PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Nora Hubbard is a sixth grader at North Shore Community School near Duluth. She started her literary career early when she had a book published at ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:54
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"I still think the same way I thought as a child. I still worry. I'm still frightened... Nothing changes." - Maurice Sendak In 2009 Newsweek's And...

Bought by WABE, KALW, KJZZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 7
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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: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
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This month's Save America's Treasures Archive selection features the perfect poet to hear around Memorial Day--the late John Ciardi, who was a gunn...

Bought by KMUN and WJCU


  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
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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: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
Caption: Claudia Quigg
It happens to the best of us. Last month, British Prime Minster David Cameron and his wife took their three children to a pub in the English count...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
Caption: Columbine Principal Frank DeAngeles, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Can trauma be healed with architecture and design? Eric Molinsky looks how Columbine, Aurora and Virginia Tech have changed.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Nikki Anderson-Weir is a high school student in Bemidji. Recently she stopped into the Northern Community Radio studios in Bemidji and recorded som...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:18
Caption: Sarita Meena is 12 years old. She lives in a remote village in northwestern India and is part of the first generation of girls in the village to go to school and have aspirations of economic independence.  , Credit: Priyanka Pacahuli
India has come under close scrutiny lately for its poor treatment of women and girls. Yet, this is a time when a growing number of women are enjoyi...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Detail from Albert Appel's Portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B. Klein
In the nether regions of New Jersey is a summer camp that uses pianos and shovels to break social barriers...they've been at it since the 1960s. A...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 09:16
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Dallas Crow's work has appeared in Tar River Poetry and Poet Lore. His book, "Small, Imperfect Paradise," is due out from Parallel Press this year....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Michael Goldberg shares his advice on trying new things. In his essay, Goldberg sets realistic goals for himself. All the while Goldberg is reflect...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:10
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Mad Genius presents the latest story-song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "The Police Made Them Hold Hands And Close Their Eyes." C...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 04:18
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Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Is motherhood really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The peculiar thing about the News is that very often events of senseless tragedy and despair are juxtaposed with News of hope and compassion. Some...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
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The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, built in 1910, is a rustic theater with 328 old-fashioned seats and high wooden beams. It’s not exactly the k...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:59
Caption: Jennifer (L) and Grant (R) Coursey
Jennifer Coursey speaks with her 12-year-old son, Grant, who was diagnosed with cancer as a toddler.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Our childhood memories may not always be reliable, but they have a lot to teach us about how we think, learn, and build an identity. In this episod...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSJD, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTJU, KISU and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 11
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Lora and Neil join Heidi from their car and driveway, for a conversation about each of their new books.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 18:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
We wade into emotionally shallow waters when we look at the media's recent coverage of the important consequences of the Penn State revelation tha...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
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The Total Tutor will interview Darren Campo from Tru TV, Amy Hollingsworth, Merlin from Online Trading Academy, and Miami Book Fair Author.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:39
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The Total Tutor will interview Tony Bongiovi, Steve Hooman, John McNaughton, Jennifer Stancil,and two Miami Book Fair Authors.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:29:51
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Radio 101 student Krystal Dean describes coming home to live with her family after spending seven years in a children's home.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:36
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Learn why you should have more children and not stress about parenting.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1