PRX - Pieces for Tone: Inspiring
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First ladies have been a vital part of American policy and politics since the election of George Washington.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
The face of homelessness is changing, in ways that are not easily addressed by any one group or agency. More people have resorted to living in th...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 29, 2016
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 1
This is a series of quotations from women who were passionate about their politics, power and immortality. They sought justice, equality, knowledge...
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 29:28
- Purchases: 2
She didn't start with her name or with me. We trace the pure bred mutt's story back to the beginning, or as best we can.
Bought by North State Public Radio
- Added: May 14, 2015
- Length: 14:29
- Purchases: 1
We take you to the Quick Quilting Capital of the World to see how one family’s YouTube videos are not just building a business—they’re rebuilding a...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE
- Added: Apr 14, 2015
- Length: 07:00
- Purchases: 2
Lindsey Turrentine, of CNET.com & Caterina Fake founder of Flickr and Findery.
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 53:59
- Purchases: 3
Nigisti Hailemariam has been in the United States for over 20 years; she has two kids, a stable job, and a red Honda outside her three bedroom apar...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 05:26
Being a mother isn’t easy. It’s harder being both single and an immigrant. But that didn’t stop Maria. RadioActive’s Estefania Chirino Perez shares...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 09:20
Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of ...
- Added: Dec 31, 2014
- Length: 11:40
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 22:32
- Purchases: 1
Victoria is trying to get her life back after the removal of a brain tumor. She is getting a little better every day.
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 06:58
What exactly is a dream job? Is it one that pays a lot of money? One where you don’t have to do much work? Is it one that makes you famous? …Or, is...
- Added: Sep 25, 2014
- Length: 04:58
Making Contact partnered with the 2014 National Poetry Slam to produce this special open mic highlighting the power of thoughtful, truth telling, c...
- Added: Sep 22, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In this enlightening memoir about her parents’ deaths, the author lays out some of the difficulties in having the so-called good death when teamed ...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Sep 04, 2014
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 2
Kari Kirkland stands on a narrow platform high above the ground. As a trapeze instructor, her job is to convince students to jump off that platform...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Delmarva Public Media, and KUOW
- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 16:18
- Purchases: 3
100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. An early activist profiled.
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Apr 24, 2014
- Length: 01:40
- Purchases: 1
"Heartbreak feels like a punch to the stomach." In 2010, Gina Brown's daughter suffered a seizure and died. Two weeks later, she went on a run. Wha...
- Added: Feb 06, 2014
- Length: 02:43
A non-fictional piece about how I relinquished my power of DISSOCIATION in order to finally allow someone to love me.
- Added: Feb 03, 2014
- Length: 05:35
Alane Cameron Miles was groomed throughout her life to be comfortable with death and the dying. She had a knack for it and would ultimately become ...
- Added: Oct 10, 2013
- Length: 27:26
Destination DIY producers spoke to senior citizens about self-sufficiency and "making do" in tough times. These folks had lots of wisdom to share o...
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 01:51
- Purchases: 2
After serving time, finding food, a job and a place to live with a criminal record can become an almost impossible task. On this edition, Women bu...
- Added: Jul 18, 2013
- Length: 28:56
In her new book, journalist Denise Kiernan shares the never before told story of the young women who played a crucial role in one of the most signi...
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- Added: Jul 04, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 1
Fifty years ago, on September 29, 1963, Pope John XXIII opened the second working section of The Second Vatican Council and asserted its agenda to ...
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- Added: Jun 18, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 1
Judy Wicks founded the White dog Café on the first floor of her house in West Philadelphia. After helping to save her block from demolition, Judy g...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jun 04, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 1
Author and philosopher Jean Houston offers a guidepost into the world of Dorothy and L Frank Baum in which she delves into the deeper messages held...
- Added: May 01, 2013
- Length: 27:55
