PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Maria Candelaria
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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A drama of a woman unjustly ostracized reveals deeper meanings, in a breakthrough work of Mexican cinema.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:26
Xoriguer
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Iberian Indulgence
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This Minorcan gin tells us quite a bit about the island's history and culture.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2016
  • Length: 05:57
The Great Limerick Run Fundraisers
From: Alison Turner
Caption: Runners line up at the start of the Great Limerick Run 2012
In May 2012, over 8000 people took part in the Great Limerick Run in south west Ireland. Alison Turner ran the 6 mile race to raise funds for char...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:31
Smuggling For Christmas (A Postcard From Mexico)
From: Jay Allison
Series: Stories From Carmen
Caption: Carmen in Mexico
In this 1999 essay, Carmen Delzell talks about smuggling toys and gifts across the US border into Mexico to give to the people in the village where...

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


  • Added: Dec 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 3
Time in Exile (A Postcard From Mexico)
From: Jay Allison
Series: Stories From Carmen
Caption: Carmen Delzell, c. 2000
Carmen Delzell talks about what her life is like living in Mexico, how she's happier than ever, but in ways she never imagined. This essay was rec...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
Postcards from Africa
From: Jake Warga
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Personal encounters in homes and streets of various African towns. I first went to Africa feeling like a child, everything new and different, but s...

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Nov 01, 2010
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2