PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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A piece by Mya Torres. I made my piece about how social media ruined not only MY relationship with self-love, but many others.
- Added: Aug 18, 2020
- Length: 05:59
A piece by Joshua Ivy. I was a boy that overcame abuse from a man.
- Added: Aug 18, 2020
- Length: 05:40
This hour is dedicated to listening to members of our Black community. They share their experience and responses to recent social uprisings and the...
- Added: Jun 09, 2020
- Length: 59:08
On her kids' last day of school, Laura draws from Susan Wise Bauer's research, writing, and experience on how we can rethink the way we approach ou...
- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 22:02
Trans youth describes her discomfort with her own voice.
- Added: Apr 30, 2020
- Length: 04:49
Enjoy stories that enable us to admire the energy of youth.
- Added: Apr 28, 2020
- Length: 55:27
Jonny Morales, 18, worries that COVID-19 will overwhelm the healthcare system he's gotten to know so well from his ER visits.
- Added: Apr 16, 2020
- Length: 03:35
Saidu Tejan-Thomas is a young poet. For a long time, he had a story he needed to tell: an homage and apology to his mother. It's a tragic love stor...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 15, 2020
- Length: 38:13
- Purchases: 2
Nora is a 5th grade student in Austin, Texas, and is continuing her grandmother's tradition of Irish step dancing.
- Added: Mar 19, 2020
- Length: 03:22
A collection of stories about things that have been passed down from those who came before.
- Added: Jan 23, 2020
- Length: 57:54
An hour of stories all about growing up, and learning lessons from family members.
- Added: Jan 22, 2020
- Length: 57:03
n my story, you will hear my mom talk about her journey and what it was like growing up and getting kicked out of Ethiopia.
- Added: Dec 30, 2019
- Length: 03:12
I am 16, and my piece is about asking different people about their experience on the Red Line, or the “EL” better known as the “Soul train”.
- Added: Aug 09, 2019
- Length: 08:25
OutCaster Andrew talks about why it’s important for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people to have an awareness of LGBTQ history.
Bought by WMMT
- Added: May 31, 2019
- Length: 05:20
- Purchases: 1
Nola asks her classmates about their internet personas--what they're like, why they have them, and how they feel about them--in this engaging vox p...
- Added: Apr 09, 2019
- Length: 07:22
OutCaster Andrew talks about his experience with a doctor who was insensitive to the needs of her trans patient.
- Added: Mar 01, 2019
- Length: 06:26
Seventeen-year-old Sean doesn't consider himself a romantic guy, but he knows girls like romance, and he likes girls, so he sets out to figure out ...
- Added: Jan 28, 2019
- Length: 06:29
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
4th graders in Austin, Texas discuss what their hopes and dreams mean to them.
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 02:49
Ever Break someone's heart and have it come back to haunt you? Tales of teens who discover if dating karma exists.
- Added: Oct 05, 2018
- Length: 25:24
I decided to speak about what I’ve witnessed. I've seen a lot in my neighborhood and I always wanted to share my stories with people to show what r...
- Added: Aug 03, 2018
- Length: 09:17
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2018 Martin Middle School Stories
Series: 2018 Martin Middle School Stories
Ms. Booth talks to students about her aviation-filled family history.
- Added: Jun 11, 2018
- Length: 05:39
On December 26, 2004, Tilly Smith was on vacation in Thailand with her family. Thanks to her school lessons, Tilly helped save many lives by recogn...
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: May 10, 2018
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Current Mood: Desperate. Mortified pays tribute to the kids who grew up in an era right before Myspace and Facebook and pioneered the idea of goin...
- Added: Apr 15, 2018
- Length: 27:04
The California Innocence Project relies on interns to go through thousands of requests for assistance. In this episode, interns share some of their...
- Added: Apr 02, 2018
- Length: 02:00
The story of a small town girl who found herself in the center of a cinematic love triangle. Whoever she chooses could change the direction of her ...
- Added: Apr 01, 2018
- Length: 20:08
