PRX - Pieces for Tone: Offbeat

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A detective story about the infamous Piltdown Man hoax.

Bought by KKRN, WNJR, WCPN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20
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Forty years ago, few people wanted to own snakes or lizards as pets. But since then, the market for geckos, chameleons and bearded dragons has boom...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:27
Caption: a band called death
Recently at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, Ayana Contreras caught a documentary about Death, a 1970s all-black proto-punk band out of Detroit. The do...

Bought by WFHB and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: La Chaire Trepidante: the 19th century vibrating chair invented to relieve Parkinsons's symptoms., Credit: Christopher Goetz
Treating Parkinson's with a vibrating chair; reading the rumblings of the earth; and a hip-hop battle of cosmic proportions.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Millions of Americans are Idle. out of work. This program uses narration, music and soundbites to explore a subject that too many of us are familia...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 55:20
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Media Outlets say they are being more transparent about the way news is gathered and reported. Sure, if you think transparency means showing you th...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2010
  • Length: 54:30