PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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An hour of stories all about growing up, and learning lessons from family members.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 57:03
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4th graders in Austin, Texas discuss what their hopes and dreams mean to them.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 02:49
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Nico, a 4th grade student in Austin, brings some of her Romanian heritage through her grandmother's charms.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 01:58
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
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Anni's favorite place growing up was ... the school-bus stop?

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
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Fathers…and mothers…on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what wil...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
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Encounter strange characters with Ann Bittick, Mary Beck, and Sheila Keever. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
What I learned about life from my dog when I was eight years old.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
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She's only 12, but Macklin Levine is already old enough to appreciate—and believe in—The Beatles.

Bought by WEZU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 8