PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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James Van Der Beek? Nick Carter? Devon Sawa? Puh-lease! According to pre-teen girls of the 90s, none of the above held a candle to the boy who pla...
- Added: Mar 04, 2018
- Length: 25:27
This piece is about the absurdity that gay marriage will hurt a heterosexual marriage.
- Added: Jan 25, 2016
- Length: 02:58
Sometimes the world's hottest villain calls you on the phone...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 11, 2015
- Length: 07:24
- Purchases: 1
This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 24, 2015
- Length: 10:13
- Purchases: 1
Writer Catherine Breese shares her experience with a virtual online job interview for a job she frankly does not want. She describes the painful in...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 05, 2014
- Length: 04:39
- Purchases: 1
Once upon a time, Sam and Gerrit were flipping through a booklet of incoming college freshmen when they happened upon an unlikely superhero named C...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 18:51
The author considers a childhood toy.
- Added: Nov 02, 2010
- Length: 02:14
- Purchases: 2
A humorous commentary about the function of gyms and our resolve.
Bought by Radio Catskill
- Added: Jun 07, 2010
- Length: 03:06
- Purchases: 1
There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: 03:25
- Purchases: 4
Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...
- Added: Mar 22, 2010
- Length: 05:05
Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Dec 22, 2009
- Length: 04:37
- Purchases: 1
The author discusses his old home computer and general dorkitude.
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, WILL, and Remix Radio
- Added: Sep 20, 2009
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 4
New York Times takes a look at a prostitute's MySpace page so we don't have to.
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 02:16
Father & sons, the woods, and our feeble attempts at trying to figure out what it means to be a man.
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, and KUT
- Added: Nov 30, 2008
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 3