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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 2 November, 1986, and 9 November, 1986 2/2"],"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":["Gilbert, Gerry","Belford, Ken","Jagger, Mick","Spicer, Jack","Shikatani, Gerry"],"creator_names_search":["Gilbert, Gerry","Belford, Ken","Jagger, Mick","Spicer, Jack","Shikatani, Gerry"],"creators":["[{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/13554305\",\"name\":\"Gilbert, Gerry\",\"dates\":\"1936-2009\",\"notes\":\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Speaker\",\"Producer\",\"Recordist\",\"Donor\",\"Series organizer\"]},{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/8961892\",\"name\":\"Belford, Ken\",\"dates\":\"1946-\",\"notes\":\"Edit of his RFRF reading in April 1986\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Reader\"]},{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/44485393\",\"name\":\"Jagger, Mick\",\"dates\":\"1943-\",\"notes\":\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Performer\"]},{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/46807530\",\"name\":\"Spicer, Jack\",\"dates\":\"1925-1965\",\"notes\":\"I heard his name on the audio file, side one. 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