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If I Were To Talk About The Subjunctive
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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Some of us (Fletcher) can never keep straight what, exactly, the subjunctive is, so fortunately Kathy and Ross are here to remind us.

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Hour of Storytelling - Sticky Parenting and Divide and Conquer: A Skateboarding Adventure
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Donald Davis and Kevin Kling and a girl uses her mom’s experimental machine to be in two places at once.

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
612: Paul F. Tompkins, Safiya Sinclair, and Isabeau Waia'u Walker, 5/10/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins, poet and memoirist Safiya Sinclair, and music from Isabeau Waia'u Walker.

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
MN Reads: "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota" by Georgia Finnegan
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author and dancer Georgia Finnegan talks about her new book "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota"

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 08:08
The Write Question - Rick Bass
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and environmental activist Rick Bass discusses the craft of writing in a conversation about "With Every Great Breath: New & Selected Essays,...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Hour of Storytelling - Ancestral Stars and Hunt of the Nydralisk
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Kevin Kling and Josh Goforth, and an outer space adventure by Kaboom.

Bought by KTXK and WVPE


  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels the world to explore the history of a bride-to-be’s engagement ring in The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen.

Bought by RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, WCNY, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Living Space
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Living Space" by Michael E. Veal, which is a thorough and creative examination of John Coltrane's fr...

  • Added: May 05, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
611: Cheryl Strayed, Jay Jurden, and Dessa, 5/3/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features writer Cheryl Strayed, comedian Jay Jurden, and music from Dessa.

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
We Are All Rhetoricians Now
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We have fun with rhetoric and some commonly used rhetorical devices, including how we might be using them even when we don't realize it.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" with Dr. Gerald Niemi
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Gerald Niemi talks about the new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota"

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:39
Jack Clark discusses "Nobody's Angel"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Eddie Miles is one of a dying breed: a Windy City hack who knows every street and back alley of his beloved city and takes its recent descent into ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 27:08
2419: The Legacy of Freud, 5/7/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother?

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
Shelf Discovery: Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin two flower-selling sisters as they search for a killer in Chinatown in Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee.

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Wine And Health, Tony Edwards interview
From: Mark Lenzi
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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 262 The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 34:53
893: Giving up / 894: Hope: How do you make it?, 4/27/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Giving up" - Our lives are full of lists and responsibilities. Things to do, things to be. Maybe it's time to let go and give something ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
Bridging Cultures: A Conversation with Diana Abu-Jaber
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Diana Abu-Jaber, Credit: Deborah Kerry Charles
Author Diana Abu-Jaber reflects on her Jordanian roots, the influence of family on her storytelling, and the inspirations informing her memoirs and...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
An Hour of Storytelling - Sleepers & Dreamers
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Shonaleigh and Angela Lloyd, and sleepy stories and songs.

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WVPE, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
These Names Have Snob Appeal
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Melissa Kwasny
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Melissa Kwasny discusses "The Cloud Path."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WORT, GCR (Global Community Radio), Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads: "Ink Blood Sister Scribe" by Emma Törzs
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Emma Törzs talks about "Ink Blood Sister Scribe", a nominee for this year's Minnesota Book Award

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 08:29
United We Stand: In Our Words (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
United We Stand: In Our Words (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KECG and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
United We Stand: In Our Words (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
United We Stand: In Our Words (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Teenagers have long turned to books for a guide on how to live, but for kids of immigrant parents, those guides can be particularly important.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3

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