PRX - Pieces for Tone: Provocative

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A pandemic is no place to be a bystander, says Muslim American activist Linda Sarsour. In this episode, Laura interviews Sarsour about her recently...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 2
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

  • Added: Jul 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Pick Your Poison" - A weapon? A medicine? A murder mystery plot? Take your pick. HOUR TWO: "Who's Watching Us" - Think you've got noth...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Should You Delete Facebook?" - Thinking about leaving Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? We'll consider the pros and cons of logging off so...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Hayan Charara considers how the world would be different today if certain historically significant events had not taken place in the late 1990s.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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HOUR ONE: "After 30 Years of Prozac" - Happy 30th birthday Prozac. We've had three decades of the drug, so why are we still depressed? HOUR TWO: ...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Kenyatta Rogers distracts himself with writing during an uncomfortable flight from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Elaine Kahn, poet
Elaine Kahn meditates on care, loss, and the uncertainty of the future.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Noel Black, poet
Noel Black imagines singing karaoke on a yacht to the music of Michael McDonald.

Bought by Raven Radio, KHSU, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Feliz Lucia Molina, poet
Feliz Lucia Molina remembers her life as a child while growing up in the San Fernando Valley.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Roberto Harrison, poet
Roberto Harrison imagines a time when death itself will be artificial.

Bought by KUER, KENW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Johannes Goransson, poet
Johannes Göransson catalogs his summer travels through Berlin and Stockholm.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Harmony Holiday, poet
Harmony Holiday meditates on her biracial heritage and the legacy of her parents.

Bought by WSLR, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Danez Smith, the author of "Don't Call Us Dead", Credit: David Hong
Danez Smith's poetry frankly addresses HIV, gay hookups and violence aimed at black men. At formal events, he's not afraid to go flamboyant. KFAI's...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
Caption: Jennifer Firestone, poet
Jennifer Firestone recounts the state of dementia in a loved one.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Ben Fama, poet
Ben Fama mediates on the loss of a job and the world view of corporate America.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Matthew Zapruder, poet
Matthew Zapruder dedicates a graduation address to poet and fiction writer Denis Johnson who died in May, 2017.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Brenda Coultas, poet
Brenda Coultas describes the act of writing as it unfolds during the course of a day.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Dec 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jennifer Foerster, poet, Credit: Richard Bluecloud Castaneda
Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Uche Nduka, poet, Credit: John Casquarelli
Uche Nduka expresses a sense of anguish and offers possible spiritual solutions to current political and existential problems.

Bought by KUER, KALW, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Jennifer Moxley
Jennifer Moxley meditates on Eros, mythology, and the cosmos.

Bought by KVNO, KALW, PRX Remix, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Sueyeun Juliette Lee, poet
Sueyeun Juliette Lee mediates on loss and its aftermath.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Joshua Edwards, poet
Joshua Edwards mediates on the nature of work and communal living.

Bought by KVNO, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Julien Poirier, poet, Credit: Peter Freedberger
Julien Poirier navigates the line between what can be imagined and what is real.

Bought by KVNO, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3