PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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Join with us for an hour of great stories in celebration of fathers. You’ll hear from storytellers Willy Claflin, Martha Reed Johnson, Michael McCa...
- Added: Jun 17, 2020
- Length: 54:59
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
You don't have to keep your traditions. You can always change them to make them better.
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 03:50
On the day of their wedding, Paul Hammond and Laura Jackman reflect on their relationship — and make a commitment to each other.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: May 19, 2016
- Length: 05:33
- Purchases: 1
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about making up a...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: Mar 23, 2016
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
This radio play is a family romp at Christmas during the 50's in the Midwest.
- Added: Dec 08, 2015
- Length: 40:45
This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 24, 2015
- Length: 10:13
- Purchases: 1
Michael Kelly's humorous look back at childhood Thanksgiving celebrations from long ago and the first turkey day he will spend far and away in Shan...
Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WTIP, WHRV, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Nov 01, 2014
- Length: 07:01
- Purchases: 5
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...
- Added: Jun 11, 2014
- Length: 24:57
- Purchases: 2
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
How does a family function when living out of a hospital during a young child's illness?
- Added: Jan 14, 2014
- Length: 14:26
How do you slow down your life to spend more quality time with your family?
Can family traditions and religious beliefs help to ground you and your...
- Added: Dec 17, 2013
- Length: 04:54
Liz Massey's family only had 3 holiday record albums when she was growing up. In this story, she explains her role as an unlikely evangelist for on...
- Added: Nov 24, 2013
- Length: 08:22
Holidays often pull families closer– even communities. But Halloween? Can zombies, ghosts, gory vampires and sugary treats bring your crew together?
- Added: Oct 23, 2013
- Length: 05:49
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on fatherhood and paternity leave. Unlike the rest of the developed world, patern...
- Added: Jun 13, 2013
- Length: 02:30
The full-hour version of our Annual Holiday Show. Also available in 2 29-minute segments.
- Added: Mar 03, 2013
- Length: 59:00
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...
- Added: Jan 20, 2013
- Length: 33:00
In his essay, "Winter Projects," Aaron Brown lightheartedly looks back at his past tasks for winter. He also discusses the preparations, obstacles,...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:41
An essay on how to unplug and gain balance during the holiday season by watching classic holiday films.
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 12:26
A fire truck in the driveway, 20 at the table for meals and buying by the dozens (the better for sharing) my father believed in being Santa Claus y...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 03, 2012
- Length: 06:12
- Purchases: 1
Visit Christmas memories with Lisa Brandom, Excy Johnston, Amy Manning Burns. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...
- Added: Apr 29, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Added: Jan 17, 2011
- Length: 17:04
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
"What do you think of when you think of your dad?"
People in Seattle share stories about their fathers. Death, divorce, drugs, love, Casey Kasem...
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 14:24
- Purchases: 3
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.
- Added: Oct 11, 2009
- Length: 06:52
- Purchases: 2
Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU
- Added: May 04, 2009
- Length: 03:12
- Purchases: 5
