PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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

103 results


People Are People, Not Political Categories: Appalachians Discuss The Issues That Matter Most, 10/22/2020
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Inside Appalachia
Caption: Gary Bentley is a former coal miner who grew up in eastern Kentucky., Credit: Courtesy Gary Bentley
Four years ago, 95 percent of Appalachian counties voted for Donald Trump. National journalists parachuted in to try to understand why. But, what d...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Dispatch #357 - Digital Durga
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Durga Puja in a pandemic
More than anything else the pandemic has forced us to reckon with what really lies at the heart and soul of Durga Puja.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
Little Durga
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Kids of Bhandarkhali and their Durga, Credit: Meghdutam Foundation
Durga Puja, the festival of the ten armed Goddess Durga, has always been a time of excess in Kolkata. But this is the story of the “Little Durga.”

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Bengali New Year
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Wooden toys at a past Charak Mela festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
In the year 1427, there will be no celebration. But Sandip remembers the Bengali New Year festivities from years past, the Charak Mela.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
Holi Corona!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Piece image
The Indian festival ‘Holi’ is usually a riot of abandonment and color…but then Corona came to town.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Turducken: A Multi-Layered Look at Thanksgiving
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Meat + Three
Piece image
Who can resist a holiday that promotes eating multiple types of pie in a single meal? This week, we’re exploring the unexpected sides of Thanksgivi...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 18:15
Dispatch 288 - World Art New Year
From: KALW
Piece image
On April 15th While Americans rush to file their taxes, Bengalis in Kolkata celebrate their new year. But April 15 is also World Art Day. And this...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Feb 21st is International Mother Language Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Memorial Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Credit: Photo courtesy of Trip Advisor
Feb 21st is International Mother Language Day. Learn more at http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/

  • Added: Feb 18, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
"Marginal!!" In the Department of Poetic Justice (and reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Santa Claus pays it forward..., Credit: Susan Cook
Musical tribute with Santa Claus paying attention to who's marginal and who's not!

  • Added: Jan 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:10
"All Happy Families are Like One Another; Each Unhappy Family is Unhappy in Its Own Way" : The Holidays and Divorce
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "May all beings be well and happy, May all beings be harmonious and peaceful, May all have the light, The way out of suffering, The way home..., Credit: Bodhisaatva Vow
Some holiday recommendations for divorced parents, the American Bar Association and all who re-cast the spell of Santa Claus every year.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 08:12
The Holiday Songs That Drive Us Crazy!
From: A. Randall Wenner
Piece image
A survey by one of the country's top media research firms sheds light -- if not love -- on the holiday music we love to hate.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 4
Happy Independence Day India!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A store in India selling Independence Day memoribilia, Credit: Sandip Roy
Happy Independence Day India! Sandip Roy reflects on the changes that India has seen in the last 71 years.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
When veterans die without loved ones, these volunteers make sure they have a send off
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A bugler plays Taps at Bay Pines National Cemetery as veterans stand at attention for their fellow former service members who died without close relatives., Credit: Bobbie O'Brien/American Homefront
Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who died in military service. But a group of military veterans in Florida works all year to commemorate...

Bought by KGUA, KBBI Alaska, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 24, 2018
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 6
Akkara's Mother's Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Nigel Akkara
This Mother’s Day Sandip remembers Nigel Akkara, who told him about his two mothers.

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Passover in Kolkata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Seder plate
Sandip enjoys a very diverse passover meal in Kolkata

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Love Me Do (Half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Holiday Specials
Piece image
Wine, chocolate, and flowers. We talk with experts about these Valentine's Day essentials.

Bought by KRDP, WVAS, WJCU, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
Love Me Do (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Holiday Specials
Piece image
Wine, chocolate, and flowers. We talk with experts about these Valentine's Day essentials.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, KKRN, and KEDT


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 5
Blues America 122 - Rewind Show
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
Piece image
Before closing the book on 2017, we rewind the tape to hear what the year sounded like with some of the best interview segments packed into one sho...

Bought by KRPS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Spokane Public Radio, WEAA, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 6
Kali Puja
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Chinna Masta Kali, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy has a different perspective on India's version of Halloween.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Durga Puja, Thai Style
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A Thai temple replica for Durga Puja, Credit: Sandip Roy
It takes only a few hours to fly from Kolkata to Bangkok, and a weekend in Bangkok is quite common. But there’s very little of Thailand in Kolkata.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Ramadan-The History of the Fanous
From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series
Caption: Ehky Ya Masr logo, Credit: Heba Fouad
During Ramadan in Egypt, people will hang a lantern, but what does it mean? Learn about the history of the Ramadan lantern, the fanous.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
Blues America 75 - Christmas Show
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
Piece image
Blues America Christmas special featuring guests Biscuit Miller, Jerry Lawson and a live in-studio performance by the indie-blues band Sonorous of ...

Bought by WJAB, KMUW, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WEAA, WSGE and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Don't Let Tension Over Holiday Spending Ruin Your Relationship
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
Piece image
Plus: Do You Know If You're Saving Enough For Your Retirement? Which Stocks Should You Own In A Bull Market?

Bought by WSGE, KRDP, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
17 Surprising Ways To Earn Extra Cash For Your Holiday Spending
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
Piece image
Plus: Do You Know If You're Saving Enough For Your Retirement? Which Stocks Should You Own In A Bull Market? Don't Let Tension Over Holiday Spendin...

Bought by WSGE, WNMU-FM, WLRN, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Food Fest! (Diwali 2016)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Piece image
Durga Puja and Diwali bookend our festival season in Kolkata. But there’s an ancillary festival that’s almost as important. It needs as much plann...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 06:00