PRX - Pieces for Format: Debut (not aired nationally)

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

2794 results


Piece image
If you’re a coffee drinker like me, you might feel a little guilty about all those paper cups you end up tossing out when you visit a café. But n...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
There are a lot of ways to make your morning coffee. You could use a French press, a drip machine, a machine with coffee pods…the list goes on and ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
We’ve used the Earth’s heat as an industrial energy source for over a century, but geothermal power only plays a minor role in our energy grid. Why...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, and Ben Webster. Each left an indelible mark on jazz, with their distinct styles and contributions to the developmen...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nicole Chung, Credit: Carletta Girma
Nicole Chung writes of family and loss with a focus on broader societal failures.

Bought by KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KZUM


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: The Back Room, NYC
It was one of the most infamous times in the history of New York. The city became the hub of a new emerging music: jazz, and the Big Apple was the ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lovie Austin
When the New Orleans community of Storyville was shuttered in 1917, musicians began traveling north to find work. No one could have been prepared f...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Today we’re taking on a question from listener Megan Heinz. She often picks up her son at his school in the car pickup line. And she's wondering if...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
A look at the Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant Program: we have an overview of the program and a conversation with one of the grantees.

Bought by WDCB, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM and more


  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Paul Robeson
At the turn of the century, 1900, entertainment promoters discovered the value of staging musical reviews for introducing musical scores. In order ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jason Rhee, Credit: Mike Jue
In his documentary in process, EJ Lee: All-American filmmaker Jason Rhee tells the story of EJ Lee a Korean immigrant in Louisiana who was a pheno...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, WSLR, KZUM, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 16, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Piece image
Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind e...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Natty Dominique
The Jam Session: It’s the proving ground for a musician. That’s where you test your chops. Your creativity. For 1920s jazz performers, these sessio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Armstrong & Ellington
They could not have been more opposite in their approach to jazz. Yet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had identical goals. Provide the best mus...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
New collaborations from Thundercat x Tame Impala & The National x Taylor Swift plus checking out music out of FBX this week and chatting with FBX m...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, and Raven Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Meg Medina, Credit: Scott Elmquist
Author and Library of Congress’s 2023-24 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina wants to spark joy in young readers as they f...

Bought by WSLR and KZUM


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Valida Snow
Women have made vast contributions to the history of early jazz. Not only as vocalists, but as musicians, bandleaders, composers and lyricists. Unf...

Bought by WJCT and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
We know methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, and in other episodes, we’ve talked about what the federal government is doing to crack down on ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Piece image
Programa del 22 de abril, con una selección de música bailable y otra dedicada a la Madre Tierra. Además, el estreno de un nuevo segmento: La caja ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 57:52
Caption: 1929 House Rent party
Harlem Stride piano, boogie and skiffle were all created by the house rent party. Hosts opened up their apartments for a night, charging a fee to g...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Climate Stripes, Credit: Ed Hawkins
Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They're an artist, and they want to know- can art help fight climate change?

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Irving Berlin
Tin Pan Alley songsters were quick to pick up on the popularity of jazz in the 1920s. And, the lyricists, like Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Hoag...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Storyville
At the edge of the New Orleans French Quarter at the turn of the twentieth century Storyville kick started jazz. There are a couple of reasons for ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Recently, Rhode Island certified its first multi-family “Passive House.” What does that mean? And will we all live in one someday?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4