PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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A special Mother’s Day episode where Walker reads a letter she sent to her mom years ago to tell her why her desire to never have children does not...
- Added: Feb 21, 2022
- Length: 05:14
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 27, 2019
- Length: 18:11
- Purchases: 3
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 04:11
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
In honor of the holiday season, Mortified presents the story of a sheltered middle-schooler who writes to Santa Claus for a boyfriend.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 21:24
Los Angeles County's poverty line is almost at 20%, and the majority of these households have children. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LA...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 03:45
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 29, 2014
- Length: 04:43
- Purchases: 1
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
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
This story is about a high school teacher in New Orleans who looks back on his shenanigans as a student, and how teaching helps him grow.
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 05:00
Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota.
- Added: Dec 10, 2012
- Length: 02:34
Stories show us that with every ending, there follows a beginning...whether we want either to happen or not. Kate Knable watches her brother get st...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Author Grif Stockley on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front of a live a...
- Added: Aug 31, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Annual Mothers Show: Amy Manning Burns is in the very first stages of becoming a mother, Ardee Eichelmann's newborn son cries in pain as the pain o...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio
- Added: Jul 18, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In time for Thanksgiving, an exploration of Family. Contributions by: Gowri Chandra, Laurel Foglia, Brice Peterson, Katie Jennings, Rachel Blatt, a...
- Added: Nov 08, 2010
- Length: 31:35
Vicky was living in a tough situation in Phoenix, AZ. Her mom had told her that her father didn't want anything to do with her. But one day Vicky f...
Bought by WGXC
- Added: Apr 12, 2010
- Length: 06:51
- Purchases: 1
Andy learns how to play the recorder.
- Added: Jun 21, 2009
- Length: 05:46
Seven-year old Tarak McLain of Texas shares the 30 things he believes. Number one: life is good.
Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, WUFT and more
- Added: Mar 06, 2009
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 6
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
