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Is Restaurant Critiquing a Piece of Cake?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO: FEBRUARY 2016
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Author Elizabeth LaBan reads from her new novel, The Restaurant Critic's Wife, serving up heaps of chuckles for you.... TAC, now with 400 authors r...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:40
"The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook" by Tracy Singleton and Marshall Paulsen
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Anyone can come up with a quick menu for winter or summer ... but what's the right meal for "scorch," "dusk," "frost" or "thaw"?

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 06:15
The Write Question - Stephen Yafa - 241
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Investigative journalist Stephen Yafa talks about and reads from 'GRAIN OF TRUTH: The Real Case For and Against Wheat and Gluten,' a book that incl...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, KSJD, KCMJ Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
"The Road Back to Sweetgrass" by Linda LeGarde Grover
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Minnesota Reads welcomes UMD's Linda LeGarde Grover to talk about her new book, "The Road Back to Sweetgrass." Set in Northern Minnesota, "The Road...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Aw Shucks...Oysters!
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When Captain John Smith sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, he said oysters were as big as dinner plates. This show is our ode to oysters.

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
"Smitten with Squash" by Amanda Paa
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Amanda Paa about her book, Smitten with Squash, the fourth book her Northern Plate series, published by Minnesota Histor...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 2
"Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop" by Jeff Miller
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We talk with author Jeff Miller about his book Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop, a personal tale from Jeff and his partner’s first year run...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1
"Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour" by James Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads spoke with James Norton about his book Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour, which takes you on a ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Josh Slotnick - 224
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Josh Slotnick talks about farming and his poetry collection, FarmHome. He also reads several poems.

Bought by KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
"Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook" by Beth Dooley
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with Beth Dooley. Her book, "Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook" is a home chef’s guide to shopping and cooking from Mi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
An Interview with Kate Lebo
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Kate Lebo talks about and reads from 'A Commonplace Book of Pie,' which combines high art, pop culture, practical resource and fantasy zodiac to ma...

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


  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Carmignano - by Allen S Weiss
From: Radio Papesse
Series: Nuovi Paesaggi_ new landscapes. sound stories from Tuscany
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Carmignano is an invitation to pause and reflect on the limits of our taste, and learn to surpass them. It explores how taste is simultaneously th...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2013
  • Length: 45:00
Getting the most from your farmers market, just in time for summer
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Beth Dooley has covered the local food scene in Minnesota for over 25 years. She joined WTIP's Matthew Brown May 31 to talk about her latest book, ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat : Linda Back McKay - "Chicken Without a Cause"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Linda Back McKay is an independent advertising and marketing director. She is widely published. Linda Back McKay is also a long time volunteer and ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
  • 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
How I Got Here: The Dakota War of 1862
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Commentator Michael Goldberg on the Dakota War.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
Judith Jones interview by Marion Kane
From: Marion Kane
Caption: Judith Jones
Judith Jones, Julia Child's editor, discusses her favorite author with Canada's food sleuth, Marion Kane.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 09:12
Hungry at the Homesick Restaurant: the Literary Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
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Anne Tyler has a new book out! "The Beginner's Goodbye." Here Julia Child presents passages from an earlier Anne Tyler favorite, "Dinner at the Hom...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 24:58
The Art of Beth Dooley: Author, Restaurant Critic & Teacher
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on "Art Beat" we take a look at a cookbook like none other. Beth Dooley, author, restaurant critic, teacher and cooking instructor has writte...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 1
Hungry in Winter: The Literary Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child
Julia Child wanted to be a novelist, or to write for The New Yorker. "They weren't interested in me, for some reason." So she just kept reading. An...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 49:35
Coffee Story Ethiopia
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with writer and climber Majka Burhardt on her new book about the stories behind the rich cultural history of Ethiopian coffee

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
3 Great American Voices
From: Leet and Litwin
Caption: Julia Child
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Willa Cather, John Steinbeck, and Julia Child: All loved to eat. Here's a Cather story about a priest who loved his food more t...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WXXI Rochester, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 55:08
  • Purchases: 6
Hungry Valentine, with Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia and Paul's Valentine, Credit: Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Happy Valentine's from Julia Child! This one-hour special was started years ago but never aired till now. She presents two love stories that have t...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WYAP, KAAD-LP, 'The Sea' and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 28
Why We Eat Some Animals and Not Others
From: Barry Vogel
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Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author of, "Why We Love Dogs, ...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Hungry for the Holidays, with Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
Julia Child takes us back in time, presenting 2 stories -- "A Christmas Carol," read by the actor Peter Donat; and "I Was Really Very Hungry," writ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KWIT, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 41