PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Mina, a high school freshman, has always been bored by love. This year she found an identity that seemed to fit: aromantic. Mina interviews her mom...

  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 04:05
Caption: A bear in Yellowstone National Park in April 2013, Credit: . Jim Peaco, National Park Service
For some bears, weird spring weather was a wake-up call. For humans, not so much.

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:47
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Keeping Me Humble is a podcast about the tough things in life...the stuff that keeps us humble. Today...stories of failure. Host Steven Chua on why...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 16:19
Caption: Funch and Cheri
Producer Cheri Trusler's grandparents had a lot of cows to sell right around the time cattle prices in Montana were at their highest. That windfall...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:45
Caption: It all went down in the 6th Ave tunnel.
A couple who fell in love during Hurricane Sandy shares how their romance blossomed on the platforms of New York City's subway.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:59
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In this provocative radio essay, a commonplace encounter with racial profiling opens the door to the vast and painful reality of racism in the Unit...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: One such trickster, as seen on TV., Credit: pixgood.com
Coyotes have been important characters in the mythologies of many Native American cultures. They’re often seen as tricksters with unpredictable per...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 2
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Interview with Carlos Sanchez, former County Jail Inmate. Interview conducted by Jackie Serrato for 96 Acres. Audio produced by Vocalo's Ayana Cont...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 20:35
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This story was the winner on October 17th, 2013 at Fortier Park. The theme was "Thrown." Lindsey Bottinger tells of the sweaty morning in Spain tha...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:12
Caption: Eve Abrams and her 2 handled saw, Credit: Greg Schatz
This story was told live on September 17th at 915 N. Dupre. The theme of the evening was "Worth the Wait?" Eve Abrams tells of her attempts to inco...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:12
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Andy Holliden's interest in Frank Zappa first manifested itself while he was in high school. Beyond listening to the music and poring over linear n...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Natasha Wynn high-fives her daughter, Robin., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
A single mom working a fast-food job aims high.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Jenni Rowell
On this episode of Strangers... imagine waking up every morning and seeing a stranger in the mirror...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Public Radio for All, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 5
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Where do you turn when you can’t afford to live in the city?

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Great Cissy Houston
Gospel Artist Great, Cissy Houston talks about her career, her children which included her daughter, the late great recording Artist Whitney Housto...

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:36
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter and DIY...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 12:09
Caption: AIDS Skeletons, Credit: Bob Smith
Youth Media Project intern Tara Trudell, a student at New Mexico Highlands University, interviews South African folk artists Lulama Sihlabeni, in a...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:22
Caption: Curtis Billie from N'MPower
N’MPower participant and Program Manager, Curtis Billie, interviews Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, a potter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, in a community ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:32
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N’MPower participant, Forest House, reads and reacts to Spanish Colonial artist Tomas Salazar y Weiler's artist statement and artwork in a communit...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34
Caption: The Dixon Ticonderoga Pencil, Credit: Bryan Ward
Author, producer and teacher Bryan Ward loves the Dixon Ticonderoga pencil, but his relationship with the writing utensil has soured since he disc...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 03:42
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How do you plan a road trip from one side of the continent to the other – or Can you?

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 05:37

  • Added: Feb 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:49