PRX - Pieces for Tone: Amusing

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On today’s episode of The Apple Seed we' re bringing you stories featuring young people who would gladly trade places with an adult, if only to esc...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dr. Steven Schlozman, zombified, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Zombies. I hate them the way Indiana Jones hates snakes. As part of my series Imaginary Worlds, I confront my biggest phobia with the help of a zom...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 3
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He's a familiar face around Boston. Now hear what this mystery man has to say about music, race, street violence and bringing joy to the city he lo...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Adelaide Bullen
Archeologist Adelaide Bullen written and presented by Anita Palladino.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 06:01
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This week we take you to Nashville for BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS: stories about the blues, jazz, songwriting and a cabin in the woods.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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The 2016 US election isn't going away anytime soon, so let's seek refuge in etymology. Consider the linguistically appropriate age of a senator, an...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 36:05
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I hate high fives and have only tried to high five one person as an adult. It was Denzel Washington. He wasn't really into it.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
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Pickers and neighbors from the South, Minnesota that is, Pert Near Sandstone.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KALH, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences, Yonder has pi...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KSRQ, WUMB and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
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Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
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We all know a bad translation when we see one… or do we? I spoke with Jay Rubin, translator for the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, among othe...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
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A true story told live in London. As a child, David visits the home of British millionaire Richard Branson. Which happens to be on an island. Despi...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
Caption: Gigi at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London
A true love story for those who have loved, lost and then gone on a cruise to forget... if only she hadn't picked the same cruise as her ex.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 11:15
  • Purchases: 2
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The Mayans said that the world will end in 2012. Maybe.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
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Mainstream media movie critics are being laid off. Consequences?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:01
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More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11