PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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The story of girl who copes with feeling like a misfit by inventing imaginary pen pal relationships with Movie of the Week characters. The Mortifie...
- Added: Jun 18, 2017
- Length: 24:06
Magic: The Gathering, the international, collectible card has over 20 million players. So when Clinton's friend and "magic buddy," Brent, moves awa...
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Jul 26, 2016
- Length: 32:00
- Purchases: 1
For years Danna Harman had been reporting the same old political stories for The Jerusalem Post. She wanted out. That’s how she found herself in Ke...
- Added: Oct 28, 2015
- Length: 20:05
Here's a Song Story guaranteed to make you smile, if not tear up.
- Added: Sep 01, 2015
- Length: 03:41
Why do we become our worst enemies when it comes to pursuing the things we actually want? I’ve been there. This is the origin story of making Mille...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 31, 2015
- Length: 20:31
- Purchases: 1
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
- Added: Jan 09, 2015
- Length: 14:13
- Purchases: 1
In the age of texts, twitter and email, do people still write fan letters? What compels us to do so?
- Added: Dec 24, 2014
- Length: 29:40
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Oct 05, 2014
- Length: 01:47
Once again, the best of what's new in the world of EDM, plus another audio essay when Mongo Speaks: Weird Stuff On YouTube.
- Added: Sep 20, 2014
- Length: 59:04
Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of ...
- Added: Sep 03, 2014
- Length: 20:10
Amy O'Leary, a former producer for This American Life, is our reader here, contributing author of the book, Should I Go To Grad School: 41 Answers ...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jul 30, 2014
- Length: 01:40
- Purchases: 1
The Administration of and Inaugural Address by new Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 24:48
Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter and DIY...
- Added: Apr 21, 2014
- Length: 12:09
The choice of Stephen Colbert as successor to David Letterman does not portend tectonic changes at media megalith CBS. His slyly transgressive pers...
- Added: Apr 11, 2014
- Length: 02:51
What is the nature of speech? Why did we start writing stuff down? And which of these lasts longer?
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 03, 2014
- Length: 03:55
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Feb 13, 2014
- Length: 03:49
A radio show discussing the culture, design, and joy of video games. Hosted by Devin Polaski.
- Added: Sep 29, 2013
- Length: 21:28
This one is about my Linux distribution, SadOS. SadOS used to be based on Xubuntu, and now it’s based on Arch, and I talk about all of that. Many t...
- Added: Aug 21, 2013
- Length: 13:45
They're defying the trajectory forged by their parents and returning as journalists to a part of the world that told their families they'd never be...
- Added: Jul 26, 2013
- Length: 12:16
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Dec 10, 2012
- Length: 05:50
- Purchases: 1
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:42
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:26
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:47
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:31
