PRX - Pieces for Tone: Amusing

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A group of soccer fans set out to watch the final match of their local club, LAFC.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 20:46
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High adventure does not scare this 4-year old! Bikes, and boating are just part of his life. However, listen to find out the one thing that’s even ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
Caption: Kite maker Abdul Rauf (center) with Dilip Kapadia (right) flying a kite on a Mumbai rooftop, Credit: Adi Narayan
A profile of two old men who've bonded over the last three decades by their love for kites. One lovingly makes them, while the other flies them in ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Caption: Petros Papadakis, about to go on air, Credit: John Rabe
An Off-Ramp interview with Petros Papadakis, wicked smart, incredibly loud, and not-so-sportsy nationally syndicated sports talk radio host.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 09:48
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The Final Edition investigates which is worse: NFL domestic violence or the man-on-the-street’s nutty, lunkheaded ramblings about it.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:02
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When it comes to player violence, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ducks blame like it was trying to knock him unconscious.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 03:01
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, Scotland, votes September 18 on whether to admit women. If the measures passes, the club will be fi...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Argentina shrine, Credit: Sandip Raoy
World Cup fever has infected the entire world... including Kolkata, India!

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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The Brits stop pretending and embrace the heart of American football: wanton bloodshed.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 2
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Robert Zink's new book, "The Three-Minute Outdoorsman," distills the latest news from the world of science & nature into three-minute tidbits of in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Northern High School senior Katie Tran and track coach/math teacher Blake Rahn, Credit: Will Michaels
Katie Tran is a senior and member of the track team at Northern High School in Durham. To many, Katie comes off as rebellious, but her math teacher...

  • Added: May 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
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Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
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Expert canoe paddlers know that a predictable sign that swimming is imminent when the canoe starts to tip in rough water is the grabbing of the can...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:03
Caption: The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans baseball team; Shoeless Joe Jackson is #12.
This piece by Eric Millman is about moving to New Orleans from California hoping to join a baseball community, and drowning in the unavoidable Sain...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
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Why the Dodgers Will Lose

  • Added: Mar 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:19
Caption: Barry Ivy at the Golden Gate Bonspiel, Credit: San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club
Inside a huge ice rink in San Jose, where the Sharks hockey team practices, thirty-two men and women are laughing, yelling, and taking turns sweepi...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:31
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:04
Caption: Host Martha Burk
For the first time in history, women outnumbered men on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and even bested the men in gold medals. This year in Sochi the...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:06
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We've all played dodgeball at some point in our childhood, right? And chances are, those memories of getting drilled in the face with a red rubber ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
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On the streets and freeways of New York City, you might run into a car street race.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:02
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Moving all your belongings by bike might sound crazy, but if enough people get involved, it can be both fun and efficient.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Artist Amara and Comedy Duo Beilis and French.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 57:59