PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Burial At Sea
From: Adam Allington
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Bill Bricker has one particular memory that colors his observation of Memorial Day

Bought by KBBI Alaska, WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 8
Nativity: one-hour version
From: Conrad Bishop
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A celebration of the wonder, joy, pain, and innate sacredness of childbirth.

Bought by KVNF and WNIJ


  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Twenty-one things to think about when turning 21.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Written for a daughter who is turning 21, the list includes twenty-one things every adult should think about; lessons no book or school will ever t...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
Home Planet: What I see in your eyes.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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One day, when my first child was just a toddler and I was holding her close, she stopped talking suddenly and leaned quite close to me. Capturing m...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Marissa's Grandma
From: Youth Radio
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Marissa's ode to her Grandma

Bought by KVNF, WGXC, and PRX


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
First US Christmas
From: Youth Radio
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A young mom celebrates Christmas far from home.

Bought by KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTJU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 14
Commentary: When Kids Grow Up
From: KRCC-FM
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Thoughts on parenting.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:17
Runaway Clowns
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Elia Kirby explores the pit falls and prat falls of theatre life and wonders whether it is the best life for his daughters.

Bought by WTIP and KUSP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 2
Mama's List
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Jennifer Dunville drives to Prince Edward Island to engage her grandmother in a showdown, of sorts.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
Only Shooting Stars
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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A disillusioned teacher is about to meet one little boy who will change everything.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:25
The School of Hard Knocks
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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When KC was eleven her mother kicked her and one of her sisters out of the house. Forced to figure out how to survive on her own, she turned to dru...

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 3
My Pregnancy
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Dana Hennessey is 17, going to high school, and expecting a baby this spring.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
This Child
From: Elizabeth Yeoman
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A woman thinks back to a turning point in her childhood.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2005
  • Length: 04:40
Talking 2 Sophia: A Child Speaks about 911
From: Michael Johnson
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A child's view of September 11, 2001

Bought by WMNF, WMBR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KCUR, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5
Home Planet: Back To School List, by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Back to school.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
A Foster Care Teen Talks With Her Biological Mom
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A teenager who's bounced around the foster care system for years asks her biological mom where she's been.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXLV-FM, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 4
Listening For A Name
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Monique Attinger prepares for the possibility of losing a child to miscarriage.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Losing a Best Friend
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Short Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Producer Joe Bevilacqua chronicles the rise and fall of a longtime friendship.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Ode to Josephine - Memories of a Parallel Mother
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A personal odyssey into the producer’s childhood in Bombay India, where she remembers her ayah (nanny) Josephine.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 25, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Holding Your Breath
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Micheal Geary has cancer. It could be getting worse. What do you tell the kids?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:54
  • Purchases: 1
Finding a Spiritual Home
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A young couple seeks community through joining a church.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 2
Mystery Train
From: Hillary Frank
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A teenage couple's date takes a turn for the worse when they run into a girl they know.

Bought by KUT, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and WZBC


  • Added: May 10, 2004
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Miseducation of Josh Frank
From: Hillary Frank
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A teenager decides to give up his social life to play the trumpet.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 2
Thinking Outside the box in Catholic School
From: Stasia DeMarco
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One definition of an american melting pot

Bought by WDIY


  • Added: Nov 13, 2003
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1

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