PRX - Pieces for Format: First-person essay

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Commentary about the hopes of Mixed Race people and the Presidential race.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KCUR, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 5
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Reflection Manhattan's Columbus Park and the fluid nature of place.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
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Reflections on My Father

  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 12:54
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Commentary on conquering your fears

  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
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We're many generations removed from most religion's founders: does it matter?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The fear of death is a major motivation to get religious.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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How much our place of origin determines our sense of identity

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
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A provocative essay contemplating rebuilding after the Calif. wildfires

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
Changing scenes in New York, on the ground and in the sky

  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Length: 09:30
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Growing up in small town Michigan during the 70's.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2007
  • Length: 10:42
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This documentary is about two men who, at mid-life, re-read Kerouac's book and get behind the wheel for a 4000 mile road trip of reflection and di...

Bought by WUSM, WGBH Radio Boston, WVPE, KZYX, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2007
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 7
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Moving forces you to take stock of what you have, what you want and what you need.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
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Farmer Cindy Jones talks about how growing up on a farm has affected her kids.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2006
  • Length: 03:34
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Holiday songs and old familiar carols are the soundtrack of this time of year. But do we all hear the same thing?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
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It isn't easy to pack up a life and move. But there are advantages. Moving gives you a chance to look at what you own and what owns you. Moving giv...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:39
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Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann believes the middle is a good place to be, both in life and in science.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 4
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Sound Artist Steve Peters captures the subtle sounds of nature by patiently recording in central New Mexico

Bought by KUER, SALTcast Podcast, PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, Western Folklife Center Media and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 8

  • Added: Sep 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
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Psychologist Debbie Hall believes being present with people is one of the greatest gifts we can share.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 3
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Perception on being a Producer and not a Consumer

Bought by KTUH


  • Added: Apr 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
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In this 25th episode of Memoir Cafe, women write about reacting to the events around them.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 30:33
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Written for a daughter who is turning 21, the list includes twenty-one things every adult should think about; lessons no book or school will ever t...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
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Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, died March 6 at the age of 44.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:15
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Trust as a Concept

  • Added: Mar 05, 2006
  • Length: 02:07

  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:50