PRX - Pieces for Format: First-Person Essay
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Hi I’m Makayla and my piece is about my adventures being a fifth grade reject.
- Added: Jan 21, 2021
- Length: 13:40
The story of a shy teenager who wanted to meet the man of her dreams. Or at the very least, a straight guy. But some things are easier dreamed than...
- Added: Mar 11, 2018
- Length: 19:49
What's the very worst way to learn about the birds and the bees from your parents? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. ...
- Added: Jan 07, 2018
- Length: 22:02
Tales of kids with an unbridled passion to hear wedding bells. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episod...
- Added: Dec 03, 2017
- Length: 24:01
What happens teenagers have the hots for their next door neighbor. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmort...
- Added: Jul 09, 2017
- Length: 21:30
The story of girl who copes with feeling like a misfit by inventing imaginary pen pal relationships with Movie of the Week characters. The Mortifie...
- Added: Jun 18, 2017
- Length: 24:06
What happens when a teenager moves to the other side of the tracks and ends up with all the freedom she could ask for? The Mortified Podcast is a p...
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Mar 19, 2017
- Length: 23:03
- Purchases: 1
The tale of a first generation girl stuck between parents who think she's getting out of control and schoolmates who assume she's just a quiet book...
- Added: Nov 13, 2016
- Length: 19:43
Diaries of a teenager who always seems to fall for guys who just aren't into women.
- Added: May 15, 2016
- Length: 19:46
An outspoken goth uses the school newspaper to tell off the popular kids.
- Added: Mar 21, 2016
- Length: 20:16
Celebrate the misery of Valentines with tales of teenagers who fall for heart-breakers and find themselves asking the age-old question... Why Do I ...
- Added: Feb 08, 2016
- Length: 24:06
In honor of the holiday season, Mortified presents the story of a sheltered middle-schooler who writes to Santa Claus for a boyfriend.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 21:24
A nerdy girl's over the top obsession with the popular boy in school.
- Added: Nov 16, 2015
- Length: 24:13
An incredibly shy teenager overcomes a speech impediment and works up the courage to ask out a girl.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 12, 2015
- Length: 19:53
- Purchases: 1
The journals of a confused teenager who waffles between his romantic side and his raging hormones.
- Added: Aug 31, 2015
- Length: 20:09
The diaries of a high school misfit who in an attempt to fit in found herself in a series of epic, embarrassing moments -- culminating at the SATs.
- Added: Jul 27, 2015
- Length: 15:17
This story is about a high school teacher in New Orleans who looks back on his shenanigans as a student, and how teaching helps him grow.
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 05:00
Melvin talks about what it's like being from New Orleans.
- Added: Jul 12, 2013
- Length: 01:20
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:19
Esmerelda Gonzales-Munoz's "The Love I Felt For You" shares with us her story about love. Created during Youth Media Project's 2010 Summer Intensiv...
- Added: Jan 07, 2011
- Length: 03:20
Vicky was living in a tough situation in Phoenix, AZ. Her mom had told her that her father didn't want anything to do with her. But one day Vicky f...
Bought by WGXC
- Added: Apr 12, 2010
- Length: 06:51
- Purchases: 1
