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Mary had a little lamb
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
VoxPod #5 - Spoiler Alert
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: VoxPod
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Today's show features an essay on the cultural impact of Harry Potter.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 2
"Goodnight Loon" by Abe Sauer
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Abe Sauer explains how reading the same book over and over and over to three kids can result in writing a new book out of desperation! Univ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 1
"Bug on a Bike" and other adventures
From: WDSE
Series: Radio Gallery
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Duluth’s favorite children’s author and illustrator, Chris Monroe is showing her work at the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe with a new selection of quirky and...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pair of science-loving tweens on another treacherous adventure in Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampa...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Untethered Histories
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Writing from History
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Historical fiction is an ongoing balance between fact and fiction, but what if the story takes place outside of reality? Author Sarah Shun-Lien Byn...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 15:12
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Bad Magic
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Slam!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: DC Youth Slam Team
The DC Youth Slam Team is an award-winning internationally acclaimed poetry group. Listen to their poems and find out how it all comes together wit...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KGNU Community Radio, and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Hawthorne Kid Poets, part 3
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Hawthorne Kid Poets
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Fourth-grade students from Hawthorne School read their poems for this series created for Montana Public Radio's children's program Pea Green Boat, ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
Hawthorne Kid Poets, part 2
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Hawthorne Kid Poets
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Fourth-grade students from Hawthorne School read their poems for this series created for Montana Public Radio's children's program Pea Green Boat, ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 08:50
Hawthorne Kid Poets, part 1
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Hawthorne Kid Poets
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Fourth-grade students from Hawthorne School read their poems for this series created for Montana Public Radio's children's program Pea Green Boat, ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 08:56
Shelf Discovery: Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the high seas with Oliver and the Seawigs by author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
"Plant a Pocket of Prairie" by Phyllis Root
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with author Phyllis Root about her latest book, Plant a Pocket of Prairie, a children’s book about the endangered prairie ecosystem,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
"Hungry Johnny" by Cheryl Kay Minnema, illustrated by Wesley Ballinger
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with writer and beadwork artist Cheryl Kay Minnema, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, about her new children's book Hungry ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
"Fat Blame" with April Herndon, Ph.D.
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with a local writer, who, in a new book - addresses the war on obesity, specifically when it comes to childr...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 32:37
  • Purchases: 3
Numberlys
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: William Joyce
Creative author, illustrator and filmmaker William Joyce is an Academy Award Winner, Emmy Award Winner and his illustrations have appeared on numer...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 16:44
11-Year-Old Learns Respect From War Veterans
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Children's author Ben Mikaelsen talks about his inspiration for 'Jungle of Bones' and reads from the novel.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, WCWP, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
"Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop" by Jeff Miller
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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We talk with author Jeff Miller about his book Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop, a personal tale from Jeff and his partner’s first year run...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1
"Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood" by Kate Hopper
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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KUMD spotlights Minnesota Author Kate Hopper and her book "Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood;" a personal story of the heart-wr...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
The First Dress
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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It can take your breath away.

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:36
Daphne Kalotay reads from Sight Reading: A Novel (5/7)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module from our weekday readings for May; a classical music motif.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
What are you reading? (Asked to 4th Graders)
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
Caption: 4th Grader Book Lovers
With budget cuts closing many Los Angeles school libraries, students told Hank Rosenfeld about their love of books and what they were currently re...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
BookTalk December 2013
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Chérie Newman, Barbara Theroux, and Zed talk about recently-published books written by authors from the western U.S. -- fiction, nonfiction, and po...

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


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
THE BOOK THIEF -- Sophie Nelisse, Brian Percival & Geoffrey Rush Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Brian Percival, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse, San Francisco, CA 10/4/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Brian Percival, Sophie Nelisse, and Geoffrey Rush talk adaptation, perspective, and the joy of the accordion.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 17:15
Bringing storytime to the long wait for social services
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Oakland Public Library children’s librarian reads at the Eastmont Social Service Agency, Credit: Holly J McDede
For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage, find childcare, and get job a...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:27