PRX - Pieces for Format: First-person essay

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

41 results


La Noche de Los Museos
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
One night a year Buenos Aires opens the city museums for free

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 1
Young Food Critics
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
Piece image
Special Foods and Special Occasions.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:08
Laredo: The River Runs Through
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
Piece image
Crossing the Border: a story or two

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
The Bus to Rosario for a lecture
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
Taking the bus to Rosario to give a lecture

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
SANTANA: MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WARRIOR
From: Joyride Media
Piece image
Carlos Santana explores his extensive catalog to highlight tracks that reflect his deep spirituality.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KRZA, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Surviving the Depression and Segregation
From: KUT
Piece image
First-Person Oral History on surviving the Great Depression in a Segregated Society.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 07:09
A San Telmo Day
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
Following twenty-four hours in one street of San Telmo, Buenos Aries

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Aug 16, 2008
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Yvette Doss
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
Piece image
Yvette Doss believes studying philosophy helped her connect to a larger world of ideas and humanity.

Bought by WEZU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
The story of the Grandmothes of the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aries

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Aug 02, 2008
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 1
Walking San Telmo
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
Walking in San Telmo and the Defensa Market

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
La Colifata Buenos Aires
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
A visit to La Colifata radio in Buenos Aires

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 11:43
  • Purchases: 1
Taking the Stage to Buenos Aries
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
Traveling from the farm to Buenos Aries

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
Story in Sound: Indigenous Radio in Oaxaca, Mexico, a presentation for the Fulbright Fellowship
From: Megan Martin
Piece image
Indigenous radio in Mexico

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 11:59
Cyro Baptista: in his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Piece image
Cyro Baptista in his percussion garage ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
Greeley, Colorado: A Divided City
From: Caroline Harding
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How hispanic labor helped build a city, and the divide that exists there

  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 26:48
Lost and Found at the Border: A Special Report by KUT Radio and Latino USA
From: KUT
Piece image
an exploration of immigration and our understanding of what?s gained when people cross an international border... and what?s lost with every journey.

Bought by KRZA, WCQS, KUER, Audible, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Dollar Tree Dreams - Alejandra's Paper Pad Story
From: KRCB Voice of Youth
Piece image
Is the Dollar Tree store a place of last resort? Or can you find dreams worth as much as the clothes for sale on Sixth Avenue? One youth describes...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Dollar Tree Dreams - Tony's Football Story
From: KRCB Voice of Youth
Piece image
Is the Dollar Tree store a place of last resort? Or can you find dreams worth as much as the clothes for sale on Sixth Avenue? One youth describe...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
Getting a Clue
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Piece image
Beatrice Murch mulls over the differences and similarities of two cultures

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:36
Healing in the Cards
From: David Kates
Piece image
David Kates seeks healing for a small business and himself.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Quién Soy?
From: Littleglobe
Piece image
Living in two diffrent but same worlds.

Bought by YouthCast, KUOW, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 3
"My Phonebook" by Jesus Lark
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
Piece image
Overcoming the struggles of those around him, this young writer confronts drug overdose, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, gang involvement and imprisonmen...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Alejandro Escovedo
From: WXPN
Piece image
Alejandro Escovedo music is an eclectic mix of his life experiences--from his childhood in Texas to his exposure to New York and San Francisco's pu...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 19, 2006
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Quique Aviles
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
Piece image
Poet and performance artist Quique Aviles believes his work can help save him from his addiction.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Elvia Bautista
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
Piece image
After her brother?s murder, Elvia Bautista believes in remembering all the victims of gang violence.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3