PRX - Pieces for Tone: Personal
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- Added: Jan 18, 2018
- Length: 04:19
"I was afraid that I was gonna say the wrong thing, I wouldn't be able to speak, I was gonna stutter." One introvert's transformation, with a littl...
- Added: Sep 18, 2017
- Length: 06:27
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.
- Added: Sep 15, 2017
- Length: 05:12
- Purchases: 1
We all remember the influential teacher who made a difference in our lives. But for Drego Little, the teacher that changed his life was the one he ...
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 05:56
- Purchases: 1
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
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 02:51
Our 6th Annual Fathers' Show, celebrating the many different facets of fatherhood. Stories by James Seawel, Sandra Spotts Hamilton, and Phillip Tay...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Coastal Studies for Girls is a hands-on marine science and leadership program for sophomores in high school. But for 15-year-old Laura, it’s more ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 10, 2011
- Length: 06:03
- Purchases: 4
Her first year in the competition, Camea says this piece is about encouraging young women to love themselves and succeed beyond adversity. Camea O...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 1
His sixth year in the competition, Nate says this piece is about poetry, the Slam, and the positive impact it can have on youth. Nate Marshall is ...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 02:26
His fourth year in the competition, Q says this piece is about contradiction in American society. Q Cole is 19 years old and a member of WordPlay,...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 02:38
Her fifth year in the competition, KeeKey says this piece is about the love of writing, from the perspective of a multi-racial girl (note: in Engli...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 01:34
This is the group piece (4 poets) performed in-studio by Kuumba Lynx, which was the winner of the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. They will n...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 03:04
- Added: Mar 25, 2008
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: 05:52
- Purchases: 5
One young writer tells his coming of age story. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Centre (Chicago, IL).
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:39
With her amazing voice and sly poetry, this young writer approaches depression head-on. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Centre (Chica...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 1
A moving personal story of one young writer's downfall with anorexia. This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Public Interactive
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:37
- Purchases: 2
A letter to God - this young writer calls out for guidance among peers who aren't following a path he wants to walk. This poet is a student at Mo...
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:19
His grandmother's refusal to accept his mother's conversion to Judaism. This poet is a student at Oak Park-River Forest High School (IL).
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 01:47
One young writer's lessons learning from a family member with a mental disability. This poet is a student at Oak Park-River Forest High School (IL).
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 02:27
Overcoming the struggles of those around him, this young writer confronts drug overdose, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, gang involvement and imprisonmen...
Bought by Public Interactive
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 03:05
- Purchases: 1
Exploring African-American history leads one young writer to critique Obama's run for presidency. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Cen...
- Added: Mar 21, 2007
- Length: 03:02
How do you define love? Steinmetz Academic Centre is in Chicago, IL.
- Added: Mar 21, 2007
- Length: 03:06
These junior high students reflect on the lessons they've learned from the current administration. San Miguel School-Gary Comer Campus is in Chica...
- Added: Mar 21, 2007
- Length: 01:10
