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861: Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time / 862: Renunciation, 1/6/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time" - When you’re on the clock, the hours disappear. Time scarcity is making us and the planet sick. But the...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
An Interview with Brain Surgeon & New Author Gary Simonds
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Brain surgeon and unlikely war hero Ryan Brenan has everything: a booming practice, a beautiful home in an idyllic setting, and a happy, loving fam...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 12:55
You 2.0: where the self-help industry succeeds, and where it misses the mark
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio, KGOU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 10
017: You 2.0: where the self-help industry succeeds, and where it misses the mark, 1/5/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
An Interview with Author Teri M. Brown
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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An Enemy Like Me, written by award-winning author Teri M Brown, is a novel about love, war, and the complexities of family and identity.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 10:11
An Interview with Author Juliet Rose
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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ix months after the sudden loss of an unplanned pregnancy, Hannah Moore is almost ready to think about living again. That is until one fateful day ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 10:16
594: Ari Shapiro and Demi Adejuyigbe, 1/5/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features journalist Ari Shapiro (All Things Considered) and comedian and TV writer Demi Adejuyigbe.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Meet Huascar Medina--the Poet Laureate of Kansas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Huascar Medina, Credit: Courtesy of the artist
We're celebrating poetry in this week's podcast. The first Latino and non-academic Poet Laureate of Kansas (and National Council on the Arts member...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, Spokane Public Radio, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
An Interview with Author David “Letterman” Knoderer
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Why does a young man abandon everything to head out on the highway? Where will it take him? Using the road metaphor, the author reveals the discove...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 10:15
An Interview With Author & Veteran Rich LaMonica
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Rich LaMonica, a 22-year U.S. Army veteran and leader in the Global War on Terrorism, retired in 2015, and wrote Out of The Darkness, recounting hi...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 12:05
The Write Question - Alexandra Teague
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Alexandra Teague discusses her memoir, "Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir" (Oregon State Univ. Press).

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


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
MN Reads: "Where the Dead Sleep" by Joshua Moehling
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Joshua Moehling talks about his new mystery "Where the Dead Sleep"

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 07:02
593: Timothy Egan and Dessa, 12/29/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features acclaimed author Timothy Egan, plus rapper and poet Dessa.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
The Write Question - Emily Riddle
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Nehiyaw (Cree) poet Emily Riddle discusses her award-winning debut poetry collection, "The Big Melt."

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
857: Cultivating Wonder / 858: The World Is A Laboratory, 12/23/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Cultivating Wonder" - Maybe there’s something missing in your life you can’t quite explain. It might be that you need to re-discover you...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
MN Reads: "Northern Sights" by Tove Conway
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Tove Conway talks about her new book "Northern Sights"

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 07:26
592: Paul F. Tompkins, José Olivarez, and Esme Patterson, 12/22/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This special holiday edition of Live Wire features comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins, poet José Olivarez, and singer-songwriter Esme Patterson.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
National Writers Series: Nita Prose
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Brittany Cavallaro talks with author Nita Prose.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
591: Laura Chinn, Mohanad Elshieky, and Jenny Conlee, 12/15/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features writer and director Laura Chinn, standup comedian Mohanad Elshieky, and music Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
MN Reads: "The Needle and the Lens" by Nate Patrin
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Nate Patrin talks about his new book "The Needle and the Lens: Pop goes to the Movies from Rock 'n' Roll to Synthwave"

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 09:18
The Write Question - Kate Lebo
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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"Pie lady" Kate Lebo discusses her newly revised and expanded cookbook, "Pie School: Lessons in Fruit, Flour & Butter."

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


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
590: Sam Sanders, Reggie Watts, and Sway Wild, 12/8/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features podcaster Sam Sanders, coemdian Reggie Watts, and music from indie folk duo Sway Wild.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
853: Off The Map / 854: Thinking With Animals, 12/9/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Off The Map" - Remember what maps were like when you were a kid? Well, Google Maps now makes finding everything from an obscure coffees...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
MN Reads: "A Wild Path" by Douglas Wood
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Douglas Wood talks about his latest work "A Wild Path"

  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 09:04
The Write Question - Navied Mahdavian
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Cartoonist Navied Mahdavian discusses his graphic memoir, "This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America."

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


  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3

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