PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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Felipe Morales believes being humble keeps him connected to his roots and makes him a better person.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 2
Since nothing is permanent, Dalia Sofer believes happiness is found in life's more ephemeral gifts.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 04:39
- Purchases: 2
Michael Gabby wasn't too optimistic going into the election. Now he's proud to believe in America.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 03:14
- Purchases: 2
A (very) short story of love and anxiety. A child grows to age 13 in three minutes while a father muses on parental fears.
Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KFAI Minneapolis, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more
- Added: Feb 08, 2009
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 16
A girl who is really, really proud to be from Montana
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, KUOW, KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio and more
- Added: Feb 06, 2009
- Length: :00
- Purchases: 6
Invisible social barriers and the contrast between physical disabilities and psychiatric disabilities.
- Added: Jan 07, 2009
- Length: 03:36
Claude Knobler believes life should be more ridiculous. And he has the gorilla suits to prove it.
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 03:08
- Purchases: 2
Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
Educator and social activist Geoffrey Canada says he believes all children can learn and succeed.
Bought by WEZU, WCSU-FM, WEZU, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 4
Attorney and entrepreneur Randy Komisar says personal growth comes when we let our beliefs evolve.
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 03:47
- Purchases: 2
Law professor Peter Keane believes even the worst criminals deserve to have someone on their side.
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 04:12
- Purchases: 2
In no longer fighting her kinky hair, Toya Marshall believes she found the freedom to be herself.
Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 4
This audio essay is based upon a near accident during a winter weekend drive from Boston to New York City.
- Added: Jan 03, 2009
- Length: 04:47
A personal audio essay about my Italian-American Nani teaching me the importance of showing love through cooking.
- Added: Jan 03, 2009
- Length: 06:19
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 03:11
First-person essay in wake of Bernard L. Madoff scandal recalling a journalism student's dilemma in covering a similar scandal close to "home."
- Added: Dec 18, 2008
- Length: 04:20
- Added: Dec 09, 2008
- Length: 08:28
Michael Newland believes he became a better parent by fully grieving the death of his first child.
Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Nov 25, 2008
- Length: 03:46
- Purchases: 3
The story of a young woman's search for herself, complete with an embarassing visit to a psychic and a dash of a love for Wales.
Bought by Remix Radio, KUNM, and WXLV-FM
- Added: Nov 14, 2006
- Length: 14:28
- Purchases: 3
