PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Caption: Jazz all-star Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Caption: Cool jazz icon Chet Baker
Chet Baker's James Dean-like good looks and emotional trumpet playing represented everything that was cool about "cool jazz." But his life was the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WFAE, KPIP-LP, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Caption: Impersonating Michael Jackson made it easier for Lorenzo Manuel to deal with the social pressures of middle school., Credit: Courtesy of Lorenzo Manuel
Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Two young men from Cape Cod make a documentary about heroin addiction in Massachusetts -- as a way of coping with their own recovery.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Obstacles of any sort are bitter pills to swallow, and what you make of them is often the final, and finest challenge. We're sharing musical reflec...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Singapore Cowboy Sanjay Lal
This heart of his will never mend until he finds true love, and then, it will take some time, he knows that it's true, for his heart to get over you.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
Caption: Ben Todd of Lonesome Shack restores broken guitars, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job
Ben Todd restores guitars for The Trading Musician in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood. And he's become deeply embedded in the local music scene. B...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Dancing under bar room lights is a delight unless her dancing is with someone else. Music & Vocals by the Singapore Cowboy, Sanjay Lal.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
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The other person makes a triangle love.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:39
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As Anais Nin would say: "Dreams are necessary to life". Take an hour to find out why, this week on Folktales, and in the meantime: Dream on...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Sonny Rollins, John Litweiler, and Denardo Coleman tell the story of this groundbreaking 1959 album, selected for the National Recording Registry i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, PRX Remix, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 4
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Some people, and causes are worth the world, and that's the passion we're tracking this week, in the finest of musical modes. We're quite attached ...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
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Like the song says: "What goes up must come down--spinnin' wheel got to go round..." And where does it land us? Hot on the trail of Lady Luck, in a...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 6
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"Learning how to die ... is learning how to live” - Philip Seymour Hoffman. What is happiness? Can we ever truly be happy? Or does the past alway...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, Troy Public Radio, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 5
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Miles Davis is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. He added his voice to the narratives of our cul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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What if aliens found the Voyager golden record?

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WJCT, KFAI Minneapolis, KMUZ and more


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 13:04
  • Purchases: 6
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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...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Sacred Ground, Credit: Julia Meek
A highly spritual journey through a world of 'musical belief'--hope you can join us for this uplifing tour.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
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Exploring life's grand mystery, part of our 100-second readings for MAY.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
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In which I finally give my opinion.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:58
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In which I interview a fourth person, one who argues against video game causing violence in children.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 16:24
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A short documentary on the Banff Centre Puppet Theatre Intensive.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On an all-NEW Snap, amazing stories from people paid to do our dirty work. From NPR and PRX, Snap Judgment presents “The Mercenary.”

  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
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In which a person who believes video games do not cause violence in children is interviewed.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 16:22
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In which I interview someone who believes video games can cause violence in children.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 23:07
  • Purchases: 1