PRX - Pieces for Tone: Inspiring

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Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series

  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 32:35
Caption: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak tours Kolkata's Durga Puja with the widows of Vrindavan. , Credit: Sandip Roy
India’s famous “toilet man,” Dr. Bindeswar Pathak, died last month at the age of 80. But he was far more than just an inventor and business man. Sa...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: A billboard in Kolkata celebrates the Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers. , Credit: Sandip Roy
The short documentary Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers is being widely celebrated in India because it's a first for India. But what will it me...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Anjali Gopalan, the emu-whisperer at All Creatures Great and Small, Credit: Instagram @allcreaturesgreatandsmallindia.
On World Animal Day I think about Anjali Gopalan and her marvelous sanctuary All Creatures Great and Small.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Kasey O'Connell, Fif Ghobadian and Alice Cahan, Credit: Road Twenty-Two
Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 13:36
Caption: Sandy Mix teaches piano to Diane Wilson., Credit: Rachel Wong
From the moment Sandy Mix wakes up in the morning, she is thinking about music. Over coffee, she plans the day’s lessons.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Sunset Youth Services is an organization that supports transitional age youth and their families with things like parenting classes, food assistanc...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ron Krauss & Kathy DiFiore, San Francisco, CA 12/11/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ron Krauss and Kathy DiFiore talk turning points, making connections, and why a documentary just wasn’t going to convey the story they wanted to tell.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 16:20
Caption: The seven Pathstar swimmers from 2013, Credit: Angela Johnston
The sun is just beginning to rise over the glassy water at San Francisco’s aquatic park. Karen Wapato is beaming as she emerges from the Bay and pe...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:33
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bayview's James Martin , Credit: R.J. Lozada
Deafening gunshots rang out just as James Martin arrived home. Troubled by the news of a 17-year-old young man dying in front of his house, he did ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:38
Caption: Second Presbyterian - Where Knight Life meets., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she create...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
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In the world of adventure women are busting out on their own. They’re leaving husbands, boyfriends and children at home to discover their strengths...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 10:38

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The cast of Creating Bias-Free Classrooms, Credit: Gloria Juang
Teens in Los Angeles use live theater to battle homophobia in the classroom.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KRZA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Comanchero - Boston-based Americana Jam Band
The Americana music scene is thriving in New England, with a growing fan base and musicians alike. Boston has been a particular hot spot, with a g...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Two teenagers from western Zambia embark on a journey across the river to visit schools in the flood plain. After seeing the serious challenges stu...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Dec 19, 2010
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bla Pahinui: Singer and Guitar Player, Credit: Jon de Mello | The Mountain Apple Company
Hawaiian singer and guitar player, Bla Pahinui, is known for his own distinct voice and for carrying on the legacy of his father, Gabby Pahinui, on...

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 2
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The number of speakers of native languages is dwindling, despite programs designed to help save them.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, KVMR, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
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Jon Jang, composer and jazz pianist, who paved the way for Asian American jazz musicians.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
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Striking, afforable architecture that builds on New Orleans' past

Bought by Real Estate Today and WKMS


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
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Nona Beamer dedicated her life to preserving Hawaiian culture. She was a gifted storyteller, hula dancer, songwriter and teacher. Since she died ...

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2006
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
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sound-rich story of a musical collaboration to celebrate the ethnic diversity of Miami

  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 06:49
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A report on the growing number of volunteers who help out Mother Teresa's charities.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2005
  • Length: 03:46
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About the unique and little known Deep Springs College

Bought by WCFM and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2004
  • Length: 10:21
  • Purchases: 2