PRX - Pieces for Tone: Surprising

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Faye, who has tried marriage four times, now sees her favorite bar as her family: It's happier and safer.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 08, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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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
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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
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Two devoted criminals attribute the longevity of their marriage to teamwork and strong family values.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
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"How many couples could say on their first anniversary that they've solved all their significant problems?"

  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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A daughter rebels against the bland life her mother has led, while the mother sees it from a very different perspective.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
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A man calls his mother to tell her he can't bring his family home for the holidays, but ends up talking himself into it.

Bought by KMXT, WEZU, WRVO Public Media, WQJC, WKSU and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 6
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A suburban couple plan to go out for the evening, but every option is fraught with danger -- they stay home behind locked doors.

  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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Two parents, disciplining a teenage daugher, present a unified front -- of utter confusion.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
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A son disappoints his dad by deciding to forego college to learn a trade, even though he's clearly "college material."

  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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A woman tries to tell her uncomprehending doctor that she doesn't have her family medical history because, as an adoptee, she's legally denied acce...

  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
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Old coots reminiscing about wars and police actions of words. . . and steam, geothermal and nuclear-powered doorbells they have known. . .

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Revised Beatle song

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2003
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Legendary cartoonist R. Crumb shares his love for early blues recordings.

Bought by KMUW, KRCB 104.9, KGLT, KMUN, WYSO and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2003
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12