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- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
America’s use of targeted drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere has raised questions about what is — and is not — an appropriate way to wage war....
Bought by WRPI, WOUB, KREV-LP, and Troy Public Radio
- Added: Feb 01, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 4
Nick Allen of TheScorecardReview.com joins host Matt Fagerholm to explore the directorial efforts of Mark and Jay Duplass.
- Added: Sep 14, 2012
- Length: 27:09
In this episode of Wordy Birds we interview David Rees, author of How to Sharpen Pencils, on his bizarre craft and the importance of correctly shar...
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 27:30
On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview author and filmmaker Carson Mell about his lastest book, The Blue Bourbon Orchestra, and its themes of ...
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 26:39
- Added: May 24, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
At the Kansas City Public Library, Irish author Anne Enright discusses her dark but humorous approach to writing about love, desire, death and fami...
Bought by WJCU
- Added: May 18, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
In this special 2-part Tin Roof Project, White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier tells stories of his White House years.
- Added: May 05, 2012
- Length: 57:59
Our castaway is comedienne Karen Morgan. Born in Athens, Georgia, Karen’s southern accent is somewhat of an anomaly in Maine, where she now resides...
- Added: Apr 07, 2012
- Length: 28:40
"Desert Island Discs" inaugural show broadcast in February of 2012 on WMPG in Portland, Maine featuring an interview with popular radio personality...
- Added: Apr 07, 2012
- Length: 25:40
Debra Brenegan's debut novel, SHAME THE DEVIL, explores the fascinating true story of Sara Payson Willis, who wrote under the pseudonym "Fanny Fern...
Bought by WJCU
- Added: Mar 15, 2012
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Poet Jeanne Marie Beaumont's books include CURIOUS CONDUCT and PLACEBO EFFECTS, and her collection, BURNING OF THE THREE FIRES. She assembles ever...
Bought by WJCU
- Added: Mar 09, 2012
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Poet James Richardson has called himself an "accidental aphorist," but his well-crafted works are no accident. He reads from his 2010 book, BY THE ...
Bought by WJCU
- Added: Feb 01, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, is adept at capturing the beauty of landscapes, both internal and external. She reads fr...
- Added: Jan 25, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Fiction writer Lorraine Lopez was a 2010 finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, with her collection HOMICIDE SURVIVORS PICNIC AND OTHER STORIES. She...
- Added: Jan 12, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Country Fried Rock chats with Aaron Beavers, of Austin, Texas about his time writing and playing with John Popper (Blues Traveler) and the Duskray ...
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 54:00
Esteemed poet and translator, Robert Bly, is joined by sitarist David Whetstone in this public reading for the Midwest Poets Series. Bly reads a ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2011
- Length: 29:00
In 1793, the American circus was born, and ever since, it has been a large part of our culture. Also featured: A professor of organic chemistry sha...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Novelist Arthur Phillips is always tackling new and different subject matter. In this interview he discusses his fifth novel, THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHU...
- Added: Aug 31, 2011
- Length: 29:01
Anne Fortier takes on the tradition of Romeo and Juliet, updated for the 21st century, in her novel JULIET. She talks about writing this, her firs...
- Added: Aug 24, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Novelist Richard Russo describes plotting a novel much the way he describes life: a series of choices until only the inevitable is left. He talks ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Hallie Ephron is a journalist and fiction writer living in New England.
- Added: Apr 02, 2011
- Length: 28:30
A special effects wizard pulls back the curtain.
Coming up, the future of 3D printing… and bullies two-point-oh.
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 28:59
- Added: Oct 11, 2010
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
David Lovering discussed his endeavors as a scientific phenomenalist and as the drummer for the Pixies.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jul 14, 2010
- Length: 25:07
- Purchases: 1
