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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
The Challenge
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the way for las...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:10
On the Frontlines
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight for intellectu...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
Shadowlands
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" found his "perfect love" late in life

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 26
Remembering Author Philip Roth
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Philip Roth, one of the most celebrated American authors of the 20th century, left an indelible mark on literature through his provocative and deep...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:32
Shelf Discovery: Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a group of students as they search for a killer among their classmates in Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthi...

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRMU, RadioStPete Florida, and WUTC


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Snow Day
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Aspects of winter and snow as it affects living.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:42
John Nichols: Writing the Southwest
From: David Dunaway
Caption: John Nichols, Credit: Taos Writers' Conference
The writer John Nichols first achieved national fame at age 24 with 'The Sterile Cuckoo', but went on to a second act when he moved to Taos, New Me...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 27:14
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
An Hour of Storytelling - Tricksters & Turkeys and Vanishing Act
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Sheila Arnold and Donald Davis and we vaporized my sister?!!

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KSJE, KECG, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Happy Prince
From: PJ Ewing
Series: Lester the Nightfly
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The classic holiday tale by Oscar Wilde is interpreted along with sacred Christmas music.

Bought by Michigan Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 2
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
Breaking Bread 23
From: melodically challenged
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Welcome to melodically challenged, where this week’s show is “Breaking Bread”—a celebration of what we eat, what we cook, and what we share. In tod...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:06
A Woman of No Importance
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Oscar Wilde's devastating drawing-room comedy.

Bought by KKRN, KMUN, KCHW, WPCA-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 28
All in a year: 3 guests, 3 goals, 365 days
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious, meet people who've spent a year reading over 365 books, becoming fluent in English by watching television, and gotten...

Bought by WRKF


  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Finney and the Secret Tunnel by Jamie Lane Barber
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on an all-important mission with a clever middle-schooler in Finney and the Secret Tunnel, the first b...

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, WRMU, WUTC, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dream Sharing and Empathy
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Does dream sharing increase empathy and insight? Today meet two English professors who say, "Yes it does!" The Science and Art of Dreaming is their...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 53:01
High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," which explores the many ways that the humble...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - D.M. Bradford
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and translator D.M. (Darby) Bradford discusses their sophomore collection "Bottom Rail on Top."

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


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
589: Dana Schwartz, Jenny Odell, and Black Belt Eagle Scout, 12/1/2023
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features YA author and podcaster Dana Schwartz, writer Jenny Odell, and music from Black Belt Eagle Scout.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
An Interview with Maia Kobabe
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with Maia about what it's like to be on t...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 17:55
Beloved Blues
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18

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