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An Interview with Author Mark Jamilkowski
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Mark Jamilkowski is the new author of a historical fiction novel about surviving World War II and the Cold War, murder, earthquakes, and abuse. At...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 16:26
The oud
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 27:42
  • Purchases: 1
What Makes a Place? (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
What Makes a Place? (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
What Makes a Place? (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, and WUGA (part of GPB)


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - D.M. Bradford
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and translator D.M. (Darby) Bradford discusses their sophomore collection "Bottom Rail on Top."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Beloved Blues
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18
A Woman For Peace in a Book Called CHARLOTTE'S WAR by J. Lawrence Graham
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: J. Lawrence Graham
On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to author J. Lawrence Graham...who's brought his own military experien...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
849: Shapeshifting / 850: Reading While Young, 11/25/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Shapeshifting" - Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
National Writers Series: Ken Follett
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Pat Livingston talks with bestselling author Ken Follett.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 1
843: Against Capitalism / 844: Books We Can't Forget, 11/4/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Skin Deep
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Happy Halloween! Jess talks with UCLA librarian Megan Rosenbloom about the spooky science of uncovering what makes some old books extra rare.

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Bach Cello Suites
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:09
MN Reads: "From Lapland to Sápmi" by Barbara Sjoholm
From: WDSE
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Author Barbara Sjoholm talks about her new book "From Lapland to Sápmi"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:33
MN Reads: "Blood in the Tracks" by Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik talk about their new book "Blood in the Tracks"

  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 13:41
Shelf Discovery: From Dust to Stardust by Kathleen Rooney
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin sets out to find stardom with a young girl in Hollywood’s Silent Film Era in From Dust to Stardust by Kathl...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WCNY, WRMU, and WUTC


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
2336: (End of) Summer Reading List 2023, 9/5/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What new books should thoughtful people read this summer?

  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
2335: Hegel, 8/29/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born August 27, 1770.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
2023-08-27 Hegel
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born August 27, 1770.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KMUN, and KSKQ


  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
AMOS 23-170: The Invisible World of Manuscripts, 8/25/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Invisible World of Manuscripts

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
MN Reads: "Too Much Sea For Their Decks" by Michael Schumacher
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Michael Schumacher talks about his new book "Too Much Sea For Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale"

  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 09:29
National Writers Series: Geraldine Brooks
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Anne-Marie Oomen talks with writer Geraldine Brooks.

Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Salomé and Oedipus the King
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A hypnotic double bill of tragedies set in the ancient world.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN, KWMR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 27
Under the Eye of Power
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we are talking about hidden things: secret societies, international conspiracies. Joining us by telephone from New York is the author Colin...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
SHINY OBJECT
From: Bradley Wester
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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

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