PRX - Pieces for Format: Soft Feature

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

74 results


Defying the crisis: Daily Secret, a Greek entrepreneurial success story
From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with young entrepreneur Nikolaos Kakavoulis, the founder and CEO of the "Daily Secret" group of websites. "Daily Secret" launched in ...

  • Added: May 26, 2013
  • Length: 10:29
Oakland funeral home tries to improve neighborhood for the living
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In 2011, Oakland experienced a spike in violent crime after four years of declining crime rates. As of April of this year, crime has risen by 21 pe...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 06:49
Oakland easing up stringent building code enforcement
From: KALW
Caption: Omar El-Baroudi on the front steps of his West Oakland home with his dog Ling-Ling., Credit: Callie Shanafelt
Last September, 42-year-old Omar El-Baroudi appeared on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. In the photo, he’s standing at the back of h...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:05
During the economic downturn, the pawn industry grows
From: KALW
Caption: Jacob Notowitz examines a gold chain at Numis International. , Credit: Callie Shanafelt
President Obama continues to tout his jobs bill, though it hasn’t been getting much traction in Congress. Still, there are a few industries that ha...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 1
Tricks of the taxi trade
From: KALW
Caption: Flickr photo by Angelo DeSantis. http://www.flickr.com/photos/angeloangelo/4107790533/
Keith Raskin has been driving a taxi in San Francisco for 31 years, but now, with the down economy, he says it's harder than ever to earn a living ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Gifting in Mali and India-a Way of Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Piece image
In Mali, the practice of 'Dama" is one example of how gift giving is an important part of cultures, throughout West Africa, India, and beyond.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Girl From Empanada
From: Robynn Takayama
Caption: The Girl From Empanada working it on a Friday night, Credit: Photo by Myleen Hollero
Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Piece image
For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
The Bakers of Butter Lane
From: Eric Winick
Caption: The wares, displayed., Credit: Lisa Zullig
Is there such thing as a recession-proof product in a downward-sliding economy?

Bought by WILL and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 2
BEST Business Center
From: Elliot Ward
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
The Quilts of Boquillas
From: Marfa Public Radio
Piece image
How border closings affect economic life in both countries.

Bought by KUSP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hairdressers of New York City
From: Laura Spero
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hairdressers in New York City describe how things look from behind the chair

Bought by KUT, KXOT Public Radio, and WFUV


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 3
Corporations Come Out for Pride
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A growing number of corporations are sponsoring gay pride events.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Worldstock.com
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Online retailer Overstock.com gives back to the developing world.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Working the Night Shift
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Night shift workers share their perspective on life after dark, family obligations and the big question -- when do they sleep ?

Bought by KMSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KZYX, KFCF FM, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
Late Night Action
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV news checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, we catch up with a television film crew working ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:45
Baking Through the Night
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, some bakers in Lower Manhattan burn the midnight oil...

Bought by WCQS, Prairie Public, Here and Now, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 5
Night Shift Headlines
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City night shift workers. In this segment, we hit a local newspaper as they put together the morn...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:24
Garbage Man-Long Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
Piece image
A trashman talks frankly about his life and work

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KUT, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, KVNF and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2004
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 7
Barber Shop-Long Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
Piece image
Keeping community alive along an aging business strip that's either all the way down or well-on-its-way-up.

Bought by Raven Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, XRAY.fm, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 8
Barber Shop-Short Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
Piece image
Keeping community alive along an aging business strip that's either all the way down or well-on-its-way-up.

Bought by KUOW, KUHB, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 27, 2003
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
Garbage Man-Short Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
Piece image
A trashman talks frankly about his life and work

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Delta College Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2003
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 11
Bus Driver-Short Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
Piece image
What the bus driver thinks about while she's staring staight-ahead

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KUHB, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 22, 2003
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4