PRX - Pieces for Tone: Inspiring

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Join us as author Fatima Shaik uncovers the hidden history of a free Black brotherhood that was almost lost forever.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
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Forty years after Carl Sagan’s ‘Golden Records’ began their long voyage into the depths of outer space, Eyal Gever - an Israeli high-tech-wunderkin...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 31:11
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David M. Rubenstein, author of The American Story, visionary cofounder of The Carlyle Group, and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show r...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2020
  • Length: 20:39
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An audio documentary about the parent-led fight to reform New York City's child welfare system.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 39:13
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Juan Martinez grew up in South Central L.A. in the early nineties. He was struggling to find his way until he traded detention for a pack of jalape...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Chuck McDermott, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Over the last 40 years, Chuck McDermott has left his musical mark on audiences on both coasts of the United States. Over the last fe...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
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Knowing how to read and write well is fundamental to a good education. But what happens when schools in communities of color lack the resources for...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:09
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Topic 1: How America has changed since its founding. Topic 2: Black Women who fought for suffrage. Topic 3: Immigration laws and who gets to be an ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSTK, WNMU-FM, and KOWS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4
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On September 29 of 2018 the Blues world lost one of it’s Iconic artists of the West-side Chicago Blues sound Otis Rush. Although he had not perform...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:32
Caption: Carlton Johnson
There’s a man in a small city thirty miles south of Richmond Virginia whose business was pretty much wiped out by the Coronavirus pandemic. But des...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 12:26
Caption: Nicole Roberts, owner of Nicola Flora in Richmond, Virginia.
Today we visit remotely with Nicole Roberts owner of Nicola Flora, a florist on Richmond, Virginia’s Northside. She and her husband continue to pro...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2020
  • Length: 11:25
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World Footprints will uncover the stories behind the story of the Green Book and we’ll explore Rochester, New York’s rich African-American heritage .

  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 37:09
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Christopher McDougall is famous for starting the barefoot running craze with his book 'Born to Run.' And now he has an unusual new running partner.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:43
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Tarik Moore always enjoyed nature. So when he found an outdoorsy community, it led to new adventures—like becoming a member of the first all-Black ...

Bought by KRZA and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 2
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When Wendy Hellowell’s son Oliver was born, he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. She realized the two of them would face enormous challenges. But t...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 16:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Two men address their fear of climate change by getting their cities to declare a climate emergency and commit to rapidly lowering emissions.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, KICI Iowa City, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Nativities at Church of the Redeemer., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Every year, at the Church of the Redeemer in Mechanicsville, Virginia, people exhibit exhibit hundred of Nativities from all over the world. And ea...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 27:00
Caption: Bill Breeden
Beyond a Song host Rich Reardin interviews peace activist, minister, songwriter and musician Bill Breeden. Final (part 2)

  • Added: Sep 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho paddled thousands of miles in a canoe from Minneapolis to the shores of the Hudson Bay. The journey tested their physi...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 21:10
  • Purchases: 2
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The World Pieces Expedition hops on the bus and takes a ride to Detroit. Host Jason Kladiva takes listeners on his bus journey but discovers the v...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 06:49
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The one-hour documentary features excerpts from three interviews that capture the essence of immigrant experiences in the US. Each interviewee talk...

Bought by KRWG, KAAD-LP, KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 7
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When she became a mom, Andrea Sarubbi Fereshteh went from full speed ahead to a full stop. But then she found a place that showed her stillness is ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 16:31
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Clarys on their front porch., Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Anthony Clary grew up in the largest public housing project in Richmond, Virginia, a place called Blackwell. In its day it was notorious for the am...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2019
  • Length: 26:22
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Recent studies have shown the therapeutic effects of running on depression. This, shouldn’t come as a surprise for people who’ve been blessed by it...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2019
  • Length: 08:28
Caption: Will Turner, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Will Turner of Richmond, Virginia now holds the world record for the number of Ironman triathlons completed in a single calendar year—Sixty one. ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 27:16