PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky
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An interview with Amy Bruni, star of "Kindred Spirits" and author of "Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts"
- Added: Dec 10, 2020
- Length: 23:56
An interview with Art Bell, author of "Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor"
- Added: Dec 10, 2020
- Length: 21:41
We visit a place where it’s good to be ugly.
- Added: Jun 25, 2020
- Length: 27:18
More than 40 years ago, a man moved to an abandoned mining town to be alone. He says that there are days in the winter “when it’s so quiet that the...
- Added: Jun 25, 2020
- Length: 25:25
- Added: Jun 25, 2020
- Length: 19:41
- Purchases: 1
Derek Smalls formerly of the band formerly known as Spinal Tap discusses new CD Smalls Change (meditations on ageing) Lukewarm Water tour in 2019 o...
- Added: Sep 16, 2019
- Length: 32:26
Three women, two countries, one shared experience: Motherhood. From giving birth to receiving support – our producer Melissa Gerr looks at the role...
Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 09, 2019
- Length: 24:46
- Purchases: 3
When you think about Las Vegas, you might picture casinos, opulent hotels and neon signs. Like the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, Circus Cir...
- Added: May 09, 2018
- Length: 12:37
A funny look at the things French People Find Strange About The U.S.
- Added: Oct 10, 2017
- Length: 01:00:00
A sound rich narrative interview with former Washington state park ranger and storyteller Jody Maberry
- Added: Aug 07, 2015
- Length: 17:53
An independent video rental store remains popular in age of movies on-demand.
- Added: Jun 13, 2015
- Length: 02:31
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...
Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more
- Added: Jan 10, 2015
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 6
Bobby and Martini podcast from Union, NJ, at the studio of New York City-based artist, Ocean Clark, whose original paintings and prints of pop cult...
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 30:25
Bobby speaks, on location, from Columbus Circle (the literal epicenter of New York City) with Nicole Raymondi, creator of Quotiful, an iPhone app, ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2013
- Length: 36:58
Everyone loves being the only ones in the Masai Mara, one of the worlds most spectacular wildlife experiences. But the absence of tourists is not g...
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: 05:29
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...
- Added: Oct 28, 2009
- Length: 01:37
The music by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is often charged with romantic and melodramatic urges. When it comes to playing Piazzolla, violi...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
A Vox Pop musical piece from polling places around the Bay Area
- Added: Nov 04, 2008
- Length: 03:21
The surprising wonder of routine in the making of a peanut butter sandwich
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 1
There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Feb 19, 2007
- Length: 08:36
- Purchases: 1
While Nicolo Paganini's violin playing brought him enormous prestige and adoration from his many female admirers, he also got around on the guitar....
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 25, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie plays shoeless, but she says it's not to make a fashion or social statement. Use this 30 second clip to introduce any...
Bought by WITF, WEKU, and New England Public Media
- Added: Aug 31, 2006
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 3
Comedy and Jazz: Man on the Street, Mal Sharpe wanders around America looking for the "meaning of life."
Bought by KZYX, WYSO, WMNF, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2006
- Length: 58:25
- Purchases: 11
