PRX - Pieces for Tone: Personal

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Jonathan Chiu is an inmate at San Quentin State Prison. He was born in Hong Kong in 1982 and moved to the United States with is family when he was...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: Bridget Gibbons and her belongings., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
When you think of someone who's part of America's "working poor", you may picture a high school or college dropout. It's generally assumed that th...

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Rosalinda Guillen, Ex Dir Community to Community
This week Rosalinda tells her story about how she became an organizer, activist, and helped create a movement building collective of farm worker le...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:26
Caption: Marilyn Lombardo in her backyard., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
For many senior citizens, the "Golden Years" are meant to be lived comfortably. One retires, takes things easy, maybe catches up with kids and gra...

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3
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nice images in this poem about going downtown

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 1
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To Terrence, in his part of the world, you have to either play sports or do something illegal to support your family

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Danielle, a Minneapolis Menlo Park Academy student tells us what she's all about.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
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A lot of mental work and skill the combine to help you win a running race. To this young Minneapolis poet, nothing is more fun.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
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The Cookie Cart is a north side Minneapolis business which gives many high school kids their first jobs, as is the case with this poet, Darrien.

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Mohammed, a young participant in the Luxton after-school program, tells us about his favorite things.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
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A Minneapolis High School student reflects on a beautiful, sunn Minnesota day.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
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Ingrid spilled the beans on what it’s like to pursue music through an indie label.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 33:46
Caption: Bob Marley , Credit: Dino Caderao
Locks, Dreads, or Jata (Hindi) is a kind of hairstyle that portrays different meaning and belief. In today's society, having dreads is something co...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 11:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Following the religious journey of a puzzled teenager

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: Erica von Kleist
“Essentially Ellington…really made me feel like I could be part of something bigger, musically. Meeting all these other young people from around th...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Students all over Philadelphia are being pushed out of schools and right into the school to prison pipeline. This is happening because of the lack ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
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A true story told live in London. As a trader, Shaun had it all - money, cars, women - until he got into dealing drugs as well as shares. This is h...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 09:50
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We’re three-and-a-half years into the Great Recession, and nearly a quarter of recent college graduates are unemployed in the United States. And 40...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:15
Caption: Lee Mier, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Lee Mier is a student manager of the Minneapolis Edison girls basketball team. It was exciting to get to the championship game last year.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Kalia Xiong, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Minneapolis Edison student Kalia Xiong tells that there is a lot to like in Winter.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Gabriela Cabrera, Credit: Phil Nubsaum
Gabriela Aguilar, a student at Minneapolis Edison High School has been part of the Voyager program. The program gives students an introduction to t...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Breanna Koger (l) and Jazzmin Keys, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
High School is not an easy time of life. Minneapolis Edison students Breanna Koger and Jazzmin Keys collaborate to tell the world about it.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Jesse Clabo, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
At Minneapolis Edison High School, the football coach places a lot of defensive responsibility on the linebackers. And that suits student Jesse Cla...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Sami Pineda, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
It's strenuous and requires teamwork and committment, so this cheerleader claims cheer leading as a sport.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Anna Flores (Left) Santa (Center) Terese Tenseth (Right), Credit: Santa Claus
Join us on KQAL for our Holiday Special! Pam Simon a retail veteran gives us a great list of must-have tips for Holiday Shopping. Nutritionist and ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 35:11