PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging
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Ahmed Wadalawala , a mid-30's Pakistani man, got arrested by B.I.C.E (formerly I.N.S.) and Homeland Security agents for the crime of “fitting the p...
- Added: May 04, 2005
- Length: 27:31
The arrival of a new tenant, a Muslim from Pakistan creates sparks when it is discovered that his next-door neighbor is a Hindu from Punjab
- Added: May 04, 2005
- Length: 28:30
Shawn and the fishing crew endured hurrican force winds and 25 foot waves - it took them 26 terrifying hours just to go 22 miles to the safety of s...
- Added: Mar 05, 2005
- Length: :04
George Edwards tells the story of when his boat sank.
- Added: Mar 05, 2005
- Length: 06:45
A family operates on the same principle as a jazz combo: improvisation on a theme.
- Added: Jun 15, 2004
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 2
Twin sisters are torn between the fear of losing each other and wanting to break away from each other now that one of them is getting married.
- Added: Jun 15, 2004
- Length: 01:37
An ingenuous young taxi driver applies for a bank loan, inspired by his father's vision of American opportunity, to start a steel mill.
Bought by WQJC
- Added: Jun 15, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
A grandmother-to-be is departing to visit her daughter who is having her first baby. Her husband assures her, yes, he can take care of himself.
Bought by WQJC
- Added: Jun 14, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
Are the frustrations in their late-in-life marriage outweighed by their real commitment? Her advice: "Get everything in writing."
Bought by WQJC
- Added: Jun 14, 2004
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 1
On a bus, a woman describes the diversity of her family, coming together in a tense but sustaining unity at Passover.
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Jun 09, 2004
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 1
An elderly woman has been notified that her ex-husband has died. Her friend makes the mistake of extending sympathy.
- Added: Jun 09, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A mother dreams of impulsively dropping everything and treating herself to an afternoon of roller skating -- but it's a dream.
- Added: Jun 08, 2004
- Length: 01:37
A couple celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with simple love and humor.
- Added: Jun 08, 2004
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 2
The wife wants another baby. The man, expressing great enthusiasm, procrastinates.
Bought by WQJC
- Added: Jun 05, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
A mother and daughter offer individual visions of who is "family." To Mom, it's only her daughter; to her daughter, it's the world.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
Two devoted criminals attribute the longevity of their marriage to teamwork and strong family values.
Bought by WMPG
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
"How many couples could say on their first anniversary that they've solved all their significant problems?"
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 01:38
From: Sedge Thomson
The late, great monologist in retro-talkfest about his art, life, laughs, and hopes for the future.
Bought by WZBC
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 50:05
- Purchases: 1
A daughter rebels against the bland life her mother has led, while the mother sees it from a very different perspective.
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
A man calls his mother to tell her he can't bring his family home for the holidays, but ends up talking himself into it.
Bought by KMXT, WEZU, WRVO Public Media, WQJC, WKSU and more
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 01:37
- Purchases: 6
Two brothers sort through the attic after their mother's death, coming into contact with memories through the Christmas wrappings she preserved.
Bought by WKSU
- Added: May 31, 2004
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
A single parent reassures her small child there's no shame in being illegitimate -- but the child is asking something entirely different.
- Added: May 31, 2004
- Length: 01:38
Mom finally allows her child to go out and play in the mud if he promises to keep clean.
- Added: May 31, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A harried father tries to coach his small child to open a locked bathroom door.
- Added: May 31, 2004
- Length: 01:37
A grown daughter rages at the immaturity of the parents who abandoned her but is chastised by the grandmother who raised her.
- Added: May 31, 2004
- Length: 01:38