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Award-winning nature writer Gary Ferguson talks about and reads from his memoir 'The Carry Home: Lessons from the American Wilderness.'

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


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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Ruth Ozeki talks about her acclaimed new novel, A Tale For The Time Being. It’s about a Japanese-American teenager, an American-Japanese writer, an...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:02
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Carol Ann Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joseph Conrad (back, center) at sea posing with apprentices aboard Torrens. , Credit: Provided courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library of Yale University
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will suggest that the greatest author of such sea-based literature was Joseph Conrad and will...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:37
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During this program Jo Deurbrouck talks about and reads from her book 'Anything Worth Doing: A true story of adventure, friendship and tragedy on t...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, KMXT, KISU and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 8
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Marsh Muirhead, a writer, dentist, flight instructor, and much else besides, lives near Bemidji, MN on the banks of the Mississippi with his dog, S...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:55
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Elisa Korentayer is a writer, a performer, and a recording artist. Here she reads her poem "Ryokan In Small Mountian Village Outside Kyoto. The Be...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
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Lisa Brandom, Rich Adams, and Lynn Ramage Shafer share about the transition to new perceptions: of God, of familiar places, and of humiliation. Sou...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Luis Urrea believes he is a better writer and better person when he’s open to the world around him.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KSFR, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
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A special edition of Liner Notes focused on the environment and suitable as an Earth Day special.

Bought by AMERICAN-FM Internet Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 55:30
  • Purchases: 2
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A special edition of Liner Notes focused on the environment and suitable as an Earth Day special.

Bought by KCNP, KTSW 89.9, KHNS, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WHFR and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 9
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Irish and Irish-American authors and artists explore the magical isle.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KPVL, Troy Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
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Irish and Irish-American authors and artists explore the magical isle.

Bought by WCPN, Troy Public Radio, AMERICAN-FM Internet Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This documentary is about two men who, at mid-life, re-read Kerouac's book and get behind the wheel for a 4000 mile road trip of reflection and di...

Bought by WUSM, WGBH Radio Boston, WVPE, KZYX, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2007
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 7
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A short ride on the "poetry bus"

Bought by KSFR, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZSC, and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 5
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A newcomer to Los Angeles discovers the city's past -- and future -- through the books of noir master Raymond Chandler.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 13:28