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lisa-brown's picture
Mar.25.2010
posted by Lisa Brown
The movie Where the Wild Things Are, based on the children’s book of the same name, tells the story of a boy named Max who goes on an adventure to the land... where the wild things are. KALW’s Molly...
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Jun.25.2010
posted by Heidi W. Durrow
A family in an attic brings back the memories for Heidi Durrow. If you like this story, please go to NPR's website and hit recommend. Thanks! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=...
Play time 3:55
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May.23.2011
posted by Jo Maeder
David Ford, host of "Triad Arts Up Close" interviews Jo Maeder about The Bookup, a new social experience that promotes "long-form reading in a short-form world." It's B.Y.O.B. Bring Your Own Book!
Play time 8:30
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Jul.07.2011
posted by Lian Frost
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May.10.2011
posted by Gary G Gach
Talk delivered at Centre for Ethics, Newington College. You might not know the audience was high school students, until the final question. But maybe you can ... from a note of enthusiasm and...
Play time 107:15
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Mar.11.2009
posted by Patricia V. Davis
Jane Friedman is the Publisher & Editorial Director at F+W Media, which is the parent company of Writers Digest. Intelligent, dedicated, hard-working, and charming, she’s right on the pulse of...
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Mar.10.2009
Interview on The Social Cause Diet; how to find a service that feeds your soul
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Mar.10.2009
Interview of The Social Cause Diet; how helping others is good for our health
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Mar.07.2009
posted by Christine Weiser
Christine was interviewed on "Writers Roundtable" about her chick rock novel debut, BROAD STREET.
Play time 30:37
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fred-first's picture
Mar.05.2009
posted by Fred First
Sometimes a smell can be more than our denial and pretense can defend against. There are smells--even in winter--that tell us we are home.
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Mar.05.2009
posted by Fred First
An account of an aerial ballet performed, perhaps, only for the man below who stood by the white farmhouse looking up, shading his eyes against the sun. This personal essay is included in Fred's book...
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Mar.05.2009
posted by Fred First
The true story of a faithful friend who could not rest until he found his family once again. This essay is in the last part of Fred's book, What We Hold In Our Hands: a Slow Road Reader to be...
Play time 3:49
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Mar.04.2009
posted by Peter Conners
An interview with Peter Conners about his memoir Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead. The interview was conducted in Chicago, Feb, 2009, by Sam Ligon for Keyhole...
Play time 44:42
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Mar.04.2009
posted by Eve Kushner
I speak at length about my love of kanji. Patrick Cox, the BBC/NPR/PRI reporter who put it together, has also included the segment from fall 2008 where I talked about my passion for Haruki Murakami....
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Mar.02.2009
posted by Ernie Witham
Every good story starts with a "germ" of an idea
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May.13.2009
posted by Wambui Bahati
In the book - You Don't Know Crazy Wambui Bahati, a.k.a. John-Ann Washington, shares a powerful, personal and important story about mental illness, self-esteem, self-love and courage. This...
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Dec.05.2009
posted by Kelli Stanley
From PPWebcon, Kelli's podcast on the San Francisco Chinatown setting for CITY OF DRAGONS.
Play time 5:19
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Jan.21.2010
posted by Simon Wood
CJ West visits with Simon Wood to discuss his novel We All Fall Down. All About Murder Reviews calls Wood, "A very gifted and talented writer." Come meet Simon and you'll agree. We All Fall Down is a...
Play time 30:03
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Sep.04.2010
posted by Myne Whitman
If you've lived in the same place your whole life, it's tough to know what it's like to have your life split into two places. Myne Whitman knows exactly what that's like. She's a writer who lives in...
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Feb.23.2011
posted by Laird Scranton
One of my musical composition/recordings.
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steven-ekstrom's picture
Jun.24.2008
posted by Steven Ekstrom
I've started "scoring" my first creator-owned project with the talented Bob Rivard. If I had it my way--this would be the theme song for the project.
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Jul.16.2008
posted by Bill Schmalfeldt
From Slope Oak, Iowa, Mud Klemper gives you the latest news. (Mud is the main character in my unpublished novel "Hunky Dunk".
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Oct.21.2009
posted by Linda Morganstein
Linda reads a selection from MY LIFE WITH STELLA KANE
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Dec.28.2009
posted by Robert B. Smith
Rob Smith is interviewed by Joan Bryden of WPCR's Talk@Ten. In this half hour segment, Rob talks about his view on writing.
Play time 24:57
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Nov.18.2010
posted by Brad Schreiber
Brad talks with David Lewis of WMLB-AM, Atlanta about BECOMING JIMI HENDRIX. Includes rare clips of early Jimi Hendrix R&B music. 23 minutes.
Play time 22:26
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