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A National Book Award finalist, Kent writes about the residents of a small town in fictional Holt County on the plains of eastern Colorado. His new...

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:59
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A dog lover and long-time journalist, Susan brings to life Rin Tin Tin, the orphaned German Shepherd found on a battlefield in Europe who became t...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
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A British-born author who has lived in China for decades tells a true-crime tale of the unsolved murder of a young British girl in 1937 in colonial...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
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Andre Dubus III, a much decorated author, wrote “Townie” initially in an attempt to answer a question about baseball. That answer evolved into a me...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:58
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Taiye Selasi, debut novelist of “Ghana Must Go,” is a citizen of the world, photographer, screenwriter and producer of an upcoming documentary abou...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
Caption: Hymn For Her Presents Lucy & Wayne's Smokin' Flames, Credit: Official Album Cover
Hymn For Her have transitioned into a full-fledged rock band, recording their latest record in Detroit with noteworthy producer, Jim Diamond. The ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
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In his well-researched “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Moss describes “bliss point” and “mouth feel...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
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Anthony, no stranger to faraway places himself, tells the harrowing history of the search for the Northwest Passage in "The Man Who Ate His Boots."...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:11
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Siobhan’s debut collection of short stories called “You Know When the Men Are Gone” is that most unusual of war books. It's not about the battlefie...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
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Winner of the Booker Prize, former teacher and one of Ireland’s most famous authors, Roddy talks about his last book in a trilogy, "The Last Republ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
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In her first critically-acclaimed book, “Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” British-born Alexandra introduced us to her fam...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
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A small-town farm boy turned big-city journalist, Phil chucked his staff job at the Wall Street Journal and a New York lifestyle to spend his summe...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 09:54
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Frank has a 50-year sports writing career dating back to the beginnings of Sports Illustrated, and his NPR program, Sweetness and Light, has aired ...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Former USA Vice President, Al Gore was an elected official for a quarter century before becoming the poster boy for climate change after the 2000 p...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 09:43
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and was an early influence on Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kate Rosenberger@Dog Eared Books, Credit: Jenny Attiyeh
Be it a curmudgeonly Galwegian on the West coast of Ireland, an erudite scholar in Dublin or a literary motorcyclist 'flower child' of San Francisc...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kevin Lcoke
Eric Martin, Interactive Media Specialist, interviews Native American Hoop Dancer and Flutist Kevin Locke.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:42
Caption: Jennifer Stevens
Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American composer and artist Jennifer Stevens (Oneida and Lakota.)

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 10:14
Caption: Leanne Goose
Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American musician Leanne Goose (Dene and Inuvialuit)

  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
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Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American Flutist Cody Blackbird

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha) speaks with Victoria Blackie (Dineh) about winning Debut Artist of the Year from the Native American Musi...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 08:11
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Julie Cajune
Julie (Salish) is the executive producer for "Heart of the Bitterroot" and also produced and directed the film "Remembering the Songs." These proje...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 12:29
Caption: Pamela Redmond
Can we ever atone for the sins of the past? Or does each generation of women invent itself anew? In THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU, bestselling author Pam...

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 13:39
Caption: Music for Occupy, Credit: Matt Pless
Jennie Arnau - Better Luck Next Time from Occupy This Album

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:06
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This week our writers all experience the incredible power of Mother Nature, from crashing waves to lightning strikes to shooting stars. Stories by ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00