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Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7
Until the Fat Lady Sings
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Amazon
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jul 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
A Corner of the Universe
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Now that Adam's "school" is closing, Hattie's family must deal with a childlike man whose existence they've denied for years.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 1
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Naturalist Pierre Arronax is on a mission to discover and destroy a mysterious beast terrorizing ships and soons finds himself at the mercy of the ...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
Night Flying
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Georgia Hansen can fly...and now on the verge of her first solo flight, her rebellious Aunt Carmen visits and exposes other family secrets.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KTNA, and WCFM


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 5
Stone Fox
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Willy's plan is to win the National Dogsled Race and use the cash prize to save the family farm - but first he'll have to beat Stone Fox, who's nev...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
LIVE at the Writers House: Writers who work at Penn
From: WXPN
Series: LIVE at the Writers House
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This edition of LIVE at the Writers House features poets and writers from the University of Pennsylvania community.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 59:01
What's the Word? Poetry in Performance
From: Modern Language Association
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From Homer to slam, the special appeal of poetry in performance.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 29:48
  • Purchases: 20
Lapsarian Hummingbirds
From: Dale Short
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A poetic tribute to the arrival of the hummingbird

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
A Tribute to Spalding Gray
From: Jon Kalish
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Interviews with Gray and those who knew him, as well as excerpts from one of his performances.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, WHQR, and WUFT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2004
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween
From: Jackson Braider
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How Halloween has -- and hasn't -- changed over the years.

Bought by WTJU, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 9
2003 National Audio Theatre Festivals' Live Performance
From: The National Audio Theatre Festivals
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New audio plays from the National Audio Theater Festivals starring Simon Jones. 2003 workshop week.

Bought by KUNM, WCBE, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WMNF


  • Added: May 10, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Runaways find themselves on a magical adventure amid a long-forgotten mystery.

Bought by KZYX and KTNA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 2
The Same Stuff as Stars, by Katherine Paterson
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Abandoned, Angel struggles to care for her brother and finds her only peace with a mysterious man who shares with her the wonder of the stars.

Bought by KZYX, KTNA, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3
Laughing without an Accent
From: Holly Kernan
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Iranian born Firoozeh Dumas' Audio Diary of a first time author

Bought by KUOW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFUV, WYSO, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Sep 06, 2003
  • Length: 18:02
  • Purchases: 5

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