Each month NewsHour and The Times select a book and ask readers and viewers to read along. Throughout the month, discussion questions and other exclusive material related to the book and from the author will post to pbs.org/newshour and nytimes.com and to the Facebook group “Now Read This.” The month’s reading will culminate at the end of the month when NewsHour chief correspondent for arts and culture interviews the author on broadcast, asking reader-submitted questions. Also available via Google.
Jointly managed by the Chicago History Museum and the WFMT Radio Network along with technical assistance from the Library of Congress, the archive offers streaming audio of programs produced by Studs Terkel between 1952 and 1997. Topics include art, religion, music, philosophy, and literature.
From Alice Walker to Chinua Achebe, the world's greatest authors discuss their best known novel. This monthly programme, presented by Harriett Gilbert, includes questions from BBC World Service listeners.
The World in Words
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From Public Radio International, The World in Words podcast is about language — everything from bilingual education to the globalization of English to Icelandic insults.
PennSound, an ongoing project sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, is committed to producing new audio recordings and preserving existing audio archives. For an overview of PennSound — including a discussion of the project's pedagogical implications — we invite you to listen to PennSound podcast #6.
The Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress dates back to 1943. It contains nearly two thousand recordings—of poets and prose writers participating in literary events at the Library’s Capitol Hill campus as well as sessions at the Library’s Recording Laboratory.
Selected Radio Programs
PLEASE NOTE: Radio programs listed here are not "live" broadcasts. Some programs may need to be downloaded for audio access.