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The Mixed Race Promise
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Commentary about the hopes of Mixed Race people and the Presidential race.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KCUR, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 5
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
Should Seatbelts Be Mandatory?
From: The humble Farmer
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Why would many drivers rather pay a fine than buckle up?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:15
Commentary on Food and Cooking
From: Adam Hirsch
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal commentary on food and cooking

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Shofar Blues by Melissa Goldman
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her third year in the competition, Melissa says this piece is about questioning Judaism. Melissa Goldman is 17 years old and was an individual fin...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Nostalgic Daze by FM Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, Supreme says this piece is about a longing for home (Chicago) and feeling displaced after heading off to college...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Bruised Knights by Team WordPlay
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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This is the group piece (4 poets) performed in-studio by WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. They desc...

Bought by KRZA and KSFR


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
Conversion Stories
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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People in all religions tell dramatic conversion stories; what does this mean?

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
Memoirs, Fathers and Oprah
From: KLCC
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Commentator Melissa Hart considers what sort of payback a memoir by her father might contain.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:39
"Identity Crisis" by Andrew Laluz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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People have such problems being themselves - this piece is about issues with individuality. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
My Pink Easter Dress
From: Miles Eddy
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Storyteller Mary Van Pelt remembers shopping for a special dress, her fear of the big city, and receiving gentle guidance and love from her Grandmo...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 4
Kids on the Farm
From: WFUV
Series: Notes from the Farm
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Farmer Cindy Jones talks about how growing up on a farm has affected her kids.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2006
  • Length: 03:34
Martin Bell's Democratic Republic of Congo Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Ex-BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell gives a report on Dr Congo and the affects of war, disease and hunger on children there

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Revelation and Reality: A Quest for Family Heritage
From: Katie Bausler
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A quest for family heritage on Prince Edward Island turns up unexpected results and revelations.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2006
  • Length: 10:51
Handcuffs-Observations in a Courtroom
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Observations in a Courtroom

  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
Home Planet: A Short Life
From: Spokane Public Radio
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LIfe is short. We know it, but we still move through our days like we'll live forever.

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: Back To School List, by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Back to school.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Jumping Off The Raft Without Dad
From: Nanci Olesen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First person narrative about missing my dad.

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KTNA, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 4
Revoking My Citizenship to iPod Nation
From: Meghna Chakrabarti
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Girl buys iPod. Girl enters bubble. Girl wants out.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 1
Carl Webb Goes AWOL Part 2
From: KUT
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Carl Webb continues his account of his desertion and life underground

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
Carl Webb Goes AWOL
From: KUT
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Texas National Guardsman Carl Webb recounts his tale of desertion and living underground.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Goodbye, Ma
From: Carl Hammerschlag
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Saying Goodbye

  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 05:11
The Healing Blessing
From: Carl Hammerschlag
Caption: PRX default Piece image
the healer becomes the healed.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2004
  • Length: 06:39
Graham Shelby in Vietnam
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Graham Shelby, son of a Vietnam veteran, describes a 1995 visit to that country.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WHQR


  • Added: Oct 12, 2004
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 2
Graham Shelby on Public Assistance
From: KUT
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Graham Shelby is surprised to find himself seeking public assistance to help support his three new babies.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2004
  • Length: 02:26