PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Comedians are put on all sorts of unusual stages, but comedy doesn’t really work everywhere! The jokes might be great and the crowd might be awesom...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:33
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Happy New Year! Ring in '18 with tales of teenagers who make a resolution to lose their virginity. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radio...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 18:40
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The story of a girl who was totally convinced her teenage diary would one day be discovered... and become mandatory reading for generations to come.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2016
  • Length: 16:05
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This piece is about the absurdity that gay marriage will hurt a heterosexual marriage.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:58
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The diaries of a high school misfit who in an attempt to fit in found herself in a series of epic, embarrassing moments -- culminating at the SATs.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 15:17
Caption: Julie Newmar
Sometimes the world's hottest villain calls you on the phone...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
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A floundering freshman goes on a killing spree.

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
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Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
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After all, you do need something to listen to when on infinite hold with Verizon.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:26
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
Some listeners take our pleas for support quite literally!

  • Added: May 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
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On December 24th BARNEY MARTIN became our 38th island castaway. Barney is someone who leads a life in duality with one foot in the white collar wor...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:26:23
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My high school used to drop groups of kids off in the woods in order to teach them survival skills. There was no adult supervision.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 11:06
Caption: Judge Reinhold
The Honorable Jack Holt and actor Judge Reinhold take the stage on special Tin Roof edition of Tales from the South. The two “Judges” perform toget...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Period, Credit: Benjamin Earwicker, http://garrisonphoto.org/
One menopausal woman's search for the meaning of thong menstrual pads.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
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Fishing expert Jerry McKinnis on a special edition of Tales from the South. The owner of B.A.S.S. and host of ESPN's "The Fishin' Hole" tells of a ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Deceptive fontina, ironic American cheese, hooded cloaks, and H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."

  • Added: Dec 25, 2010
  • Length: 53:59
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
Some listeners take out appeals for support quite literally!

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:23
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In August of 2009 I was 29 years old, single, and living in Iowa City. I wasn’t going to be 29 much longer, and I decided I didn’t want to be sing...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WNIN and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
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On a late summer camping trip, a couple finds that a little seclusion can sometimes go a long way.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
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embarrassing moment

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:48