PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Hi I’m Makayla and my piece is about my adventures being a fifth grade reject.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 13:40
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A piece by Mya Torres. I made my piece about how social media ruined not only MY relationship with self-love, but many others.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 05:59
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n my story, you will hear my mom talk about her journey and what it was like growing up and getting kicked out of Ethiopia.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:12
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about why it’s important for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people to have an awareness of LGBTQ history.

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about his experience with a doctor who was insensitive to the needs of her trans patient.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 06:26
Caption: Jessica Hofer, Credit: courtesy Rocky Mountain Treatment Center
Before she started running the horse therapy program at Rocky Mountain Treatment Center in Great Falls, MT, Jessica Hofer was an addict. For her, s...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
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The most important meal of the day - breakfast - is no longer a priority among teenagers. Why can't they find the time for golden waffles doused in...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:33
Caption: Toby and Jackie, Credit: Molly Haley
Thirteen year old Toby Choyt of Maine meets a retired lobsterman on Portland's historic Widgery Wharf and tells his story.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
Caption: Photo by: spaceameoba, Flicker.com
“Palestinian Hoop Dreams” is a thoughtful story by Ahmed Hemeid, a Palestinian student at United World College. Ahmed’s tells us an amazing story t...

Bought by PRX Remix and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2