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The show consisted of interviews, readings, and discussions with local, national and international literary figures such as Maxine Gadd, Judith Copithorne, Steve McCaffery, bpNichol, and WIlliam Burroughs."],"collection_source_collection_id":["MsC 14"],"persistent_url":[""],"item_title":["radiofreerainforest 22 December, 1985"],"item_title_source":["cassette and j-card"],"item_language":["English"],"item_production_context":["Broadcast"],"item_identifiers":["[]"],"rights":["No Copyright non commercial reuse only (NoCNC)"],"creator_names":["Snell, Balso","Karmak, Vincent","Farmilo, Tina","Spicer, Jack","McRae, Ian","Page, Patti","Hughes, Richard","Bowering, George","McKay, Roberto","[Gradow, Ed?]","Sosa, Roberto","Bennett, Lin","Gilbert, Gerry"],"creator_names_search":["Snell, Balso","Karmak, Vincent","Farmilo, Tina","Spicer, Jack","McRae, Ian","Page, Patti","Hughes, Richard","Bowering, George","McKay, Roberto","[Gradow, Ed?]","Sosa, Roberto","Bennett, Lin","Gilbert, 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