PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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I Thank, Therefore I am, I Think
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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It's almost heresy - on a day like this one - to question the idea of gratitude. But most of us - if we're honest - have an imperfect relationship ...

Bought by KVMR, WMPG, WMPG, WXXI Rochester, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 6
Amongst the Ruins
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: The courtyard for the violently insane, New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, Concord, NH, Credit: Christopher Payne
A tour of the abandoned buildings and decrepit remains of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane proves that mental hospitals aren’t that scary af...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 07:34
Halloween: Trunk or Treat
From: Morrigan McCarthy
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There is much debate amongst Christians in America about how to celebrate halloween. Increasingly churches are providing alternatives such as Trunk...

Bought by KTXK, WSLR, and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 3
Civil War Re-enactors
From: Jake Warga
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A non-narrated portrait of a small group of Civil War buffs re-dedicating a Union veteran's grave in Oregon and reflecting on when our nation, as w...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, New Hampshire Public Radio, KISU and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 11
The Bike Ride of '76
From: Hugh Duncan
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Two young children and their dad try to bike across the country before the Fourth of July.

Bought by KMUN, KUAF Public Radio, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KUER and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 16
How Coca Cola Became Kosher
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Rabbi Tobias Geffen
The story of how one rabbi got Coca Cola to become kosher

Bought by Prairie Public, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KRCB 104.9, BSR Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 7
Adult Play Time
From: Eve Abrams
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This short documentary (with music!) provides a window into the costuming tradition in New Orleans.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 17, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 2
Crypto-Jews
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Hidden Jews of Mexico profile

Bought by WBEZ, WYSO, and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 6: Behind the Scenes: The Nutcracker
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Series: Ascending: Baltimore School for the Arts
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We drop in as some of the most talented teen dancers in the nation get ready for this holiday favorite: The Nutcracker.

Bought by KUT and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Celebrate the Holidays with Yo-Yo Ma and his friends

Bought by KNAU, North Country Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Men Bearing Gifts/Hallelujah
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Two perfect-for-the-season documentaries. The first rips the wrapping off a hushed-up reality of Christmas. It's called Men Bearing Gifts (And The ...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2008
  • Length: 51:23
  • Purchases: 1
Go Tell It On the Mountain
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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"Go Tell It on the Mountain" was born in the rich and indomitable oral culture of African slaves in the American south. A hundred years later it be...

Bought by KZYX, KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:16
  • Purchases: 18
A '40s Radio Christmas
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
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A reminiscence of Christmas on the radio in the 1940's

Bought by KDUR, KUAT, KSLU, KRPS, WXPN and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 89
WWOZ Street Talk-6t9 Halloween Parade
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a city where many houses are blighted and crime is high trick-or-treating is not always possible

  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
"The Joe & Lorie Healthy Living Special" hour 2
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
Caption: Joe Bevilacqua at home, camp Waterlogg, Napanoch, NY, Credit: Eddie Adams Workshop
Second of two hours about small business owners promoting healthy lifestyles.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:18
  • Purchases: 1
Shortcuts To Freedom
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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July 4th Classic

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 32
Postcard from Guatemala: No matter where you go...
From: Jake Warga
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No matter where you go, the past goes with you

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 4
Church Music
From: Charles Lane
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A documentary exploring why we sing music at church and what it does for individuals and communities.

Bought by WORT, North Country Public Radio, WVAS, WGBH Radio Boston, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 38
Holocaust Voices
From: WHRV
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5 Survivors of the Holocaust share thier stories

Bought by WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KREV-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 10
Costuming for Mardi Gras
From: Eve Abrams
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Costuming is a way of life during the Mardi Gras Season

Bought by WTJU, KRCB 104.9, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Hiking in Australia
From: Jake Warga
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A travel writer gets lost in Australia's outback

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Martin: Jazz Tributes to Martin Luther King Jr.
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Perfect for Black History Month (February)or MLK Day (January), Night Lights presents this one-hour program of jazz tributes to Dr. Martin Luther K...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, Radio Catskill, WVPE, WSLR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 66
The Man Who Gave Away Christmas Trees
From: Sean Hurley
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An Interview with "Harry", a man who gives away Christmas trees.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KZYX, Yellowstone Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 15
Rheb's Candies: A Charm City Holiday Tradition
From: Aaron Henkin
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a VERY sweet holiday story...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2007
  • Length: 10:55
The Christmas Tree Incident
From: David Maxon
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Story of how a Chirstmas tradition runs up against modern legal realities.

Bought by KMXT, WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, WUWM and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6

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