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The Crossword Kid (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversation with the New York Times' newest crosswords editor - The forgotten genius of Christopher Marlowe - A memoir chronicles a life of disa...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WTJU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCWP and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 11
The Crossword Kid (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A conversation with the New York Times' newest crosswords editor - The forgotten genius of Christopher Marlowe

Bought by WJCT, WUGA (part of GPB), KRDP, WVAS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Alexandra Teague - 287
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Alexandra Teague discusses her debut novel, a quirky coming-of-age story. She reads both from the book as well as selected poem from her previous c...

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


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Author Kelly Link: startling readers in unexpected ways.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Kelly Link combines the ordinary and the magical—with flair.

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
10-Minute Writer's Workshop #17 - Judy Blume
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: 10-Minute Writer's Workshop
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Anyone who's ever been an awkward adolescent knows that for decades now, dog-eared copies of Judy Blume's books have been passed around school play...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Monsters in the Classroom (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Why Gothic literature is more popular than ever with young kids. -How creating 'monsters' in the classroom can help young students learn and grow....

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KEDT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
The Art of Children's Author, Michele Sailor
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of, "Art Beat" we visit with a Winona State University graduate of the Mass Communication department who is a grade school teacher ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:28
Poet Taylor Mali:poetry on stage and page
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Standard Loneliness Package
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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You must be accountable for your actions.

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
If I Could Remember
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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I'm sorry for hurting you.

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:17
The Beat: Elliot Anderson-Cameron "Walking Through The Woods On Terry's Farm in Becida, MN"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
The Beat: Katya Kivi "I Am Me"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:22
The Beat: Drew Kluthe "Atop A Mountain In the Alaskan Wilderness"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:31
The Beat: Soren Dybing "Thoughts from a Hot Tub On An Early Sunday Morning in Late October"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
A Conversation with Writer, Christopher Paul Curtis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Christopher Paul Curtis talks about making history real for young readers [34:01]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 2
An Interview with Charlie Price
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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YA author Charlie Price talks about and reads from his novel DEAD GIRL MOON. He also shares information about his teaching career, which included w...

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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Berryman's Hands"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Berryman's Hands." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesot...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Children's Books
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:08
Colin Fischer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Colin Fischer, Credit: Jacket cover design by Emily Osborne
This is the story of an exceptional 14-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. He hates the color blue, keeps a very detailed notebook, needs flash...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:42
Real Good Words: Will Weaver
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: The Survivors by Will Weaver
Heidi Holtan talked with Bemidji author Will Weaver about young adult novels and his latest “The Survivors” a sequel to the bestselling “Memory Boy...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Story-Tell Lib by Annie Trumbull Slosson
From: Roy Trumbull
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These are original stories told by a badly crippled 13 year old girl to her friends and neighbors.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:03:10
The Future of Us
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
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The new novel by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler poses the question of how a person would live their life if they had a window to their future selves.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 21:14
The Call of the Wild: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Actor Robert Redford reads passages from Jack London's great American novel. The program also features Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard, and many ...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
I Write Because . . .
From: Jeff Deitchman
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Ask people why they write and you'll hear many reasons. Here are some I hadn't expected.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Poems and Pen Pals for Peace: Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ghanian Students Writing To Their Peace Pals in the U.S., Credit: Project Peace Pal
This time on Peace Talks Radio, two women who are finding inspiration for peacemaking in the written word - through poetry and an international pen...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 6