PRX - Pieces for Topic: Family

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

152 results


Disney Princess
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
Piece image
Is it ok for litle girls to want to be a "princess?"

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
"Gratiot" by Adam Levin
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
His grandmother's refusal to accept his mother's conversion to Judaism. This poet is a student at Oak Park-River Forest High School (IL).

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:47
"Metaphoric Race" by Novana Venerable
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
With a black father that wanted to be darker and an aunt that passed for white, Novana writes about how to accept her biracial identity. This poet...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
"School Agers" by Deja Taylor
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
The youngest kid in kindergarten, Deja stood up for herself one day by bringing up death... a lesson she had learned too young and was struggling t...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:19
"Spaghetti Sauce" by Tabitha Watson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
One young writer's lessons learning from a family member with a mental disability. This poet is a student at Oak Park-River Forest High School (IL).

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:27
"Fitting in" by Team Oak Park-River Forest High School
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
Peer expectations in a teenage world are strong, and being confortable with who you are is a hard lesson to learn. Addressing issues of faith, gen...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Going Back to College
From: Littleglobe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The influence of my childhood experience with college on my current desire for a degree.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and WQJC


  • Added: Mar 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
My Pink Easter Dress
From: Miles Eddy
Piece image
Storyteller Mary Van Pelt remembers shopping for a special dress, her fear of the big city, and receiving gentle guidance and love from her Grandmo...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 4
Victim's Families
From: Justin Levy
Piece image
Families of murder victims gather to offer each other support during the holiday season.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:32
Getting Raised (Hour long program with 5 or 3 min. newshole)
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
Piece image
Teens tell us what it's like to live with parents...or without them

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KSFR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 19
The Angel Warrior On His Way to the Top
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Despite the concerns of his family, Mike St. Germain races stock cars to win and for God.

Bought by HowSound, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: (Christmas) Just in the nick of time
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
By the time Christmas rolls around, I've lost the glow. I'm grouchier and meaner than the Grinch.

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Dec 16, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Marie's Crisis
From: Kevin T. Allen
Piece image
A relationship between Man, Father, God, and Piano Bar.

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), KFAI Minneapolis, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 3
Home Planet: The Dance
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
Of all the tender moments I have shared with my children, I think I?ll remember the dancing the most.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Home Planet: Fly away home
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
Watching a family of Swallows who have nested under the eaves brings a comparison to the drama in the human nest

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
From Farm to Restaurant
From: WFUV
Series: Notes from the Farm
Piece image
Organic farmer Cindy Jones describes turning her farm into a restaurant for one night.

Bought by WMUK


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
Teenagers on Islamic School and Ramadan
From: KCUR
Piece image
FIRST PERSON: Kansas City teenagers talk about Islamic school, public school and Ramadan.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 13:55
  • Purchases: 4
Mother Daughter Dresses
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Piece image
Shirley Scott recalls the nightmare of uniformity imposed by "Mother-Daughter" matching outfits.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
A Hot Time in Hinkley
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Piece image
Storyteller Leni Ramberg visits that hot-bed of wild gambling: Hinkley, Minnesota.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
Valentine's Day
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Piece image
Julio Martinez answers the telephone on Valentine's Day and is pulled into a whirlwind of memory.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Engagement Ring
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Piece image
Shelley-Anne Martin remembers the emotions linked to a lost engagement ring.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
Stars
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
Piece image
Clay Bravo remembers a simple gift of love from her husband.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:37
Midlife Web Diary
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Family History: The Stars Who Guide Us
Piece image
Middle-aged corporate malcontent goes online, to be found by mom

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 2
Hopeless in High School
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some kids joke about dropping out, but when Sarah Smith's family started to fall apart, she saw it as her only option.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 4
Swiss Army Name Pact
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two soldiers make a lasting agreement of friendship.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :57

Narrow the results by Topics

Narrow the results by Formats

Narrow the results by Tones