PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

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

5 results


The Tiny City That Almost Wasn't
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The water tower of Hilltop, MN, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a tiny town just north of Minneapolis that is entirely surrounded by Columbia Heights. It's called Hilltop. In a way, Hilltop was forced in...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 07:56
StoryCorps: Suzi and Donna Wong
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Suzi and Donna Wong at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta on March 15, 2022., Credit: Hillery Rink for StoryCorps.
Sisters Suzi and Donna Wong remember growing up in the back of their parents’ laundry business in Hollywood, CA.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Saving a part of Americana--old diners restored and repurposed
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Piece image
Steve Harwin bought his first diner in 1987...and has been preserving this special part of American history ever since. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg caught...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 18:05
Everything you wanted to know about World's Best Donuts
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: World's Best Donuts, Grand Marais, Minn.
Everybody loves Grand Marais' World's Best Donuts--so WTIP's Julie Carlson invited second- and third-generation donut makers Dee Brazell and Stacey...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 23:54
It's a car! It's a plane! No wait...it's both!
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: 1954 Aerocar, Credit: courtesy Golden Wings Museum
Greg Herrick, president of the Aviation Foundation of America and aviation buff, is the proud owner of a rare 1954 Aerocar (yes, a car with wings)...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 23:15