PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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In her early 20s, Sibylle Baier recorded 14 folk songs that she says saved her life. Then, she packed the tape away and forgot about it. Decades la...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
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Meant to be an Israeli version of Hair’s ‘Let the Sunshine In,’, Shir La’Shalom was quickly banned by generals and labeled as both defeatist and de...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 12:16
  • Purchases: 2
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Tyler Dunning went into the wild to distract himself from his grief…but ended up coming face to face with it instead.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 2
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"What Blood, What Earth", is a documentary on the life of Puerto Rican black metal artist MQ. His story leads the listener on a journey from pre-co...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
Caption: Steve Moore
He left the East Coast for the West Coast to become an actor. Instead he became a comedian. And just as his career was taking off, he was diagnosed...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 26:34
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First hand accounts from women in prison

  • Added: Sep 11, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:03
Caption: San Francisco skyline
Sometimes when I return to San Francisco from Calcutta it feels like I have two homes, the best of both worlds. But sometimes at night, jet-lagged ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Triptych photo illustration, Credit: Doug Dobey.
For the longest while I would think of my mother as a husk like the shell left behind by a cicada, all the internal meat gone, just a crisp skin re...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 27:38

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:52
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Frank “the Bear” Abramovitz lost his wife to cancer. That’s when he took over her business, and became a bounty hunter.

  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 10:21
Caption: Steve Klingforth, Credit: Larry W Jones
"Lovely Mansion On The Hill" was written by Larry W Jones onJan 4, 2008 as song #5224. Music and vocals by Steve Klingforth.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:21
Caption: Steve Klingforth, Credit: Larry W Jones
"For Another You Love" was written by Larry W Jones on Nov 18, 2006 as song #4079. Music and vocals by Steve Klingforth.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: Don Haddock, Credit: Larry W Jones
"Yesterday I Remembered You Again" was written by Larry W Jones on May 9, 2014 as song #6901. Music and vocals by Don Haddock.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 03:48
Caption: Mike Bryant, Credit: Larry W Jones
"I Hear Texas Calling Me" was written by Larry W Jones on Aug 24, 2010 as song #6134. Music and vocals by Mike Bryant.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 04:31
Caption: Sanjay Lal, Credit: Larry W Jones
"This Heart of Mine" was written by Larry W Jones on Aug 21, 2006 as song #4002. Music and vocals by Sanjay Lal.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
Caption: Mike Bryant, Credit: Larry W Jones
"Hank Williams Shoes", was written by Larry W Jones on "Nov 15, 2006" as song #4068. Music and Vocals by Nashville recording artist Mike Bryant.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Danger Days". The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poe...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world. Then, through...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Brooks of Liverpool, 1789, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem reveals the forgotten world of 18th century slave ships, sharing the story of one enslaved woman and discussing why it's so ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Flooded Streets, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy experiences some nostalgia for the monsoons of his childhood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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When tragedy strikes a 16-year-old Muslim girl, her neighbor, Helene Newberg, is inspired to run in this year’s Boston marathon for her. And like e...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:46
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In the twelfth installment of The Taxi Tapes (http://thetaxitapes.com), Sam encounters a fellow cab driver who is fearful of the past.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Jane O'Connor is a young woman from Dublin whose mother was a big fan of the film Groundhog day. The irony of her beloved film choice was that when...

Bought by KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 5
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Moving into an apartment in Camden, Canadian Craig Taylor can't help but feel the past coming to get him...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
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Two children grow up completely different

Bought by The Story, PRX Remix, KUT, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 5