PRX - Pieces for Format: Documentary

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Special: Artists and the Pandemic
From: Katie Semro
Series: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19
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Artists of all types from across the nation speak about how the pandemic has affected their work, their art, and their lives.

Bought by KGUA, WMMT, KVMR, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2020
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 11
1 : FAT KiNG
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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First episode. Spoon talks about growing up in the desert, reads a poem about maggots and a pig, and Matthew visits his parents.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
The Jam
From: Jerome Whittingham
Series: Moved - personal stories of artistic experiences.
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Gary, now in his 50s, recalls how Paul Weller and The Jam impacted upon his younger years.

  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:49
Sleepy City 02: Shaz
From: Liz McArthur
Series: Sleepy City Podcast
Caption: The mural painted in memory on the side of the Wildfire Bakery
In November 2014 a vibrant young artist named Zoe Cassidy killed himself, leaving a deep wound in the arts community he was a part of. In this epi...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 33:27
Blind Artist Lisa Fittipaldi
From: Michael May
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Lisa Fittipaldi was an accountant before she went blind in the early 90s. After she lost her sight, she also lost her job and became depressed. In ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 1
Recher Theatre's Impact on Something More
From: Nate Swartz
Caption: Recher Theatre's front advertising the last live performance.
This documentary covers Recher Theatre's format change and an interview of Chad Nunnally, the bassist of Something More, a local pop punk band from...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
That Kid's Fatal
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jason Allen, aka Fatal J, is a 21 year-old from Bangor, ME who uses hip-hop to cope with the struggles in his life.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 1
Here I Am and Here Be Danger (Censored)
From: Annie McEwen
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An experiment in heartbreak, this piece was selected for PRX's first ever Second Ear.

Bought by KALW, HowSound, XRAY.fm, KFAI Minneapolis, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 6
Jane Bown - a portrait
From: Jack King
Caption: Samuel Beckett, Credit: Jane Bown
A glimpse into the world of highly acclaimed photographer Jane Bown. Jane discusses balancing her career with her family, her two identities, Jane ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Fortissimo
From: Erin Calabria
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A renowned conductor with Parkinson's disease struggles to keep music in his life.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
Art of Survival
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A documentary about the healing power of art

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KPFA


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cullen Anderson; Come On Home
From: Ryan Smith
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6 minute thought provoking piece on local musician...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2007
  • Length: 06:00
RN Documentary: The Girl At The Window
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A producer’s quest for the artist who painted a picture left to her by her grandmother.

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


  • Added: Jul 06, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3