PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Remembering Combat America
From: Annie Gilbertson
Caption: Sgt. Phil Hulse, combat and camera ready.
Decorated veteran keeps the lid on WII propaganda film until unlikely documentarian starts asking questions.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
  • Length: :00
My Dad
From: Littleglobe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cristina Trevizo's story of love and loss, family-style...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2010
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 2
Rocking Chairs
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
Our physical inheritance offers clues about our ancestors

  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:53
Chesapeake Mornings
From: Tom Niemisto
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America's rivers have always had a sacred sense of place, and we must protect them for future generations

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:45
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
Sea Fever
From: Clearwater Moment
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Short Poem on the wonders of sailing

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Smells of Grinnell
From: Matthew Zmudka
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Kathryn Benson, Grinnell class of 2009, explores the smells of places and events that define her college experience.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 08:58
Love Over Time
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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A reminder that love keeps changing

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:01
Cliff - A Tribute to My Father
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Remembering Remus
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Reflections on My Father

  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 12:54
Number One Mourner (poem)
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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To some death is the great equalizer; for others it is the least judicious parting of them all. A poem.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: :42
Tell Your Mother
From: Kristin Bouwmeester
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lost brother at the lake. What would a T.V. dad do?

  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:34
Red Crystal Palace ~ 5: Conclusion
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
The Chinese Exclusion Act: A Postcard
From: Michelle Chang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hundred thousand Chinese immigrated to America during the second half of the nineteenth century. They first came as miners during the Californi...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:12
Digital Photographs
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Commentary on digital photograph storage

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:10
The Picture in the Flame
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A renowned storyteller and a singer-guitarist combine their talents to share a Hanukkah tale.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
If Lucille Were a Person...
From: Zak Rosen
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Blues scholar on the importance of B.B. King

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio New Zealand, WABE, WTJU, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 6
New Years: A Reflection
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A meditation on New Years as a time of reflection and healing.

Bought by Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 55
"He did not drop the glass."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Sometimes the most trivial of accidents can devide our lives into before and after.

Bought by KUNM and WMNF


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
Last Rites for a Storefront Chapel
From: Chris Roose
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The closing of the San Gandolfo Society in Little Italy, New York

  • Added: Mar 08, 2006
  • Length: 04:41
Peace on Earth: A Holiday Folk Tour with Judy Collins (59 Minute Special)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 3 Holiday Music Specials Hosted by Judy Collins
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Judy Collins hosts the second in a series of hour-long specials for the holidays. The program features musical takes on the holiday season from fo...

Bought by WXPR, KFSK, KUHF, WNMU-FM, KNAU and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 31
Listening To Grandmere
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Genevieve Metropolis’s grandmother recorded her stories on tape with strict instructions: Do not listen until after I'm gone.

Bought by WTIP and WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rocco from the Bronx
From: Adam Allington
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Rocco Migliorelli talks about farming in the Bronx during the 1930's, 40's and 50's

Bought by WFUV and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
Summer on 64th
From: Curie Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tonette sends an audio postcard from her favorite Chicago block: we eavesdrop on the guys at the corner, see Ms. P come out onto her porch, and hea...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSFR, PRX Remix, YouthCast, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7
Walkthrough Haunted House
From: Jake Warga
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Is this house Haunted?

Bought by KISU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2004
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 20
Christmas in New York, 2001, Ground Zero
From: Jake Warga
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Christmas day at Ground Zero--Essay

Bought by KUT, WMNF, WKMS, KQAT, WMPG and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2003
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 7