PRX - Pieces for Format: Soft Feature

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

49 results


Growing Up In Poverty
From: City High Radio
Caption: Arturo And His Mom, Credit: From The Collection Of Arturo Camelot
Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Mami, Papi, and Me
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
Piece image
Shayla Torres is a senior at Community Academy in Philadelphia and is going to college next year. But first, she’ll have to leave her grandparents ...

Bought by KSFR and WHYY


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps NTI: Kate Musick and Harleé Patrick, Jose Catalan and Carlos Vizcarra
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kate Musick (L) with her former student Harleé Patrick (R)
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps NTI: Sarah Benko and Meliza Arellano
From: StoryCorps
Piece image
Meliza Arellano tells Sarah Benko, her former seventh-grade teacher, about how she became a serious student.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
The Traditional Mexican Wedding
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Piece image
Youth producers Anai Fuentes and Carla Roman describe the process of a traditional Mexican wedding, through interviews with their mothers. Produce...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
La Boda Mexicana
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Piece image
PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Best Couple
From: Radio Rookies
Piece image
When seniors at a small public high school in the Bronx cast their votes for "Best Couple" they chose a pair they admire but who definitely defy th...

Bought by KSFR, KALW, XRAY.fm, WABE, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 9
Trail of Dreams
From: World Vision Report
Piece image
Immigration reform is on the agenda in Washington this week. While politicians debate the issue, four undocumented high school graduates are about...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:58
Martadero
From: World Vision Report
Piece image
In a working class neighborhood on the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bolivia there is a former slaughterhouse and torture chamber that’s been converted ...

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
Prison Visiting Hours
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Jennifer talks to her brother through the glass during prison visiting hours.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 3
Getting Pierced
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Against his parents' wishes, Luis gets new piercings and explains why.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:08
"Take That Stuff Off Your Nails": Being Goth in a Traditional Family
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
A confrontation between father and son over hair, nails, and being Goth.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Boy
From: Littleglobe
Piece image
Immigration Story

Bought by KRZA and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Watching My Cousin Sink Into Gang Life
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
A teenager charts her beloved cousin's path toward gang life

Bought by Vocalo.org, KFAI Minneapolis, and SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Mar 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 3
Teenaged Guitarists Tackle "El Gato Montes"
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Carlos and his quartet struggle with "El Gato Montes" in after school rehearsals.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WEKU, and YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 4
Mi Abuela's Lottery Dreams
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Alca's grandmother waits for the last number...

Bought by YouthCast and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
Here I Am, Saying Thanks To My Mom
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
David was born premature, at great risk to his mother. He imagines the day of his birth.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, WJAB, KUNM, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 5
Rapper Versus Rocker Versus World
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Teenagers fight to be seen as unique. But often, adults just see...teenagers.

Bought by Remix Radio, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and KOOP


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
Freshmen Formations: Juan Medrano
From: Terin Mayer
Series: Carleton Audio Portraits
Piece image
Audio portrait of Juan Medrano, dance coach and member of the Carleton Class of 2009

  • Added: Nov 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
Jincho
From: WAMU
Piece image
When Josue arrived in the US he was surprised to find that some of the Latino students in his school weren't as welcoming as he thought they'd be.

Bought by WMNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Sep 08, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
College for the Undocumented
From: WAMU
Piece image
Yimy knows lots of undocumented students who are determined to get to college. But why bother?

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 08, 2005
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Letters from Prison
From: Curie Youth Radio
Piece image
Gloria reads through her 21-year-old brother's letters from prison -- and finally replies.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WFUV, YouthCast, KWCW, and WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 5
Translating
From: WAMU
Piece image
Carlos reports on his and his friends' experiences as translators for their families.

Bought by WXLV-FM, KUOW, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, WGCU and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2005
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 6
Family Separation
From: WAMU
Piece image
Jose tries to find out how separation by immigration is affecting the families in his community.

Bought by KUOW, WMPG, KUNM, and WETA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2005
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 4