PRX - Pieces for Tone: Surprising
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A mother explodes at the dinner table. But she's in a surreal world where her explosion means nothing: "It's ok, Mom, you're not nearly as crazy ...
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- Added: Jun 14, 2004
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A man describes to his lover the experience of consoling a friend who had just learned of the death of her father. A module from "Family Snapshots...
- Added: Jun 14, 2004
- Length: 01:37
A man is furious at his siblings making a public show of love for their deceased mother: they never showed their love while she was alive.
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- Length: 01:38
An elderly woman phones her older brother to let him know she's having a risky, life-saving operation. She ends up comforting him.
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Are the frustrations in their late-in-life marriage outweighed by their real commitment? Her advice: "Get everything in writing."
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Two men talk of a couple whose bizarre lifestyle has nevertheless supported a love and commitment stronger than what the men have experienced in th...
- Added: Jun 09, 2004
- Length: 01:37
A married man tells a woman with whom he's having an affair of the time in his childhood: when he felt unconditional love.
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An elderly woman has been notified that her ex-husband has died. Her friend makes the mistake of extending sympathy.
- Added: Jun 09, 2004
- Length: 01:38
Sister and brother clean up the aftermath of a bloody parental fight, wondering if this is just what moms and dads do. As adults they wonder if it...
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- Added: Jun 08, 2004
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A mother dreams of impulsively dropping everything and treating herself to an afternoon of roller skating -- but it's a dream.
- Added: Jun 08, 2004
- Length: 01:37
A couple celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with simple love and humor.
- Added: Jun 08, 2004
- Length: 01:37
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A mother berates that her teenage daughter to learn from the mistakes the mother made as a teen. Problem is, Mom won't say what mistakes.
- Added: Jun 08, 2004
- Length: 01:38
Faye, who has tried marriage four times, now sees her favorite bar as her family: It's happier and safer.
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A man and a woman communicate through the medium of a board game, briefly wondering, "Is there more to life than this?"
- Added: Jun 05, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A mother reveals to her daughter that, faced with a likelihood of birth defects, she decided against abortion, and was lucky. "What would you have...
- Added: Jun 05, 2004
- Length: 01:38
The wife wants another baby. The man, expressing great enthusiasm, procrastinates.
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A child wonders why his grandfather has been made to live alone in a converted chicken house. Dad: It's not a chicken house!
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An elderly woman, on her deathbed, reminisces with her daughter-in-law about their first big quarrel: the moment that first brought them closer.
- Added: Jun 05, 2004
- Length: 01:38
On the verge of love-making, a couple quarrel about taking out the garbage. The only solution: divorce.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A cleaning lady tells her baffled employer that she has disowned her own son for going against the tenets of their church.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
They're in their sixties, dating, and he pops the question. She's reluctant, fearing a repeat of her previous marital disasters.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A young working-class couple proclaim their firm commitment to their marriage, and, in the next breath, separate.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A mother and daughter offer individual visions of who is "family." To Mom, it's only her daughter; to her daughter, it's the world.
- Added: Jun 04, 2004
- Length: 01:38
A young couple worry over their feverish infant, debating the cost of going to the emergency room.
- Added: Jun 03, 2004
- Length: 01:37
Two devoted criminals attribute the longevity of their marriage to teamwork and strong family values.
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- Added: Jun 03, 2004
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