PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Assumptions about narcissism, loneliness and selfishness in only children are largely that: assumptions. But there are experiences unique to being ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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In this special broadcast of episodes 5 and 6 of So Far From Care, we return to Marfa for two different stories. This tiny desert town is often ro...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
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What is daily life like when your young son becomes your daughter? Marlo Mack explains what it's like to have a transgender kindergartener.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WCPN, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 4
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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
Caption: Sometimes, story is the best form of medicine.
What would it look like for you to live your life with grace? This SUPERHUMANS story shows us how to experience loss with Grace. Kristi opens up a...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 36:40
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A collection of stories about things that have been passed down from those who came before.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 57:54
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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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A collection of entertaining stories, including stories about bats.

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 56:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:11
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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
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A series of random events in Nepal bring an Israeli reporter and a nepalese teenager to grow an unlikely bond.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2018
  • Length: 23:57
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Tales of kids whose pets weren't just their best friend, they were EVERYTHING. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. List...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 28:37
  • Purchases: 2
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A religious father refuses to let his daughter get corrupted by The Love Boat and other 80s pop culture.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2016
  • Length: 20:13
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We all live with the knowledge of our own mortality, but what about those who know more, how do you chart a course through the world when the end i...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2015
  • Length: 22:34
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A story about the transformative power of loss. How one tiny life can become so large, that you begin to see it everywhere and in everything that y...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:02
  • Purchases: 1
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An intimate conversation with Studs about the edges of life and death.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Being a soccer mom is harder than it looks.

Bought by KVSC and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 05, 2015
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 2
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A ten-year-old on deep space, death, and Revolutionary War reenactments.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 1
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How do you save an important piece of your past while building your future?

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
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How old is gender? Can a six-year-old child really be considered transgender? Marlo Mack explores this question, with a little help from her tran...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Behind the wheel for the first time, a new Dad.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
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Mother’s Day is the one day of the year we set aside to honor mothers. Some do it with flowers and cards. For women who are in prison and their chi...

Bought by KVNF and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 24:57
  • Purchases: 2
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How do you build a strong family after a crisis?

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:32
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Where do you turn when you can’t afford to live in the city?

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1