PRX - Pieces for Topic: Family

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

77 results


Holiday Special
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
Piece image
The Children's Hour plays holiday favorites including the kids' favorite story

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Morehead State Public Radio, WABE, KQRU FM LP, WLRH and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Hobbies Spark Lights
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Piece image
Students in Austin, Texas explore the significance of hobbies.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
Animal Relationships
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Piece image
A teacher in Austin has a very special relationship with her numerous pets.

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Baseball
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Piece image
Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:11
OutCasting Overtime - May 2018 – Marlon Bundo
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Piece image
A pet bunny gets recast as gay in a children’s book parodying a similar book created by members of VP Mike Pence’s family.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
They chased him, shot at him, but he still managed to bring his family to America
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Omar Ali with his family. Omar is standing fourth form the left holding his daughter., Credit: Courtesy of Awal Ibrahim
Omar Ali is a hero in the eyes of his family. He embarked on a long journey that could have landed him nearly anywhere, fighting to find a safe spa...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
My dad's Cinderella story: Finding love in Somalia
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: The author's parents, Fetiha Omer and Abdul-Basit Hassan, in Somalia., Credit: Courtesy of Zubeyda Ahmed
"My dad's life story is kind of like Cinderella’s. He grew up without a mom, worked for an evil relative and found his princess in the least expect...

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1
My mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: The mother of RadioActive producer Hanad Jama, Nimo Husien with her niece Ardo Hersi. (Also a RadioActive producer.), Credit: Courtesy of Hanad Jama
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
Ms. Lopez
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Fulmore Middle School 2017
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A former dancer talks about what it was like to give up dancing to become a teacher.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:29
Cuento de Tamales
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A student-produced story through Texas Folklife about the importance of tamales to family.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
From the Congo
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two students talk about life coming to the U.S. from the Congo.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
A Modern Thanksgiving
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
Piece image
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
Ben Kweller: Family Tree
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
Piece image
Ben Kweller sits down with his neighbors, a local middle school student and her parents, to talk about his own family and life path.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
10 til 2: The Longhorn Band
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
Piece image
The child of two Longhorn Band veterans digs into the unseen world of the band's strangest traditions, from "hupping" to the secret "10 til 2" saying.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 05:06
A Special Teammate
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
Piece image
On any given day, Ava’s cross-country teammates can look at Ava and expect a smile in return. Ava has autism. But that doesn’t stop her from runnin...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
My First Name
From: David Green
Piece image
A collaborative piece in which a a group of third graders share how they got their first names. This piece grew out of our participation in the "My...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Christmas Gift That's Been in the Workshop for Three Years Too Many
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Anne Berardi says a lot has changed after the storm as she overlooks her neighborhood from her balcony., Credit: Colleen Callander
Hurricane Sandy did more than just destroy this family's home -- it swept away three years worth of holly jolly Christmases. Since October 29, 2012...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
How the West Was Won
From: Jule Banville
Series: Last Best Stories
Piece image
A girl who is really, really proud to be from Montana.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:52
Sick As A Dog
From: City High Radio
Piece image
Tyler spent a good chunk of his childhood so sick he couldn't even walk around the block. He ended up at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, where he was...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:12
Adopted
From: City High Radio
Piece image
Jasmine is a freshman in high school, and lately she's been fighting a lot with her mom. She wonders if being adopted makes it harder to get along.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:48
A Good Mom
From: City High Radio
Piece image
Ceyela, age seventeen, struggles to understand how her mom's mental illness has affected their relationship.

  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 10:00
Love Letters to Mom from College
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Piece image
What would college students say to their mothers on Mother's Day, since many students can't be with her?

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
Valentine's Day
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
Piece image
Would you believe that some teens view Valentine's Day as shallow and expensive? Others see it as an opportunity to demonstrate appreciation. Car...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
Vin Scully - "The Voice of Baseball"
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Vin Scully
Between being the iconic play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodger's baseball team, to being the announcer for countless historic events, V...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1