PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

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Clayton Sherrod looks back to 1964, when at 19 years old he became executive chef at an all--white country club in Birmingham, Alabama.

Bought by WDBM, WMUU-LP, WEZU, and KMUD


  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 4
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Maybe you know this place. Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above-average. Perhaps best know...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
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A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 30:40
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Poet Ruth Nolan and Musician Frankie Hernandez.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Apr 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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San Francisco has long been known as a city where you can let it all hang out. Nudists from all over the world flock here to participate in events ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:51
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This is a funny little story about my parent's Christmas Tree lot, told from my father's perspective.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
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A profile on Ryan Bowers, a winner of Yale University's Last Comic Standing, and an opener for John Mulaney at the Yale Fall Show.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
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An entertaining radio show featuring songs related to Halloween!

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:04:23
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So many of our guests want to tell TV to "get off their lawn." So we came up with this, just for the TV Industry

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
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The Berkeley theater company Shotgun Players started performing twenty years ago in the basement of a Berkeley pizzeria. Now it’s got its own build...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
Caption: BLUE DAY
My buddy Sean and I decided to embark on a challenge: the ROYGBIV diet - spending a week eating only one color of food per day, according to the co...

Bought by KUT, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:34
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Matt Feldstein, a.k.a Cold Steel Renegade at the SF Regional Championships., Credit: Photo by Christopher Connelly.
When it comes to making it big at anything, you’ve got to do some hard work. Behind every rock star, there are thousands of hours of practice, tour...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 2
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A Guide for Those of Little Brain

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Whether it's societal progress or a squiggly 11-pound miracle, getting there isn't always pretty.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 4
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A young Soviet 'Pioneer' (i.e. boy scout) squares off with the CIA -- will he live to tell the tale?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Paleontologist Paul Sereno
Why do dinosaurs ignite our imaginations and why do we have so many misconceptions about them? In this episode, Gabriel Spitzer tackles those quest...

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 2
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
Caption: Erin Shannon, “Queen of Pie.”, Credit: Rob Hoey
One San Francisco-based group is taking the worship of food to a whole new level. This past Saturday, about 100 people descended on 111 Minna Galle...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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A comedic piece giving advice on how to follow up after your first interview.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:59
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Gene Turpin created one of the first haunted houses in Indianapolis and also provided her family and community with an amazing and memorable tradit...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 2