PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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Sound rich poem celebrating my mother's quirks

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:13
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A brief, tongue-in-cheek commentary advocating making April Fools' Day a national holiday.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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It takes tremendous work but Melinda Shoaf believes organizing family celebrations is worth the effort.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
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It's Christmas night. The kid is asleep. Two tired adults get naked under the tree for a little celebrating of their own. What could go wrong? Eve...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Delta College Public Radio, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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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
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Writer/performer Janice Erlbaum tells a story about volunteering at a homeless shelter on Christmas Eve; the one she lived in about twenty years ago.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Holiday songs and old familiar carols are the soundtrack of this time of year. But do we all hear the same thing?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
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A reporter's attempt to buy all of the ingredients in his Thanksgiving meal from sources within 100 miles, right down to the salt.

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, Delta College Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 30
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An off-kilter, stream-of-consciousness listing of that are not your usual Halloween goodies.

Bought by PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: :41
  • Purchases: 1
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A grown-up version of Halloween includes winning at Pimlico Racetrack

Bought by PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
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A daughter finds the perfect gift for her eco-conscious dad.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
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My Irish ancestry helped me define my American heritage

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 05, 2006
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
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I watched the old man and woman walk slowly down the sidewalk...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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A humorous rant about being single at Valentine's....

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Three stories of three very different Christmas Eves

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WXLV-FM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 25, 2006
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 3
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When we light a candle for Lincoln's day we rekindle ours

  • Added: Jan 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:51
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Love doesn't always come with balloons and words that rhyme. True love usually comes to us just like the groceries, mixed with the necessities and ...

Bought by KPIK-LP, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WKNO


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Commentator Chris Goldstein reflects on Santa Fe and his transformation to a "local"

  • Added: Dec 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, KUOW, and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
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Commentator is skeptical about the so-called "war on Christmas"

  • Added: Dec 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:11
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A young mom celebrates Christmas far from home.

Bought by KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTJU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 14
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Droll short about ugly holiday sweaters

Bought by KDNK and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
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I was 20 years old and I felt as alone as anyone could be. I was, as Charles Dickens wrote of Ebenezer Scrooge, as solitary as an oyster.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1