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The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Longfellow was an immensely versatile poet who excelled at virtually every form and genre from the epic to the sonnet. Find out why.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 20:57
  • Purchases: 2
The Grapes of Wrath: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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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...

Bought by KMUN, KQED, KRZA, KUCB, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 5
Indie bookstores go electronic to survive
From: KALW
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Who would have thought that Borders, the corporate bookselling behemoth that had stores in practically every mini mall across America, would now be...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:44
A Conversation with Creative Placemakers in Miami
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Three of Miami’s cultural organizers talk about the power of art in building community.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 31:44
  • Purchases: 1
David Mogen, author of 'Honyocker Dreams: Montana Memories'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During the program David Mogen talks about two categories of Montanans, farmers and ranchers, the evolution of the word "honyocker" and how the sto...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Cowboy Poet, Joel Nelson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Joel Nelson talks about how he grew to love poetry and how he writes and recites poetry, as well as growing up on a ranch and his love of horses, a...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 27:00
Marshall Urlich - Running on Empty
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this edition of Culture Clique, 57 year old extreme endurance athlete Marshall Urlich talks about his transcontinental run and all the feats lea...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 48:20
  • Purchases: 1
Tess Gerritsen discusses "The Silent Girl"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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A physician and the author of fourteen novels, Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 28:22
Jane Austen, July 18, 1817
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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More of what listeners want to know about the British novelist who produced six classic novels in a lifespan of just 47 years. She's been dead for ...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
James Rollins talks about "The Devil Colony"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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James Rollins is a writer and veterinarian and lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2011
  • Length: 24:29
Author Sharon Chmielarz on "Calling" and "The Sky is Great the Sky is Blue"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Sharon Chmielarz has had poems published in several literary magazines including The Laurel Review, The Iowa Review, Water~Stone, Kalliope, Ascent,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
Rick Bass, author of 'Nashville Chrome'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program Rick Bass talks about the challenges of writing fiction about real, living people. He also reads from his novel 'Nashville Chro...

Bought by KREV-LP and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Marc Hendrix, KC Glastetter, and Jeremie Hollman talk about Yellowstone National Park
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During the first half of this program, Marc Hendrix talks about his book, 'Geology Underfoot in Yellowstone Country.' In the second half, KC Glaste...

Bought by KREV-LP and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Summer Reading Special
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Barbara Theroux and Zed join The Write Question producer Chérie Newman to talk about recently-published books by writers in th...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Kim Barker, author of The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During the program, Kim Barker talks about her addiction to living in and reporting from war zones in Afghanistan while working as the South Asia b...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Design Thinking, Collective Action and Peter Drucker
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Roger Martin, Credit: rogerlmartin.com
Host Phalana Tiller interviews authors Roger Martin and James Quigley. And Bloomberg Businessweek online columnist Rick Wartzman delivers a piece ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
William Dietrich discusses "The Barbary Pirates"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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William Dietrich is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, an educator, and a novelist.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 30:54
Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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As the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is upon us, we have an interview conducted by Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack wit...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 26:30
The Art of Larry Millet - MN Author and Architectural Critic
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on Art Beat we feature Murder Mystery Novelist and Architectural Writer Larry Millet of St. Paul Minnesota. Millet gave a reading and talk on...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 48:08
Hallie Ephron discusses "Come and Find Me'
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Hallie Ephron is a journalist and fiction writer living in New England.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
Alan Heathcock, author of VOLT
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The eight stories in Alan Heathcock's new collection, VOLT, took about twelve years to put together and publish. During this program Heathcock talk...

Bought by KISU and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Amazing True Story of Paul Revere
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Caption: Paul Revere by Copley
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
Jeff Hull, author of 'Pale Morning Done' and 'Streams of Consciousness: Hip-Deep Dispatches from the River of Life
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Jeff Hull and Chérie Newman talk about Hull's books and magazine articles, plus fly fishing, cloud seeding, wolves, and clinic...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Jefferson Bass discusses "The Bone Yard"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
Caption: The Bone Yard
Jefferson Bass is the pen name of Dr. Bill Bass and journalist Jon Jefferson.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:26
War correspondent Anna Badkhen finds kindness in conflict zones
From: KALW
Caption: Cover of "Peace Meals" by Anna Badkhen
When reporters are sent to cover conflict zones, they focus on doing their job, and getting the story. As any reporter will tell you, it’s never ab...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1

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