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Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time

Featured Non-Fiction Cover for Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Tine "The ideal antidote for even the strongest bout of national doubt . . . [with] frequent descriptive gems." - Washington Post "More than a story of the physical trials and tribulations of walking across the country (although there's plenty of that too!), this is a deeply felt account of the trials and tribulations of […]

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The Age of Innocence

FEATURED GREAT LITERATURE"Edith Wharton (1862–1937) wrote carefully structured fiction that probed the psychological and social elements guiding the behavior of her characters. Her portrayals of upper-class New Yorkers were unrivaled. The Age of Innocence, for which Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize in 1920, is one of her most memorable novels.At the heart of the story are three people whose entangled lives are deeply affected by the tyrannical and rigid requirements […]

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Freud’s Mistress

FEATURED FICTION His theories would change the world—and tear hers apart. A page-turning novel inspired by the true-life love affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law. "It is fin-de-siècle Vienna and Minna Bernays, an overeducated lady’s companion with a sharp, wry wit, is abruptly fired, yet again, from her position. She finds herself out on the street and out of options. In 1895, the city may be aswirl with avant-garde […]

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Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Holocaust’s Hidden Child Survivors

FEATURED NON-FICTION"The story of the generation of hidden child survivors told through the true experiences of three Jewish girls—from Poland, Holland, and France—who transcended their traumatic childhoods to lead remarkable lives in America.Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls.Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the […]

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WRBH is Now the Official Station of Tulane Baseball

2014 - 2015 Regular Season Schedule   (NOTE: Baseball games will replace regular programming; any book segments missed will be replayed the next day. Schedule does not account for rain or NCAA Tulane's Women's Basketball games.)   Home Games:   Away Games   01/27/15 Tulane Baseball Media Day MPR Yulman Stadium 12:30 p.m. CT 02/07/15 Tulane Alumni Game Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 1:00 p.m. CT 02/13/15 at Pepperdine Malibu, […]

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WRBH Blog: Say, That Looks A Bit Different…

Notice Anything New? Written by Kacie Stillings. January 14, 2015 If you’re a long-time listener of WRBH, then you’ve probably noticed that we’ve recently made some big changes. In December, we introduced a brand new program schedule, and now in January, we’re launching a redesigned website with a plethora of upgrades for our blind and sighted audience. While WRBH has long served as a best practice for FM reading radio, […]

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Next up on Tales of Terror: The Shining by Stephen King

Featured Specialty Book We are happy to begin broadcasting Stephen King's classic horror novel, The Shining! Here's a bit about the book: Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets […]

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Flood of Lies

Featured Non-Fiction Defending Hurricane Katrina's most notorious couple. In the media storm that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano were vilified for allegedly causing the deaths of 35 residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home in low-lying St. Bernard Parish. This book, written by the lawyer who defended them, reveals the gripping, true story behind the couple's heartrending decision not to evacuate and their persecution […]

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Nation’s Only FM Radio Station For The Visually Impaired Launches New, Resource-Packed Website

IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 8, 2015   Nation’s Only FM Radio Station For The Visually Impaired Launches New, Resource-Packed Website WRBH.org, based in New Orleans, becomes a leading international resource for the blind WRBH 88.3 in New Orleans is the only full-time reading service on the FM dial in the U.S. and 1 of just 3 in the world Website makes information more accessible for the visually impaired and streams live broadcasts worldwide The […]

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About WRBH

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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