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The First Dress
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It can take your breath away.

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:36
The Flamingo
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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This poem written and read by talented high school student, Ellery Stritzinger, amusingly compares a flamingo's search for identity to that of a te...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
Ross Holcomb: "You're not allowed to sit there and not do anything."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Ross Holcomb served with the 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines for four years and was deployed to Fallujah Iraq, and Goullistan, Afghanistan.

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Teenage Diaries Revisited: Melissa (Podcast)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Radio Diaries Podcast
Caption: Melissa in 2013., Credit: David Gilkey/NPR
Listen to Melissa's teenage and grown-up diaries in this podcast episode.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 39:30
Tales from the South 119: The South in the 30's and 40's
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Season 8, 2013 Spring Season
Caption: Catherine King reads at Tales from the South
We go way back in time for this very special show, featuring true stories from the 1930's and 40's, told by the Southerners who lived them. Stories...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 34:00
Santa Claus Was My Father
From: Margaret Agard
Series: Christmas
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A fire truck in the driveway, 20 at the table for meals and buying by the dozens (the better for sharing) my father believed in being Santa Claus y...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
Ricky's Diary: What if God...
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Ricky’s father is an atheist activist. These days, Ricky is beginning his own search for God, and something to believe in. This story is part of th...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:25
  • Purchases: 3
Where I'm From by Shonteia Hunter
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:08
Through My by Deneena Miles
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:52
Frankie's Diary, Part 1: Welcome Home, Dad
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Frankie always thought his family was pretty normal until the day the FBI showed up. His dad had been hiding from the law for 15 years, and Frankie...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, and WJCT


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:10
  • Purchases: 3
UnFictional: The Ballad of Dock Ellis
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMXT, Louisville Public Media, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
A Story from the Bar
From: Andy Otto
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A search for the Ward 8, Boston's most famous cocktail, leads to an authentic encounter with an old man at the bar. Sometimes it's the stories that...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:35
Jesus Freak
From: WHJE
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Following the life of a Christian teenager.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:43
Ron: Ladder fall from grain tank
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Series: Agriculture Safety StoryCorps
Caption: Ron McHargue with son Mike McHargue
Ron McHargue [mic-KAR-guh'] describes to son Mike his fall from a ladder on a metal grain tank

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Diana: Combine Amputation
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Series: Agriculture Safety StoryCorps
Caption: Diana Hansen and her daughter Tanya Mitchell
Diana Hansen, wheat farmer, recounts losing her arm, relearning to do everything and refusing to be a victim.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
Brett: Harobed Rollover
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Series: Agriculture Safety StoryCorps
Caption: Brett Schrom with his sister Neesha Schrom
Brett Schrom [sh'-RAHM], a hay grower/beef producer, describes to his sister Neesha how his harobed threw him off.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 05:26
The Love I felt for You
From: Littleglobe
Caption: by Rayani Melo from Flickr
Esmerelda Gonzales-Munoz's "The Love I Felt For You" shares with us her story about love. Created during Youth Media Project's 2010 Summer Intensiv...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:20
Finding Miles
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: Megan
A story of transition; from Megan to Miles.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, KGNU Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 5
Episode #56 Pretty Money
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Caption: Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly has a heart rending conversation with a young mother who has chosen to live on the street and forego her son's help.

  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
Selfless By Nature
From: Littleglobe
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A portrait inspired by a close relative’s ongoing struggle in life.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2010
  • Length: 06:31
Cancer in the Family
From: WHJE
Caption: Mark and his two brothers
Both of Mark's brothers have had cancer, but he hasn't.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
When I Grow Up...
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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When I grow up I want to be a Cosmotologist

  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 01:22
Teen Pregnancy - Part 3 - Moms Talk Back
From: Karen Brown
Series: Teen Pregnancy - A Crisis, A Response, A Reality
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Part 3 of Teen Pregnancy Series -- featuring the vibrant voices of teenage moms

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:47
Aha Moment: The Heidelberg Project
From: Zak Rosen
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Jenenne Whitfield was a banker until she stumbled upon the Heidelberg Project

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 3
Devils Tower
From: James Mills
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A piano playing rock climber shares life experience on Devils Tower

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 19:37