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"Godot (Not Home) Revisited"

From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts

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

"Margery Dickerson"

From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts

A short Irish fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bevilacqua. Great for Saint Patrick Day or anytime.

Added: Mar 11, 2013
Length: 07:27

Culture Shock 1913

From: WNYC

What a year was 1913! Many have called it the true beginning of 20th century culture. From New York, where the first large-scale show of modern ar...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KPIK-LP, WFMT Station Account, WGBH Radio Boston, KZYX and more

Added: Jan 11, 2013
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 33

The Gathering At Sunnybank

From: KGNU Community Radio

Caption: Albert Payson Terhune, Credit: Kristina T. Marshall

A look at the devoted fans of Albert Payson Terhune and his book "Lad: A Dog"

Added: Dec 31, 2012
Length: 25:27

Lincoln through Poetry

From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity

Quiddity explores Lincoln through poetry with guest - professor & poet, Dan Guillory, whose works include Living with Lincoln and The Lincoln Poems.

Added: Mar 15, 2012
Length: 29:00

Lincoln through Fiction

From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity

Abraham Lincoln through Fiction—a conversation with professor and novelist Adam Braver, whose work includes Mr. Lincoln's Wars; also, poetry from D...

Bought by KUCB

Added: Mar 14, 2012
Length: 29:02
Purchases: 1

A Conversation with Tim O'Brien

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Tim O'Brien, who served in Vietnam, talks his novel (and Big Read selection) The Things They Carried and how fiction can often tell a deeper trut...

Bought by KPIP-LP, RadioFreePalmer, and KBBI Alaska

Added: Nov 10, 2011
Length: 29:35
Purchases: 3

The Amazing True Story of Paul Revere

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

On the 240th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride, re-visiting the Longfellow poem. What did Longfellow get right or wrong? Who rode that night...

Bought by KUT and Prairie Public

Added: Mar 21, 2011
Length: 10:14
Purchases: 2

Poetry Slam Celebration of Miller Learning Resources Center

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage

It’s been 10 years since the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University opened its doors to students. Ar...

Added: Dec 10, 2010
Length: 30:00

What's the Word? The African Novel

From: Modern Language Association

An exploration of the African novel

Bought by WMUU-LP

Added: Sep 02, 2010
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Cave Canem, an African-American Writers' Center

From: New Letters on the Air

This show features the work of younger poets whose first books were published as a result of winning the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, including Natasha...

Added: Unknown
Length: 29:00

What's the Word? Shakespeare after 9/11

From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Remembering 9/11

A look at how the events of September 11th changed the way we read Shakespeare's plays about politics and leadership.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFOK-LPFM, KSFR, WTIP and more

Added: Aug 06, 2009
Length: 28:58
Purchases: 6

Whitman at War

From: With Good Reason

On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...

Bought by KVNF, WHFR, WRKF, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC and more