PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
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If "Bring Your Kid To Work Day" was a competition, Jack's father would win.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
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Senor Jorge has lived a multicultural life. Hear how he came to be a Spanish teacher in Austin, Texas.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Tony Bees shows off his bee-themed tattoos. The scroll reads in Latin: “Go to the honeybee, thy poet, consider her ways and be wise.”
When bee season in New York City begins in early spring, that means retired police detective (and unofficial NYPD beekeeper) Anthony “Tony Bees” Pl...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Ok so Host Marc Cuniberti is on a run of off the wall news pieces. Another "not so normal" news piece. Once again its not about the stock markets b...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
Caption: Frank Mutz (left) and Phil Mutz (right)
A father and son talk about working together in an air conditioner repair business that has been in their family for more than half a century.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
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Enrolling in college at 40 to study art, Sharon Long had no idea an anthropology class would put her on a path to a career as a forensic artist.

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
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In car-choked LA, riding the bus is a sign that you can’t afford your own wheels. But Joshua Salazar's overnight routes are often full of people be...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:58
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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
Caption: A wall upstairs at [freespace], Credit: Jen Chien
The seed idea for [freespace] came from a 48-hour hackathon called the National Day of Civic Hacking. A hackathon is when people get together for a...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
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A documentary on Adrian Chi Tenney, a female professional driver in Los Angeles, CA.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
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One Bay Area organization has created an economy based on trading services and skills. KALW's Jen Chien reports.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 08:11
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Mort Segal and his sister, Joan Feldman, remember their father, Jack Segal, a booking agent for novelty acts in the Catskills.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
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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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A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory

  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
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Kaya trims medical marijuana

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2