PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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Caption: Cheesecake
Veteran food writer Marion Kane tells the story of the first recipe she learned to make. It's a touching coming of age story about growing up Jewis...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
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This fully-produced 2:40 personal essay wonders if a woman's place really IS in the kitchen. If not, what then? It might be sub-titled, "How to lea...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:41
Caption: The omnipresent casserole
A brief reflection, upon the death of my grandmother, on the ways that food and death are inextricably linked in Southern culture.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
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"For most of my adult life, I’ve had my hands on the wheel. With lists on my mind and places to be and things to do. I’ve worked hard and tried to ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
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An anonymous 'Body Secrets' project reveals deep insecurities about a community.

Bought by Vocalo.org, Vocalo.org, KUT, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Eat! Eat!, Credit: Sandy Chin
A personal audio essay about my Italian-American Nani teaching me the importance of showing love through cooking.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:19