PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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My name is Shawn Hughes. I wrote this piece consciously, recapping one of my most important moments of the year. In the midst of two pandemics, eve...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 06:54
Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
Artist profile of Carla Rondon, an Akins High School student from Cuba. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at A...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
Akins High School has an annual fall festival called Blue and Gold Night. It's a night with many activities, including a pig kissing "contest." Pro...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:19
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My piece is about my journey through life since 4th grade, when I realized I was an LGBTQ+ individual.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 10:07
Caption: A Christmas display, the one referred to in the audio piece, in a grocery store on October 27th. , Credit: Emma Henzes
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...

Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
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Throughout President Donald Trump's campaign and first 100 days as president, he has continuously bashed the news media. Now, the journalists of t...

Bought by KISU and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Education is moving away from a more lecture style to a focus on interactivity while engaging and building relationships with students like never b...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
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While the American mythology of Thanksgiving is about peace, in Shanaya Pudumjee’s house, it’s anything but peaceful. Find out how one woman pulled...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WKSU, KSTK, 'The Sea', WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Emily Burrichter surveys rows of red and green lettuce under one of Main Street Farms' high tunnels in Homer, New York., Credit: © 2015 Dan Mantooth
Where does our food come from? Who grows it? Main Street Farms might be your answer if you shop local.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:51
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Young people will be crucial to this year?s election, though political activism can take many different forms. Ann Kane talks to youth voters about...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
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For Bryce Jacobson and DaeDae Williams, reflection comes naturally. But both have a complicated relationship with their quiet time. On today's show...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
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What would be the reason for the closure of off-campus lunch? Youth Producer Sean MacDonell looks into a controversial policy change at his rural s...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 12:38
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cailan and Collin, Credit: Bjorn Johnson
It's something a lot of young couples face when they graduate from high school. Should they split up as they go off to new adventures? Or should th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 13:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Meet Annika, a 16 year old actress who appeared in the movie JOBS as Steve Jobs' (Ashton Kutcher's) daughter. Annika shares many behind-the-scenes ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 07:34
Caption: Radio K - Culture Queue - the art show that rocks., Credit: KUOM
This week on Culture Queue, we explore identity, including how it changes over time and how it stays the same.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: M. Scott Tatum
The following piece is a portrait of a relationship between a high school theatre teacher and his student.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Josh's Mom Gets Her Blood Pressure Taken
Josh's mom was having trouble having a baby, so she headed down to Mexico for an "operation" from a renowned psychic surgeon. This story was sele...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
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Rachel comes full-circle. She goes from being a college student to be a stripper and then back to starting all over again.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 18:57
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As part of the Youth Spin Summer Workshop series the teens of Youth Spin looked deep into the inner workings of four youth related organizations in...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 06:33
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This is the extended version of Eight Beige Floors

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
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A short audio documentary for the Third Coast ShortDocs challenge.

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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Not just citizen soldiers, but student soldiers.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:31
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Three seniors talk about there feelings and expectations of being at the end of the high school journey.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:36
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News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Baiz's exterior is moldering and dull, but inside, it is a conclave for a myriad of cultures and traditions., Credit: Mr. K
You don't have to travel far to experience different cultures.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:53