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A public domain reading of Sappho's "Epigrams" set to public domain jazz from Pixabay.
- Added: May 13, 2024
- Length: 03:45
Herman Wouk, a literary giant renowned for his profound engagement with historical themes, is influential in World War II literature. His magnum op...
- Added: Jan 19, 2024
- Length: 08:38
The worst U.S. mass murder of homosexuals in the 20th century was by a gruesome fire in a New Orleans French Quarter nightclub. Yet, the Upstairs L...
- Added: Jun 27, 2023
- Length: 19:45
Next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, hear Annie Barrows, the co-author of the international best seller and book club favorite, THE GUERNSEY LITERA...
Bought by KAAD-LP
- Added: Jan 07, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
HOUR ONE: 'Going Underground' - Scientists and explorers have found a whole new world under our feet. It's an exciting place, and it's changing wha...
- Added: Feb 26, 2021
- Length: 01:58:58
We mark Veteran's Day with two interviews featuring Alan Proctor. His book, THE SWEDEN FILE: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN EX-PATRIATE, was named one of th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2019
- Length: 29:00
We kick off National Preservation Week and continue our celebration of National Poetry Month by pulling from our audio archives to look back on the...
- Added: Apr 24, 2019
- Length: 29:00
NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR begins National Poetry Month with Edward Hirsch, a poet and "MacArthur genius" who was the editor of THE BEST AMERICAN POETR...
- Added: Apr 10, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Our celebration of Women's History Month continues with Rachel Hall, whose own family’s history of strong women and wartime papers and photos insp...
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
From: New Letters on the Air
For Black History Month, we present THE 19th U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and former Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16), Natasha Trethewey, who wo...
- Added: Feb 08, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Mark Sullivan details the story of real life forgotten war hero, Pino Lella and draws parallels with his own life. He also reads a short segment fr...
Bought by KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
Viktor Frankl’s book 'Man’s Search for Meaning' is part memoir, part manifesto and part discourse on human psychology. Written in 1946, after Vikto...
- Added: Jun 09, 2016
- Length: 50:26
Philip Lee Williams talks about how science, literature, music and visual art have helped shape his writing life. In this first half of a two part ...
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Dec 18, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Award-winning African-American author Bernice L. McFadden reads from her novel, Nowhere Is A Place, the second of two readings from this book featu...
- Added: Dec 11, 2015
- Length: 01:40
“The Falling Man”, Esquire’s most-read story of all time, is discussed by host David Brancaccio (APM's Marketplace Morning Report) and Esquire Writ...
Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Added: Oct 05, 2015
- Length: 34:07
- Purchases: 3
Memorial Day can be tough for veterans - especially those who've served in combat. For some, the tributes and ceremonies exacerbate their struggle ...
- Added: May 19, 2013
- Length: 03:32
- Purchases: 2
As part of a series marking Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, reporter, Alison Turner, asked expat actors living in...
- Added: Nov 01, 2012
- Length: 06:44
A dramatic musical based on "The Diary of Anne Frank," with music by Michael Cohen and libretto by Enid Futterman. Perfect for scheduling in April ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 58:01
- Purchases: 2
Actor Ed Harris reads from one of his favorite novels, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath---an epic story about the Great Depression told through...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:44
- Purchases: 5
Featuring commentary by actor Robert Duvall, playwright Horton Foote, NEA Jazz Master David Baker, and Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, among ot...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: Aug 12, 2011
- Length: 29:17
- Purchases: 19
Author Amy Tan talks about her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, her relationship with her mother, and the art of writing.
- Added: Jul 26, 2011
- Length: 27:50
Author Wendy Marcus reflects on a storytelling tradition that goes back to Wendy's childhood. KRAK
- Added: Jul 30, 2008
- Length: 09:00
A rural-legend from the Colorado River.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
- Added: Jun 29, 2008
- Length: 08:18
- Purchases: 2
Editor Joshua Clark and writers from the acclaimed new anthology, LOUISIANA IN WORDS, read short excerpts and discuss this novel approach to descri...
- Added: Jul 28, 2007
- Length: 10:14
Writers from the US and Vietnam, whose births as artists were formed from their experiences from the Vietnam War.
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KUOW, WFUV, WNYC, KSUT and more
- Added: Sep 05, 2006
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
