PRX » Search » Browse

Dillingham, Alaska gathers for town hall to address opioid crisis

From: Jack Darrell

Caption: Dillingham residents gather for a town hall on June 8, 2023, Credit: Corinne Smith/KDLG

Three opioid overdoses – including the death of a local youth – have shaken the Dillingham community. Residents gathered for a town hall, where att...

Mother Mine: May Edition

From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine

In this piece six women talk about their mothers, and who they are because of their mothers. From the the secrets they never told their mothers, an...

Bought by WORT, Prairie Public, RadioStPete Florida, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and WMPG

An Outlier

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

This moment in time is teaching us to find ways to be alone. That's what it's always been like for James.

Bought by PRX Remix

Episode 4: Counting votes in Philadelphia

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive

Richard revels in living in Philadelphia - the historical heart of U.S. democracy and home of his son Scott - while waiting anxiously for the votes...

Episode 1: Interference

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive

95-year-old Richard and his daughter Margaret struggle with the technical details of their recording project.

Dem 2 Brothers & a Grill

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

The same people who told me it wouldn't work, they come every day.

Bought by PRX Remix

The Big Lift

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Carver Elementary students line up to begin the school day at the campus in San Francisco's Bayview district., Credit: Lee Romney / KALW

Meeting family needs in a city of widening wealth gaps is a big lift. Studies show that when parents are engaged in their kids’ education, it has a...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

E's Barbershop Lounge

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

This barbershop built my character. I started off sweeping floors. I own the shop now.

Bought by PRX Remix

Bend, but Don't Break

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

My mom always used to tell me, 'Only the strong survive.' To this day, those words live in me.

Bought by PRX Remix

I'm Covered

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

I'm about 90 percent covered, so it's not really, 'What you see is what you get'

Bought by PRX Remix

Fishing with Delton

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Born and raised in Compton. It was big to come out here and see something different.

Bought by PRX Remix

Chris Yun at Eddie's Lunch

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

It has to be fresh. I cut the fish and sell the fish the exact same day.

Bought by PRX Remix

El Merengue Restaurant

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

I started cooking at 9 years old for my mother, my father, and 9 brothers and sisters.

Bought by PRX Remix

Ray and Scott at Robert's Key Service

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

He’s my step-father, but he has always treated me like a son… and like one of the guys.

Bought by PRX Remix

Soul Source

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

I get so much love from the customers in here. It’s better than where I came from.

Bought by PRX Remix

Vander Pearson

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

I've been here through the good times and the bad times. At one time, I was the only business on this block.

An Akron Refugee Story:From Surviving to Thriving

From: Andrew Meyer

As many as 5,000 Nepali people have made their way to Akron during the last decade. It’s been a dramatic change for people who had held onto their ...

The Working Tapes: Auto Mechanics

From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes

In the 1970's, Studs Terkel interviewed Duke and Lee Singer at their auto repair shop in Geneva, Illinois. He was looking for a story about fixing ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix