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The centerpiece in today’s program is our talk about the essay “The Suffering of Strangers” which details a visit Sanders took to Charleston, South...
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- Added: Oct 27, 2020
- Length: 59:06
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Today, we’ll resurface three poets on the political Left who wrote during the 1930s and 40s: Muriel Rukeyser, Genevieve Taggard, and Martha Millet....
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- Added: Sep 15, 2020
- Length: 59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Books We Can't Forget" - Is there a book that changed your life? Celebrated authors share their favorite reads to launch our new podcast...
- Added: Sep 11, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "The Power Of Pleasure And Joy" - Joy, pleasure and delight feel good. But are they also politically powerful? HOUR TWO: "Difficult Sum...
- Added: Jul 10, 2020
- Length: 01:58:59
In this very special Story Saturday edition, Laura talks with award-winning author Kirin Khan, who began this time of sheltering in place in a fire...
- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 48:44
A pandemic is no place to be a bystander, says Muslim American activist Linda Sarsour. In this episode, Laura interviews Sarsour about her recently...
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- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 26:46
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....
- Added: Apr 10, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
This week, we speak with two writers, Laura Lasuertmer and Wendy Lee Spacek. Spacek and Lasuertmer run a writing workshop in the local jail. They t...
- Added: Mar 12, 2020
- Length: 29:01
This week, we have several kites, or messages, from people inside and outside of the prison walls. First, we have a statement that was recorded for...
- Added: Mar 09, 2020
- Length: 29:00
First, we have updates on the Vaughn 17 and hunger strikes and noise demonstrations from immigrant detention centers around the country. After the ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2020
- Length: 29:51
This week is focused on words from prisoners sent or smuggled from inside. From the jail in Evansville, Indiana, to letters from participants in Op...
- Added: Feb 17, 2020
- Length: 30:04
Sandip takes us to one of his favorite places, the Kolkata Book Fair, now in it’s 44th year!
- Added: Feb 11, 2020
- Length: 06:00
Interview with author Dave Eggers.
- Added: Dec 23, 2019
- Length: 11:49
HOUR ONE: "Guilt Tripping" - From our diets to our accomplishments, none of us are perfect. So why do we feel so guilty? HOUR TWO: "Locked Up" - ...
- Added: Nov 22, 2019
- Length: 01:58:57
We spend the hour with science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist, Cory Doctorow. First, we talk with him about his terrific new boo...
- Added: Sep 06, 2019
- Length: 59:01
Our celebration of State Poets Laureate continues with a look back at previous holders of the title in Kansas. Part one of this public reading feat...
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- Added: Sep 04, 2019
- Length: 29:00
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Immigration is a pressing topic in our political landscape right now, with concerns about ICE raids and immigration bans. In this episode, we liste...
- Added: Jul 24, 2019
- Length: 21:11
It’s time to release your inner geek! On this episode of Culture Clique we take you to Nerd Nite at Ed’s No Name Bar in Winona. The topic? “What th...
- Added: Jun 03, 2019
- Length: 31:41
Today’s show, “Radicals and Reactionaries,” is a 90-minute special with journalist and novelist Tony McKenna, whose new book is Angels and Demons: ...
- Added: May 21, 2019
- Length: 01:29:31
Interview by Ken Winkes: Tim describes his career as a reporter, talks about his politics, and reveals he has a new book.
- Added: May 17, 2019
- Length: 28:01
Norma Cole meditates on the Syrian refugee crisis.
- Added: Apr 01, 2019
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 5
HOUR ONE: "Center Of The World" - Opiate addiction. Lost jobs. Lost hope. Producer Charles Monroe-Kane heads back to his Ohio hometown to see why p...
- Added: Mar 29, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Guilt Tripping" - From our diets to our accomplishments, none of us are perfect. So why do we feel so guilty? HOUR TWO: "Burnout" - Ev...
- Added: Feb 15, 2019
- Length: 01:58:57
Told in full for the first time, “Camelot’s End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party” is a carefully threaded narrativ...
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- Added: Jan 25, 2019
- Length: 25:00
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HOUR ONE: "When Women Rule" - From Homer to Harvey Weinstein, women are reclaiming the classics in the age of #MeToo. HOUR TWO: "Locked Up" - Ima...
- Added: Jan 18, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
