PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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In part one of our "China's road to Jerusalem" series, we set the the stage for the inevitable collapse of the west as we know it.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2017
  • Length: 12:22
Caption: Gerard Emanuel, Credit: DaraMonifah Cooper
March 31, 2017 marks the centennial of the transfer of three Caribbean islands from Denmark to the United States. But are Virgin Islanders US Citi...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:59
Caption: Fred L. Soper crossing a bridge to investigate an area where yellow fever occurred, Credit: Photo by Wilbur A. Sawyer courtesy National Library of Medicine
Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the mosquito that now causes Zika virus—and it sullied his reputation forever.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 12:08
  • Purchases: 2
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Rabin is a symbol. An icon. But in Israel of 2015, twenty years after the Prime Minister's murder, it isn't so simple to understand what the reall...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:05:56
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Includes an exclusive interview with HIRIE where we discuss her recording plans and the struggles of women in the recording industry. We also enjoy...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:07
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Includes updates on the upcoming interview schedule as well as music from Tribal Seeds, Sola Rosa, and The Expendables.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 56:24
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We sit down with Devin Morrison of The Expanders to discuss rebel reggae and the legacy of the music. Also featuring tracks from Third World, Matis...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:29
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A study in modern American reggae, featuring music from Stick Figure, SOJA, and Tribal Seeds.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:57
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Features the music of Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rebelution, and Sublime, along with an unreleased track from Slightly Stoopid's upcoming album Me...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 59:15
Caption: American folklorist Alan Lomax
In this hour, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to record the world changed the course of twentieth ce...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KHNS, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Caption: PROJECT GUTENBERG
Professor Lynne Tatlock shares her insights into the art of translation and reveals the many lives of Jane Eyre in Germany.

  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 11:40
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This week's underappreciate date is the creation of the first large scale Yoga retreat and birth of yoga in America by 'The Great Oom.'

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2013
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 3
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Soft spoken Thai chef, Somchai Sirweawneter, went from the frying pan to the fire when he answered a call from the American Embassy at the height o...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Free At Last!
When the Germans started the deportation of Jews in Antwerp, Belgium in 1942, Charles Spira was 4 years old. This is the story how Charles, his mo...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 21:09
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Yane Calovski
In Istanbul, Cathy Byrd meets Yane Calovski, a transmedia artist and curator based in Skopje, Macedonia to talk about his research-based projects.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 21:36
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Following the ancient path of Ulysses, Soundwalk Collective continuously scanned and recorded all possible radio interceptions over a range of 40 m...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
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Host Mary Hynes leads listeners on a search for the definition of Sacred Ground.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:47:08
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Many American expats gathered in Brussels on 4th July this year to celebrate American Independence Day. Reporter, Alison Turner, joined the celebr...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 09:53
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In part 2 of our conversation with Andy Statman, we follow his musical path as he blends klezmer, jazz, blues, and bluegrass into a distinctive mu...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 37:49
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Dr. Inoue and his "Shinya Scope". , Credit: Photo by Chris Inoue
Dividing cells are what make up all life. The idea of cell division was first published in 1855, but for nearly a century scientists debated, “How?...

Bought by Listenwise and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 2
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With Veteran's Day coming up, we take a moment to remember the veterans from the Second World War, when a general takes his students to France to h...

Bought by KCNP and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
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There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending election for president. Francis Moore Lappe, author of "Diet for a Small Planet...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Jean Cinquambre feeding his cows, Credit: Addie Goss
Through much of the last century, French and Spanish Basques herded sheep, alone, in northern Wyoming's mountains. For company, they listened to a...

Bought by WMMT and KVNF


  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: An Iraqi official displays a recovered stolen artifact., Credit: Associated Press
From Guarding Heritage, March 19, 2010: War News Radio reports on a partnership between the military and archaeological experts that works to prote...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1