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Crystal's Hymn
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: Crystal Chandler wearing her memento, Credit: Lori Mortimer
Crystal Chandler finds the perfect memento of her grandfather, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor, to take with her when she moves to New York.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 18:26
Leland
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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A ten-year-old on deep space, death, and Revolutionary War reenactments.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 1
Holding
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A short narrative riff on the topic of "holding."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Loss
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
Culturology: "Summer Nights, Summer Lights," an essay by Michael Forbes
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Michael Forbes
Bemidji area writer Michael Forbes recites his essay written in contemplation of Aurora Borealis, family, and home.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Krystal Goes Home
From: greg keener
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Radio 101 student Krystal Dean describes coming home to live with her family after spending seven years in a children's home.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:36
Remembering Barbara Jean by Patrick Presby of Blunt Youth Radio
From: YouthCast
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Pat remembers his step-mother, Barbara Jean, from the first time they met, to the last time he saw her. Though the 11 years in between were sometim...

Bought by WGXC and KUT


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 2
Peculiar Privilege and the Elegy
From: Littleglobe
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Ece Ergadöz, a Turkish student at the United World College, explores her relationship with her mixed ethnic roots.

Bought by WMNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 2
Commentator Robert Saxton on Being a Hockey Dad
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Regular KAXE contributor Robert Saxton is a writer and is often referred to as "the minivan man," here's his essay about being a Hockey Dad (fyi: t...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 06:52
My Sister's Brain Cancer
From: Nanci Olesen
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a commentary by Nanci Olesen about her sister's brain cancer

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KXOT Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
Peace.
From: Jenna Hammerich
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When you're raised by hippies, anything goes.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: 12:26
  • Purchases: 2
Stood There Ringing
From: Shiow-Jiau Yung
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A pregnant woman lets a bell say everything she can't.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Thomas Lynch
From: WDET Detroit Public Radio
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funeral director and writer waxes poetic

  • Added: Feb 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:45
Nativity: one-hour version
From: Conrad Bishop
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A celebration of the wonder, joy, pain, and innate sacredness of childbirth.

Bought by KVNF and WNIJ


  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Father's Day Tribute: Fix'er Up, Dad.
From: Joshua Kilpatrick
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A Father's Day Tribute to a Dad who love to fix things.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, XRAY.fm, KPIK-LP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2004
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 15