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Sometimes, the simple act of speaking in your mother tongue can be a revolutionary gesture. Ngugi wa Thiong’o — the renowned Kenyan author — believ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 15:38
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Experts say we must look at the root causes of our pain, and yet the US is in the grip of a battle over exactly that — with efforts to ban books, c...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, Radio Catskill, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
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In her new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World”, award-winning journalist Naomi Klein describes being confused with Naomi Wolf, a con...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
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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
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 15:31
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Some science fiction authors have an almost uncanny ability to see what’s coming down the road. Jess talks with Chuck Wendig, whose writing is both...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Mike Curato talks about his award-winning graphic novel Flamer, his writing practice, and how it feels to have his story vaulted into national head...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 16:39
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As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues, what is media’s role?  Across the globe, reporting shapes political and cultural landscapes — and Sonali Ko...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
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HOUR ONE: "Rethinking David Foster Wallace" - David Foster Wallace was one of the most brilliant writers of his generation. But 15 years after his ...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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This episode features author and Jeopardy co-host Ken Jennings, writer Erica Berry, and music from rock ground Making Movies.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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How to Feed A Great Lakes Freighter Crew spotlights chief stewards who are upping the food game aboard Great Lakes freighters. Meet two chefs who ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Zaylore Stout's "Our Gay History in 50 States", Credit: Zaylore Stout
Zaylore Stout (he/him) is a gay, African American attorney and author of "Our Gay History in Fifty States," which illustrates stories of queer Amer...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 05:52
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin witnesses a shakeup in the literary world in A Little White Lie.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KKRN, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
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“Reckoning” is the new best-selling book from V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of V-Day/One Billion Rising, ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KVNF, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Are we too distracted to think? The answer is worse than you’d expect. In his latest book, New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari says we’re...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Are you drowning? The start of the school year can be stressful for parents, teachers and students. And this year hasn’t been smooth sailing for ma...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Valerie Biden Owens, author of "Growing Up Biden," says that leadership begins with the values we learn as children.
It’s said that leaders are made, not born. That’s certainly true of the Biden family. Although Joe Biden is in the spotlight as the 46th President ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 25:22
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"With Me All Along" Author, Katy Bosso on Reclaiming Your Innate Wisdom to Get Well and Thrive.  From tragic loss and painful disease to a place of...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 26:33
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - It's a long walk from the truth to the whole truth. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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Salman Rushdie praised A.M. Homes’ latest novel, The Unfolding as, “A terrific black comedy, written almost entirely in pitch-perfect dialogue, tha...

Bought by KWMR, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Host Capri Cafaro seeks insights into Amish and Mennonite food traditions and their influence on Midwestern flavors.  Guests include: Steve Nolt,...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 54:05
  • Purchases: 2
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Today we are celebrating the spirit of summer through the time-honored tradition of county and state fairs. There is nothing quite as American, o...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own person...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01