PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Linda's Gift
From: Catherine Girardeau
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A personal story of losing two mothers, and finding a voice.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KTNA, and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
East Coast Culture Shock
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After experiencing her first semester away at college, Youth Radio’s Nora Harrington realized that the hometown she was so happy to leave behind wa...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
Slip of the Tongue
From: Youth Radio
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Adriel Luis takes a different spin on the subject of beauty.

Bought by WGXC, YouthCast, and WMNF


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 3
Remote Control
From: Youth Radio
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Using the functions of a remote control, Alicia Zakon tells the story of a woman who is stuck between wanting to be in love and wanting to be free.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 1
Why I Want to Vote
From: Youth Radio
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This election season prompted Youth Radio’s Luis Sierra to apply for US citizenship.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Short History of Music as a Weapon
From: Aaron Henkin
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From Scottish bagpipes to Metallica, this radio essay takes listeners on a short tour through the history of music as a weapon.

Bought by Raven Radio, KGUA, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KRUA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 11
Five Poems
From: Patrick McLean
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Five poems for National Poetry month

Bought by WKMS


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Women Making Music: Erin McKeown
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Singer songwriter Erin McKeown muses about her artistic process and fascination with Judy Garland in WXPN's continuing series of short modules call...

Bought by PRX Remix, WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 9
Women Making Music: Jolie Holland
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Jolie Holland is a Texas-born singer-songwriter with an impressive musical vocabulary and a wandering spirit. The newcomer muses about her life in...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Vermont Public, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 9
Lapsarian Hummingbirds
From: Dale Short
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A poetic tribute to the arrival of the hummingbird

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
Women Making Music: k.d. lang
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Genre defying performer k.d. lang remarks on her life in music as WXPN continues it's "Women Making Music" vignettes.

Bought by WHQR, WSGE, KSRQ, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 10
A Priest and a Barman in Dublin
From: Maeve Conran
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St. Patricks Day in Ireland, religous holiday or big party?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KTRL, KUT, KRUA and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2005
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 13
The Zen of Cappuccino
From: Dale Short
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A guide to contemplative coffee-making

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZSC, KTUH and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 6
Women Making Music: Lucinda Williams
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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In celebration of Women's History Month our Women Making Music series continues with words and music from Alt. Country singer-songwriter Lucinda Wi...

Bought by WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT, WCOM and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2005
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 8
Women Making Music: Suzanne Vega
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Veteran singer songwriter shares insights about her music as part of WXPN's Women's history month series Women Making Music.

Bought by WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 9
Lesbian Couple Moving To Canada
From: Jim Williams
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A California lesbian couple has decided to leave the U.S. to try to find acceptance.

Bought by WGDR, KRCB 104.9, WBEZ, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2005
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 4
In Defense of Bad Weather
From: Guy Hand
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A good natured defense of bad weather.

Bought by KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, and WGCU


  • Added: Feb 25, 2005
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 4
Barry, Bob & Me
From: Brian Beatty
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An aspiring writer discovers that inspiration and imitation aren't the same thing.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2005
  • Length: 04:00
How Long Do You Keep a Polluting Heap?
From: The Environment Report
Series: Your Choice; Your Planet series
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What to do when you're the biggest polluter you know.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KTNA


  • Added: Feb 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2
Chasing Love
From: Miguel Macias
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A poetic and creative exploration of the notion of romantic love, and the way it drives lives and societies.

Bought by KMUD, KUT, PRX to iTunes, KCUR, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 11
Losing a Best Friend
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Short Features
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Producer Joe Bevilacqua chronicles the rise and fall of a longtime friendship.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Tale of Two Cities
From: Sue Mell
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New York and San Francisco--a story of going home when you're not really sure what home is.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2005
  • Length: 27:54
  • 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
Carl Webb Goes AWOL Part 2
From: KUT
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Carl Webb continues his account of his desertion and life underground

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
Carl Webb Goes AWOL
From: KUT
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Texas National Guardsman Carl Webb recounts his tale of desertion and living underground.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2

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