PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky

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StoryCorps: Danny and Annie Perasa
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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OTB clerk Danny Perasa brought his wife Annie to the booth to reminisce about proposing to her on their first date more than 25 years ago.

Bought by WEZU, Troy Public Radio, PRX Remix, WITF, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 10
My Dad's Records
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Kent Hoffman draws an intimate portrait of his late father through the memories triggered by an inherited record collection.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 7
Finding My Place
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A memoir piece about overcoming depression and finding hope

Bought by KVSC, KVSC, and KUT


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 22:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sneaker Fiend
From: Dan Epstein
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Compulsion and passion drive one man's singular pursuit of Nike basketball shoes.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 4
Heir Apparent
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Fourteen-year-old Giannine is trapped in a virtual reality game; to escape she must successfully complete the game.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 28:37
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Marketing
From: WAMU
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Phenola tries to find out who has the upper hand: marketers or teens?

Bought by WXLV-FM and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Liver Treats
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What to cook for an old friend

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: A Well-Seasoned Skillet
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mariah was the reigning iron skillet toss champion

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Praise the Pig!
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A foray into pig farming

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Bones
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
as a reconciliation to the beast - roast the bones

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Speaking the Truth of the Moment
From: Marian van der Zon
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A look at honesty in relationships. Is the truth of the moment sufficient?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 2
Thrift Town
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Youth Radio’s Lauryn Silverman spends her shopping days wandering the aisles of Thrift Town, where she can express herself in a unique way.

Bought by KSFR, WXLV-FM, and YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 3
And Van Der Waals Said
From: Steven Tagle
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A poem that relates chemistry to relationships.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 01:22
Buster & SpongeBob in Love
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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there's power in pride

  • Added: Feb 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:10
A June Commentary
From: Brian Beatty
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's one straight guy's decidedly absurdist, decidedly liberal look at Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:49
The St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dublin, 1965
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Irish in 1965 felt differently about St. Patrick's Day

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KSQM 91.5 FM, Spokane Public Radio, KUT, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
Miss Dumpy
From: jessica lockhart
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Recycling taken to the extreme, a beauty pagent at the town dump.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2005
  • Length: 04:06
Artist Embedded in Fire Alarm Factory
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Feature about the creation of an art installation

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Feb 02, 2005
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 1
BeautifulPeople.dk
From: B-Side Radio
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Describe the person you’re romantically involved with. Usually it’s something like, oh she has a great personality, he’s really funny. Oh, he’s t...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2005
  • Length: 07:06
Lust for Lipstick
From: B-Side Radio
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You might say producer Stacy Bond -- who grew up in Texas -- wears make-up religiously...especially lipstick.

Bought by The PRX Podcast and Public Radio East


  • Added: Jan 16, 2005
  • Length: 09:06
  • Purchases: 2
Just Another Fish Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A small town in rural Maine recalls the impact of a beached whale on their community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, HowSound, PRX Remix, The Story, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 21
Love and Hate the T
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A Midwestern transplant adjusts to a low-car lifestyle

  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:28
Muddy Waters
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A visit to a quirky cafe in New York

  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 03:26
Shaker Square
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A sketch of an neighborhood caught between two worlds

  • Added: Dec 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
Finding my true name
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One man's journey of discovery

  • Added: Dec 04, 2004
  • Length: 04:57

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