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JazzStories: Dianne Reeves
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dianne Reeves
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 8
My Christmas Tale
From: Kai McMurtry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story of growing up and into the true spirit of Christmas.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 17:04
'Til Death: Love, Marriage and Valentine Sweethearts
From: Rosemary Langford
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Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2
JULIA CHILD Presents "Lunch with M.F.K. Fisher"
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. We hear Julia introducing her late friend, M.F.K. Fisher, who takes us out for a staggeringly gluttonous me...

Bought by KSJD, KSFR, KZYX, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 4
One Last Word: Rural
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Something seems afoot out there; a new movement where gay men are moving to the country. And becoming best-selling authors and reality TV show host...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:14
Coming Home
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
How Many Catholic Schools Want Lesbian Parents? Nun.
From: Matt Miller
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3
Sonari is Mixed
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: sonari, as a child.
What is "The Black Experience"?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Some people
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Some people...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
Fresh Greens: Teens and the Environment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 10
The Charles River Didn't Kill Me
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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A science experiment that didn't go tragically wrong

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 1
Scared
From: John Biewen
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A (very) short story of love and anxiety. A child grows to age 13 in three minutes while a father muses on parental fears.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KFAI Minneapolis, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 16
Flat is the new black.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
Proud to be Polish
From: Catie Talarski
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A journey to find my Polish roots...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:28