PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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Walking through East Berlin was never just a stroll, before the Wall came down. A micro narration in a minute or so.
- Added: May 16, 2022
- Length: 01:00
Congratulations, you people! It is Fall. You made it. Might take another month or two, until you really notice, but summer is officially over.
It'...
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Sep 17, 2021
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
An all-new quarantine episode of Desert Oracle Radio from our secure desert compound, where we are noting the return of the wildlife, the blue skie...
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Apr 17, 2020
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Yes, Beethoven composed while he was deaf. But more astonishing is the fact that he changed the course of Western music in the process.
- Added: Nov 02, 2019
- Length: 24:10
What happens when a civilization collapses? You can't go camping in Joshua Tree, that's what.
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Jan 14, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
How do you feel about the future? Do you feel hopeful? Do you feel scared? Can we move forward together as a country? In our Season 1 finale, Carve...
Bought by WCNY
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 30:48
- Purchases: 1
How do you stand against evil, but not the evildoer? How do you go to war for what's right with love for the people you're fighting? Carvell Wallac...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 38:36
Do you love America? No, seriously, Carvell Wallace wants to know: do you love America? Today, he talks with Van Jones and Rabia Chaudry about love...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 39:18
It's like visiting a small town...but it's also like visiting the remaining survivors of an apocalypse. Carvell Wallace goes to his hometown of McK...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 32:01
Going out and talking to people is a little thing, but it's also a big thing. Especially if those people are different from you, or might not like ...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 01:01:00
How can we come together as a country when it seems like so many things are working to keep us apart? Host Carvell Wallace turns to Shereen Marisol...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 01:09:48
Who or what is in your own past right now that you need to face, but aren’t facing—and why not? Carvell Wallace has a theory that maybe this whole ...
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 57:02
When you look into the eyes of someone who’s Bi-Polar, it’s like looking at a hurricane from space. You can see the swirling mass, but the real ho...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, The Story, KUOW, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 11, 2017
- Length: 09:31
- Purchases: 5
An ancient and misunderstood bean gets put to good use.
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:08
This ancient, raw soup is easier than you think.
- Added: Feb 22, 2016
- Length: 03:58
This Minorcan gin tells us quite a bit about the island's history and culture.
- Added: Feb 07, 2016
- Length: 05:57
How an African bean conquered Europe and impacted Spanish culture.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 19, 2016
- Length: 04:33
- Purchases: 1
This seasoned pork sausage has a flavor as rich as its history.
- Added: Jan 08, 2016
- Length: 04:44
Frank Sinatra turns 100 on Dec 12. A tribute from a brainy broad who learned to love him, Her Way.
- Added: Nov 06, 2015
- Length: 03:20
Sandip Roy listens back to the music of Manna Dey.
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 19, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 2
A radio show discussing the culture, design, and joy of video games. Hosted by Devin Polaski.
- Added: Sep 29, 2013
- Length: 21:28
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Here's an excerpt from an essay by Springfield, Oregon writer Lawrence Elliott. Out of work and afoot in the scruffy neighborhood he calls home, fo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2012
- Length: 03:39
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...
- Added: Nov 01, 2010
- Length: 06:43
- Purchases: 2
Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.
Bought by WXDU
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 09:49
- Purchases: 1
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
