PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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Caption: Janet Peck and her partner of 33 years, Carol Coughlin, hold hands after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Connecticut in 2008., Credit: Chion Wolf
In the next hour, you’ll hear an exclusive interview in which America’s most famous opponent of same-sex marriage announces that he has changed his...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 44:26
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The Cutting Edge looks at the life of the Emmy award-winning journalist, Gil Noble- considered as America's best known and most influential African...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:11
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From Archie Bunker to Murphy Brown, TV characters have been getting trapped in elevators, freezers and all other manner of small spaces for decades...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Holiday Traditions abound on this segment from Arctic Entries. David Onofrychuck tells us how his family celebrated Christmas.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Coke Salish, Credit: Sonny Assu
In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 16:57
  • Purchases: 2
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When a neighborhood newspaper folds, the publisher creates a unique ritual to mark its passing.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
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On this episode of Friend Speaks My Mind, a peek into the experience of growing up Quaker.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 17, 2011
  • Length: 32:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Rohde at a speaking engagement., Credit: Wheeler Cowperthwaite
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Eleven years after I posted the first commentary for The River is Wide series, this remains true: Speaking and seeking the truth is not cynical.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:04

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:48
Caption: A still from the 1920 film "Manhatta."
The early American experimental film "Manhatta" gets a much-needed facelift.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rio Grande river access on BLM land, Santa Fe, Credit: Chris Goldstein
In 1996 host Chris Goldstein moved from Philadelphia, PA to Santa Fe, NM where he lived for 10 years. In a 4 part series Chris discusses what broug...

  • Added: May 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Where does Spam email come from? Why won't it stop? Why does the text read like the author was hit on the head with a baseball bat?

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Today we witnessed the worst kind of media discrimination.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:33
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Do you believe what they say about you on the Internet?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 01:46
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The libraries of Los Angeles might shut down in a few years, unless the people of the city rally and write letters, demanding they stay open. Plans...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 59:40
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The more popular the email, the more likely it is to be bogus

  • Added: Mar 06, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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‘Tis the season to buy and sell. We take a closer look at some of the current trends in retail online.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 26:10
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Are mashups the new metaphors– combining rather than comparing unlike things — as a commentary on our culture? How have mashups influenced and chan...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 23:37
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Last night there was a football game on television instead of the evening news.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: :52
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The road to writing a best seller has to start somewhere.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Simple storytelling has become complicated.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:43
Caption: Always an unusual interview process
A gentle parody of the public radio show "This American Life," using the James Stewart Christmas chestnut "It's a Wonderful Life" as a weapon.

Bought by KMXT, KZYX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 12
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A medium length audio documentary that discusses the impact of online gaming on today's society through a 'This American Life' style of storytelling.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
  • Length: 21:39
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There ain't nothing on television

  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 02:21