PRX » Search » Browse

PRX

Home
Pieces
Series
Playlists

PRX - Pieces for Format: Soft Feature

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search

View by:

113 results

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

All the Time in the World

From: Traveling 219

In the shop of Doyle Oliver Kisner, clockmaker.

Added: Jan 14, 2013
Length: 04:52

StoryCorps Griot: Charlie Morris and Sylvester Lewis

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Charlie Morris remembers his brother's death in 1939, with his cousin Sylvester Lewis.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 01:46
Purchases: 2

The Cell's Mystery

From: Sara Robberson

Caption: Dr. Inoue and his "Shinya Scope". , Credit: Photo by Chris Inoue

Dividing cells are what make up all life. The idea of cell division was first published in 1855, but for nearly a century scientists debated, “How?...

Bought by Listenwise and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 11, 2012
Length: 07:33
Purchases: 2

The Bridge Guy

From: Amy Gastelum

Caption: John at the top of the north tower

John Mickiewicz maintains and operates the iconic WPA built Railroad Bridge that connects Cape Cod to the mainland over the Cape Cod Canal. He love...

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: May 26, 2012
Length: 06:28
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps: Kenneth and Gaye Honeycutt

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Kenneth Honeycutt tells his wife Gaye about witnessing the New London School Explosion of 1937.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW

Added: Apr 06, 2012
Length: 02:03
Purchases: 3

Producer Profile: Randy Vasquez and Jonathan Skurnik

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile

Caption: Jonathan Skurnik and Randy Vasquez

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Randy Vasquez and Jonathan Skurnik.

Added: Jan 18, 2012
Length: 17:55

Literary Brooklyn

From: Shannon Geis

A conversation with the author of a new book about the literary history of Brooklyn.

Added: Nov 11, 2011
Length: 08:00

The Mourners: Art to die for

From: KALW

Caption: “The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy” are on display at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco

For everyone alive, there is one great equalizer, one experience that doesn’t discriminate based on race, class, religion, or nationality. We all, ...

Added: Oct 11, 2011
Length: 05:17

Honoring Our Veterans

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

The nation is losing 850 World War II veterans a day. One Virginia general is seeing that their sacrifice is remembered. Kelley Libby reports.

Bought by KENW, KHSU, KKWE Niijii Radio, Delta College Public Radio, and KSQM 91.5 FM

Added: Oct 07, 2011
Length: 02:20
Purchases: 5

StoryCorps Griot: James and Dwight Thompson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

James Hanover Thompson tells his brother Dwight about his involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, and KUOW

Added: Apr 29, 2011
Length: 03:47
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Diane Kenney and Linda Kenney Miller

From: StoryCorps

Linda Kenney Miller (R) and her sister Diane Kenney (L) remember their grandfather, Dr. John A. Kenney, who founded the first hospital for African...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW

Added: Feb 28, 2011
Length: 01:31
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps: Mary and Charles Van Beke

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

94-year-old Mary Van Beke tells her son, Charles, about growing up in the 1920s.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW

Added: Feb 07, 2011
Length: 01:52
Purchases: 4

Restoring Old New York

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: A still from the 1920 film "Manhatta."

The early American experimental film "Manhatta" gets a much-needed facelift.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jul 28, 2010
Length: 06:53
Purchases: 1

The First Memorial Day

From: Charles McGuigan

Caption: Tiffany stained glass window inside Blanford Church.

Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KQAL, RadioFreePalmer, KUCB and more

Added: May 28, 2010
Length: 16:12
Purchases: 24

Basque Radio

From: Addie Goss

Caption: Jean Cinquambre feeding his cows, Credit: Addie Goss

Through much of the last century, French and Spanish Basques herded sheep, alone, in northern Wyoming's mountains. For company, they listened to a...

Bought by WMMT and KVNF

Added: Apr 05, 2010
Length: 06:44
Purchases: 2

Amongst the Ruins

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: The courtyard for the violently insane, New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, Concord, NH, Credit: Christopher Payne

A tour of the abandoned buildings and decrepit remains of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane proves that mental hospitals aren’t that scary af...

Added: Oct 29, 2009
Length: 07:34

50 Years of Newport Folk

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Credit: Avishay Artsy

This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival.

Added: Oct 23, 2009
Length: 06:18

Jay Ipson: The Original Survivor, Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Jay Ipson in front of the Virginia Holocaust Museum., Credit: John K. MacLellan

Jay Ipson and his family escaped Nazi persecution often by the skin of their teeth. But after liberation they had to contend with the Soviets. And ...

Bought by Remix Radio

Added: Apr 09, 2009
Length: 28:05
Purchases: 1

Pollopel Island

From: Tom Niemisto

Caption: Bannerman's Castle, Credit: Shaun O'Boyle

Pollopel Island is host to Bannerman's Castle. But its curious history goes back centuries

Added: Mar 09, 2009
Length: 01:46

This I Believe - Veterans Day Feature

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe

Veterans from World War I through the Iraq War discuss how their combat experiences shaped their beliefs.

Bought by WUTC, KKWE Niijii Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Vocalo.org and more

Added: Nov 10, 2008
Length: 05:59
Purchases: 6

Making Room For Shenandoah National Park

From: Jesse Dukes

500 families were displaced from their homes to make space for the Shenandoah National Park

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTJU and more

Added: Jun 12, 2008
Length: 06:45
Purchases: 6

Ballroom Redux

From: Jenna Hammerich

Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT