton, WI native via Babbitt, MN ~ now hailing from Nashville, TN ~ we are pleased to welcome songwrite...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, KSRQ, Wisconsin Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
”Brotha Be Like, Yo George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "The Cutting Edge: Black News and Views- Where Journalism, Culture, Politics and Activism Converge"
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Musician George Clinton has written his memoirs in a new book ”Brotha Be Like, Yo George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?”. He was recently ...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:00:28
Frank Wheeler, Jr. discusses "The Good Life"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Frank Wheeler, Jr. is a novelist living in Wisconsin.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 13:47
TSR14-25 Live From Wausau
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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On the road from The Grand Theater in downtown Wausau, WI. Featuring Frank Montano, Charlie Parr, Michael Perry, the Blue Canvas Orchestra and spe...

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio, WRNC-LP, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
Peter Cherches reads from Lift Your Right Arm (5/2)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, part of our weekday readings for MAY.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Bag of hammers
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:27
Lena Dunham & Judy Blume in Conversation
From: The Organist
Caption: Lena Dunham and Judy Blume, Credit: Jenna Weiss-Berman
A conversation between Lena Dunham and Judy Blume, in Blume's Manhattan apartment. Recorded, edited and produced by Jenna Weiss-Berman.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 40:01
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Westerns - "Bang! Bang! You've Been Run Through, Brought Low."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 235
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Simon Singh
A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...

Bought by WCPN, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
006: Anne Swan and Reality TV
From: Emily Schultz
Series: Truth & Fiction
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Author and reality TV producer Anne Swan (The Real World, Real Housewives of Atlanta) talks about how reality TV is changing the way we write our n...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 48:10
  • Purchases: 1
Factsheet Five
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
Why don't you choose your own adventure?
From: Taylor Tower
Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
"Godot (Not Home) Revisited"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev & Lorie Kellogg Read "Godot (Not Home) Revisited", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Great for Samuel Beckett's birthday, the anniversary of "Waiting for Go...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:34
Culturology: "Mayor of the Universe" - Author Lorna Landvik talks with Heidi Holtan
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Mayor of the Universe" by Lorna Landvik
Lorna Landvik is the author of eight previous novels including the best selling "Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, "Oh My Stars," and "The View Fro...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 20:20
  • Purchases: 2
Carson Mell: A Long Country Song
From: Liz Humes
Series: Wordy Birds
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview author and filmmaker Carson Mell about his lastest book, The Blue Bourbon Orchestra, and its themes of ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 26:39
Sounds Familiar #4: The Rule of Threes
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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Is three really the magic number?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Butterfly in the Typewriter
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The stories behind two giants of Southern Gothic literature.

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and KWMR


  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sounds Familiar #2: Bad Translations
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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We all know a bad translation when we see one… or do we? I spoke with Jay Rubin, translator for the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, among othe...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Debbie Miller on writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Debbie Miller
Songwriter Debbie Miller discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Written and performed for the mo...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire! Radio Episode 173 - Special Studio Session NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Improvisational Comedian Reggie Watts, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comedian Reggie Watts, Musician and Author Josh Ritter, Radio Talk Show Host Peter Sagal and Author Sarah Vowell.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 54:58
Live Wire! Radio Episode 173-Special Studio Session
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Improvisational Comedian Reggie Watts, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comedian Reggie Watts, Musician and Author Josh Ritter, Radio Talk Show Host Peter Sagal and Author Sarah Vowell.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, Rhythm & News Service, and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Wes Weddell inspired by Stephen King's The Shining
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Wes Weddell, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Wes Weddell discusses writing songs inspired by Stephen King's The Shining. Written and performed for the monthly showcase, The Bushwic...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
The Future of Us
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
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The new novel by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler poses the question of how a person would live their life if they had a window to their future selves.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 21:14
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Galen Green discussing The Outsiders
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Galen Green
Songwriter Galen Green discusses his songs inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, written and performed for The Bushwick Book Club Seattle's mont...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:00