PRX - Pieces for Format: First-person essay

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Young people in the Middle East talk about the toll of conflict
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Kids in Middle East tell about the lasting effects of the war on the children of the region, with voices from Lebanon, Syria, I...

Bought by AIFM and WUAL


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 2
Digital Diary: Kerrel McKay interviews patrons in Jamaican bar
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Youth Reporter Kerrel McKay interviews patrons in Jamaican bar about safe sex and HIV

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and AIFM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
Everything is Relative
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A humorous personal essay about growing older

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
Martin Bell's Democratic Republic of Congo Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Ex-BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell gives a report on Dr Congo and the affects of war, disease and hunger on children there

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Anthony Fauci
From: This I Believe
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A belief in personal responsibility drives Dr. Anthony Fauci?s work to find a cure for HIV-AIDS.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Daniel Ferri
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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A natural disaster and a family medical crisis made Daniel Ferri believe in the kindness of strangers.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Nancy Yucius
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nancy Yucius' life creed has taken on special meaning now that she is battling colon cancer.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KFAI Minneapolis, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Debbie Hall
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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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
This I Believe - Pius Kamau
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Surgeon Pius Kamau believes in caring for his patients, even when they don?t care for a black doctor.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Phil Powers
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Mountaineer climber Phil Powers believes pacing is important whether on steep cliffs or level ground.

Bought by WEZU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KJZZ, and KZSC


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
The Ambience of Ambien
From: Merle Kessler
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Can all our current woes be laid at the feet of Ambien? Ian wonders.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
Thembi's AIDS Diary
From: Radio Diaries
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A year in the life of a South African teenager.

Bought by WUTC, Remix Radio, PRX to iTunes, WRNC-LP, KPFA and more


  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 27:09
  • Purchases: 17
Sissies
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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Stories from boys who are sissies

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 2
The Absolute Worst Thing
From: Viki Merrick
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1st person essay from Seth Carey about living with ALS.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Digital diary: Jamaican youth AIDS activist Kerrel McKay tells her story, her way
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Kerrel McKay produces her own diary and the story of how she works to end the spread of HIV

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 26, 2006
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singing for sanitation: Teen in rural Nepal teaches her village about water safety
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Shanta, age 14, teaches her community in rural Nepal about water and sanitation, and learns to come out of her shell

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio and KWCW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Dana Reeve - What really matters.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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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
"Our Way Through"
From: Susan Johnston
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Portrait of life with HIV in Ottawa, Canada

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 19:35
Personal Thoughts about Global Warming: a commentary by Nanci Olesen
From: Nanci Olesen
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Nanci Olesen describes her attitude toward global warming. She's depressed, but she's still gonna grill chicken outside in February....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Eating Close to Home
From: Atlantic Public Media
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Bill McKibben decides to eat only food grown locally. In the winter. In Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, KISU, KUT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 10
Attention Deficit Drugs Black Market on Campus
From: Youth Radio
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A first-person report on the abuse of Attention Deficit Drugs by college students.

Bought by WITF, WMNF, WBEZ, WXLV-FM, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 6
Apocalypse Nanny
From: Merle Kessler
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Of clowns and music in surgery. Oh, and nannies.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:47
Mom's Good Move II
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Waiting it Out Series
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An update of the Long Haul Production's series "Mom's Good Move."

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 10:52
  • Purchases: 1
Becoming Visible
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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A cane helps Gloria Troyer keep her balance but she has mixed feelings about signalling her disability.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:02
To Be Pain Free
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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There is never a moment in any day when Corrina Hodgson is not in pain because of a heriditary spinal condition. How will this affect her brother's...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:40