PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Caption: Paul and Laura on the day of their wedding., Credit: Emma Miller
On the day of their wedding, Paul Hammond and Laura Jackman reflect on their relationship — and make a commitment to each other.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Every week, Cracker Barrel provides 4 million Americans with a studied version of down-home Southern food and hospitality. The dumplins and the chi...

Bought by WJCT and WABE


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: These eyes won't cry., Credit: Damian FitzPatrick
An homage to crying, originally aired on Radiotonic.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Garth Mullins & Lisa Hale, Credit: Don Sawatzky
From the 19th century freak show to the East African black market in body parts to the modern cinema, the image of the albino has seized the popula...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
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City living proves less glamorous than anticipated to one wide-eyed newcomer -- but there are lessons about family to be learned.

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Dec 02, 2012
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 1
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A true story. When my best friend broke up with me, I wished her dead. Then she had a brain hemorrhage.

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


  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
Jessie's observations as she and Pa herd cows on the Veeder Ranch.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
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More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11