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“Crime and Punishment” written by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Featured Great Literature Monday – Friday @ 7am-8am | 3pm – 4pm (replay)  |2-3am (replay) Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth. With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear […]

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Weekly Schedule for 05/15 – 05/21

Announcement:  WRBH is still in the process of evaluating the total extent of the damage caused by a bullet at our transmitter site.  We hope to have more information soon as to when repairs can take place to restore our broadcast signal back to full power (100 mile radius).  For now, we are still operating at about a 5 mile radius from our studio on Magazine St.  If you are […]

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“The Sirens of Titan” written by Kurt Vonnegut

Featured Contemporary Classic Monday – Friday @ 10am-11am / 11pm – 12am / 4:00am - 5:00am “[Kurt Vonnegut’s] best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—EsquireNominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThe Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, […]

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Weekly Schedule for 05/08 – 05/14

Announcement:  Thank you to everybody who donated on GIveNOLA Day!  Because of your efforts, WRBH raised a record $23,700!  This money will go towards repairing our transmitter, so that we can restore our broadcasting abilities back to full power.  We are forever grateful for your support. :) Tulane Baseball:  Tuesday, May 9th @ South Alabama | 6:30 First Pitch | 6:15 pm PregameFriday, May 12th VS. Houston | 6:00 First […]

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“The Hubris of an Empty Hand” written by Dr. Mahyar A. Amouzegar

Featured Best-Selling Fiction Monday – Friday @ 9am-10am | 10pm-11pm (replay) | overnight @ 3am-4am (replay) In eight ethereal stories, The Hubris of an Empty Hand encompasses the frailty and complexity of being human. When some divine gifts fall into decidedly earthly hands, the results are almost beyond reckoning for humans and gods both. Through its wide cast of characters and fascinating settings, terrestrial, divine, or somewhere in-between, Mahyar A. […]

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Weekly Schedule for 05/01 – 05/07

Announcement:  GiveNOLA Day is tomorrow! This year your GiveNOLA Donations are more vital than ever. Recently, our transmitter – which allows our station to be broadcast across state lines with a 90-mile radius – was severely damaged by a stray bullet. Repairing this transmitter comes with a significant unanticipated cost for WRBH. Your gifts on GiveNOLA Day will go toward the cost of repairing this essential piece of equipment and […]

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“Life on the Mississippi” written by Rinker Buck

"Life on the Mississippi" written by Rinker Buck Featured Best-Selling Non-Fiction Monday – Friday @ 6am-7am | 2pm-3pm (replay) | overnight @ 1am-2a (replay) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Audacious…Life on the Mississippi sparkles.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A rich mix of history, reporting, and personal introspection.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch * “Both a travelogue and an engaging history lesson about America’s westward expansion.” —The Christian Science MonitorThe eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller […]

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Weekly Schedule for 04/24 – 04/30

Announcement:  GiveNOLA Day early-giving donations are now being accepted. This year your GiveNOLA Donations are more vital than ever. Recently, our transmitter - which allows our station to be broadcast across state lines with a 90-mile radius - was severely damaged by a stray bullet. Repairing this transmitter comes with a significant unanticipated cost for WRBH. Your gifts on GiveNOLA Day will go toward the cost of repairing this essential […]

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“A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers” written by V.S. Ramachandran

Featured Book off the Shelf Monday – Friday @ 1:30pm-2pm / overnight @ 5:00am – 5:30am How can some people come to believe that their poodle is an impostor? Or see colors in numbers? Internationally acclaimed neuroscientist, V.S. Ramachandran, now shares his unique insight into human consciousness in an entertaining, inspiring, and intellectually dazzling brief tour of the ultimate frontier—the thoughts in our heads. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness is […]

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WRBH 88.3 FM, Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is the only full-time reading service on the FM dial in the United States. At WRBH, our mission is to turn the printed word into the spoken word so that the blind and print handicapped receive the same ease of access to current information as their sighted peers.

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