PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay

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In which I write an break-up letter to improv comedy.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 19:49
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Hear what happens when good intentions are met with unanticipated outcomes, if not down right lessons in what not to do the next time. This show fe...

Bought by KRZA and KVNF


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 2
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A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results. This episode is an excerpt from the li...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
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The alternate title for this was going to be the Isaac Hayes-esque "Girl, I Wanna Get You Into My Belly Button T-Shirt Hole" but the mp3 title fiel...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:38
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Author Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special encore presentation of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stor...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Actress Natalie Canerday humorously remembers her first film role. A special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their ow...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Doug Kondziolka of Don Juan and Miguel, Credit: Julia Barton
Renaissance festivals are olden, but they're also getting old. Many of the velvet-costumed, jousting, and sword-wielding performers at these festiv...

Bought by WOUB, WTJU, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The author considers a childhood toy.

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 2
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An angry man expresses his feelings concerning unwanted ad circulars left in his driveway.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Katie Rich, Credit: Brian McConkey
Second City and iO comedienne Katie Rich stopped by The Paper Machete (as South Side resident Patti Benassi) to weigh in on the dip in attendance a...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:41
Caption: Sarah Haskins at The Paper Machete, Ricochet's Tavern, Chicago, 8/14/2010, Credit: Kurt Heintz
Sarah Haskins (comedienne, Infomania's "Target Women" series) discusses how pregnancy has inspired her to prepare for the end of the world. Recorde...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Ailin takes a year in Europe and becomes a matador. Kind of.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gigi at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London
A true love story for those who have loved, lost and then gone on a cruise to forget... if only she hadn't picked the same cruise as her ex.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 11:15
  • Purchases: 2
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In which the author contemplates the many things about the classic Charlie Daniel's song that make no sense whatsoever.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:10
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A piece about my house and my stuff. I think the title pretty much describes it. I peer suspiciously through the curtains and auto-dial the police.

Bought by KSFR, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 3
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Mainstream media movie critics are being laid off. Consequences?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:01
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More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11