PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

13 results


Weird Jazz Instruments (Ep. 15)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley
Tuba, banjo, flute and even bagpipes have all found their places in jazz over the years. How good they sound might surprise you.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
The District
From: WWNO
Series: Storyville
Caption: One of E. J. Belloqc's Storyville portraits.
This is the premier story for Storyville, about Storyville. University of New Orleans' Robin Baudier looks back on this historic district, and what...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:52
Chicago Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Avant garde jazz icon Sun Ra helped light the fuse for Chicago's rich experimental music scene.
Long before New York became America's jazz capital, Chicago jazz reigned supreme. This hour, we continue our tour of America's great jazz cities wi...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Raven Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBBI Alaska, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 32
Distillations Episode 177: The Twilight Years
From: Distillations
Caption: A mid 20th century hearing aid from CHF’s collections.
Part three in our series, The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. First, a look at how brain con...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 18:01
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 176: The Adult Show
From: Distillations
Caption: Cartoon from an AIDS comic book. , Credit: the National Museum of Health & Medicine.
Join us for the second installment of The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. We start by lookin...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 175: The Kid Show
From: Distillations
Caption: Children have been coloring in with crayons for almost 100 years. , Credit: Sruthi Pinnamaneni.
This episode kicks off a three-part series, The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. First, a loo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 17:28
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 161: A Day in the Life - Morning
From: Distillations
Caption: When it comes to kids and adults, the debate over fluoridated water has waged for decades., Credit: Flickr user sean dreilinger.
Today we begin the three-part series: A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. First, a look at what's lur...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:21
Distillations Episode 122: Our Chemical Landscape - The City
From: Distillations
Caption: Philadelphia skyline., Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user Kevin Burkett.
In honor of the International Year of Chemistry, today we begin the four-part series Our Chemical Landscape. These shows look at how science has sh...

  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 14:35
Damascus Steel
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The tiny secret within Damascus steel

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:37
Secret Inks
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Secret and invisible inks, explained.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
Black bile
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A sad, melancholy element

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Pneuma
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The science of the soul.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Fire
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fire, from a chemical perspective

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:31