PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Grandpa Talks Seasonal Nightwear
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Are you ever concerned that your pajamas are not seasonally appropriate? Fret no more. Ellery Stritzinger speaks to a professional about staying cu...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
E03 / The Dog with 3½ Names
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
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She didn't start with her name or with me. We trace the pure bred mutt's story back to the beginning, or as best we can.

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 14:29
  • Purchases: 1
E02 / Capturing Pets
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
Caption: Mike O'Neill & Fruitjack, Credit: Stephanie Clattenburg
We'll find out why people love to capture pets in photos, even though they don't behave for the camera.

Bought by North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:35
  • Purchases: 3
E01 / Your Pet Hates Your Music
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
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You leave the radio on for your pet, before you leave the apartment. We'll find out if the cat and dog wish you hadn't.

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 4
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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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
Reptiles in the House
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Grisham Middle School 2014-15
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A family in Texas deals with, and raises, all sorts of reptilian creatures. Produced by students at Grisham Middle School for Stories from Deep in ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
It's Been Six Dates
From: Israel Story
Caption: The infamous staircase., Credit: Mishy Harman
Mishy Harman shares the zany matchmaking adventures of his Orthodox downstairs neighbor, which he had no chance but to overhear because all her dat...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:27
  • Purchases: 2
Leland
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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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
Teen Runner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
Let's Get Intimate
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A personal essay exploring all kinds of intimacy.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
Becoming An Advocate
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What does life look like after experiencing major trauma?

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:00
A Survivor Story
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What does life look like after experiencing major trauma?

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 21:09
A Purple Heart
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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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
Hiding in the Dark
From: Joseph Jordan
Caption: The producer, flanked by his father, Dave, and foster brother, Jesse.
Haunted by the loss of his foster brother and niece, producer C. Joseph Jordan seeks out his father for advice.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
Hidden World Of Girls: My Mother
From: Samuel Robinson
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A selection of mother related messages from callers to the Kitchen Sisters' NPR phone-line. For Mother's Day 2011

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
How Mexican are You? Rio's Mexican-American Culture Gap
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
Caption: Rio and her Mom
Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:44
A Shanghaied Thanksgiving
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Well after the (wild) turkey
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
Mimi & Linda
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
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A mother & daughter recollect moving to Austin from Vietnam. This story was produced by Ana Kolendo, Linda O’Neal, and Lindsey Shirack during the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
We Love You
From: Bring Your Own
Caption: Tutu and Grandpaw on their wedding day
This was the winning story on the night of June 4th, 2013. The theme of the evening was "Famous Last Words." It took place at the Alvar Library in ...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
The Couple that Saws Together, Stays Together
From: Bring Your Own
Caption: Eve Abrams and her 2 handled saw, Credit: Greg Schatz
This story was told live on September 17th at 915 N. Dupre. The theme of the evening was "Worth the Wait?" Eve Abrams tells of her attempts to inco...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:12
Tom Boy Trans Girl
From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl
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How girlie do you have to be to secure your spot in the girl club? And what happens when your own mother questions your girl credentials? Marlo Ma...

Bought by WCPN and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 2
How Old is Gender?
From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl
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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
The Drive Home
From: Timothy Nicastri
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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
Space Craft
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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A cold-water, slap on the face, static-electric jolt reminder of just how powerfully spaces can affect the way we think and act.

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
Recovery
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week, on State of the Human, people are changing radically in order to recover

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 2

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