PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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Caption: Host Martha Burk
Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. It dates from 1866, when women decorated graves from both sides of ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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At the end of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads the poem "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This perennial favorite is chos...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Phil w/ 2013 Zeitfunk , Credit:  Karen Van Norman
The piece shows that despite that bluegrass is considered a singular styles, it actually stems from a variety of cultural traditions.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 08:34
Caption: Host Martha Burk
We celebrate a lot during the holiday season – family, faith, giving, shopping. But since 2012 in the U.S. the season is not all about celebrating.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The last of the turkey's in the soup, and Black Friday weekend is behind us. We're now into a full-on month of shop-till-you-drop.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Shrimp fishing from horseback in Belgium, Credit: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has no central "ocean" theme, but many of its myriad studies, project...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
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Acharya, author of "The Companion Guide to Zeitgeist Part 1," visits The Camp to talk about the questionable mythological history of the birth of J...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:15