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Shakespeare: He Made Up a Lot of Words
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on a list of words that may or may not have been coined by Shakespeare. You might be surprised by which one...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
An Hour of Storytelling - Parents Come in Strange Packages and Curse of the Storm
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Noa Baum and Dolores Hydock, and a boy on camping trip learns how to give and take with magical spirits in the forest--and more importan...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
MN Reads: "Lessons on the Road to Peace" by John Noltner
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author and photographer John Noltner talks about the Minnesota Book Award nominated "Lessons on the Road to Peace"

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 07:21
609: Emily Flake, Tessa Hulls, and Pure Bathing Culture, 4/19/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake, writer and artist Tessa Hulls, and music from Pure Bathing Culture.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
The Grapes of Wrath
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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John Steinbeck's masterpiece of hard times and hope in 1930's America.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KUOW, Harford Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 33
Shelf Discovery: The Suite Life by Portia MacIntosh
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to Hawaii with a single girl who’s desperate to find an impressive date for her sister’s wedding in...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Kinship, Community, and Consciousness, an interview with Richard Powers
From: KALW
Series: Emergence Magazine Listening Hour
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Why are stories that remind us of how deeply humans are connected to the living world so important? In this conversation, author Richard Powers dis...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:09
2024-04-14 Shakespeare's Outsiders
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
891: Deep Time: How Earth keeps time / 892: Hope: Where does it come from?, 4/20/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: How Earth keeps time" - No one understands time like a geologist. And with the climate convulsing and the future breathing do...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
An Hour of Storytelling - Lost Time and Troll Trouble
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Motoko and Andy Offutt Irwin, and a babysitting job gone terribly wrong.

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


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Tessa Hulls
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Artist and writer Tessa Hulls discusses her graphic memoir, "Feeding Ghosts."

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


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
British-isms
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at why Americans love to talk like our friends from across the pond-- or like to *think* that's what we're doing.

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
608: Gary Gulman, Anis Mojgani, and Olive Klug, 4/12/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode feature comedian Gary Gulman, Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani, and music from singer-songwriter Olive Klug.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
A Rumpus at a Public Library?
From: KSRQ
Series: Community Voices
Caption: Campbell Public Library of East Grand Forks, MN
What can possibly happen at a "rumpus" in a public library? Charlotte Helgeson knows........

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 17:44
Shelf Discovery: Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a family of women as they fight to protect their small town from the undead in the audio edition of...

Bought by WUTC, WCNY, RADIOLEX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Guitar Virtuosos
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
887: Total eclipse and other wonders / 888: Eye-to-eye with animals, 4/6/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Total eclipse and other wonders" - Millions of people are traveling to see the total solar eclipse. Meanwhile, the exact nature of the u...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:02
2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Decent Work and Economic Growth: UN Sustainable Goal #8
From: melodically challenged
Series: WELCOME TO SPRING 2024!
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Welcome to melodically challenged. Today, we continue our series on the U. N. Sustainable Development Goals with an hour dedicated to Goal number ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:00:06
607: Moshe Kasher, Mohanad Elshieky, Glitterfox, 4/5/2024
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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This episode features comedian and writer Moshe Kasher, stand-up from Mohanad Elshieky, and music from indie rock group Glitterfox.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
In Good Faith - Book Club, Poetry by Rumi
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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In Good Faith welcomes two guests to discuss "Rumi: Studying the Sun".

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 1
An Hour of Storytelling - Who Can You Count On and Wisdom Tales
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Simon Brooks, Charlotte Blake Alston, Joseph Bruchac, Heather Forest, and Dan Kedding.

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KECG and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3

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