PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something stra...
- Added: Jan 05, 2021
- Length: 29:23
Skidmore, Missouri is a very small town. In the ’70s, there was only one bar, one grocery store, and one bully. Ken McElroy was so ruthless and int...
- Added: May 08, 2017
- Length: 27:10
The Melungeons were a mixed-race group in southern Appalachia with an elusive history. Now some Melungeon descendants are looking to DNA testing fo...
Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and WTJU
- Added: Feb 12, 2013
- Length: 16:56
- Purchases: 2
Names are important signifers, but they are also very mutable. This piece focuses on the slipperiness of names: how their meanings can change, why ...
- Added: Feb 03, 2012
- Length: 57:44
Charlie Rizzo's lifelong journey with his father, including a few twists and turns.
Bought by XRAY.fm, KPIK-LP, KUOW, The Story, PRX Remix and more
- Added: Jun 23, 2007
- Length: 10:10
- Purchases: 8
A man tries to repatriate the bones of a Viet Cong soldier that his father took from the jungle, 35 years earlier.
Bought by WRFA-LP, Prairie Public, WFHB, WTJU, PRX Remix and more
- Added: Sep 21, 2004
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 10
