PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Circus Life: To Catch the Quad
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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A trapeze star of the 1920s, his present-day counterpart and a colorful supporting cast reveal the heartbreak and gritty reality behind the tinsel:...

Bought by KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, Audible, and WZBC


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 4
Circus Life: The Last Sideshow
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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What is it like on the other side of the peephole? The Half-Girl, the Snake Lady, the Fat Man and others share their experiences and surprising vi...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, PRX Remix, WETA, and Audible


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 5
Hollister
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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On July 4, 1947 thousands of bikers roared into a small California town and changed our assumptions about America. A new investigation raises prov...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRPI, KUT, PRX Remix, KALW and more


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
Justin on the Inside
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amy is a man trapped inside a woman's body.

  • Added: May 26, 2004
  • Length: 08:06
"Out of the Ashes: Teatro la Fenice"
From: Angela Taylor
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"Out of the Ashes: Teatro la Fenice" is a feature on the tragedy and triumphant return of this iconic Venetian opera and music house.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 25, 2004
  • Length: 17:14
  • Purchases: 1
Hard to Say
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Ninety year old Ed Werler takes listeners on a sentimental journey exploring love and loss.

Bought by PRX Remix, HowSound, WMPG, KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 19, 2004
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 14
Mystery Train
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A teenage couple's date takes a turn for the worse when they run into a girl they know.

Bought by KUT, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and WZBC


  • Added: May 10, 2004
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 4
Diet Coke
From: Holly Kernan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
what diet coke reveals about global identity

Bought by East Village Radio and WMPG


  • Added: Apr 30, 2004
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 2
Orphan Opossums
From: Worth Bishop
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Even killing a varmint has consequences.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2004
  • Length: 05:33
What's Left is Not Who We Are
From: Paula Mauro
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Ash scatterings at sea, as told by the ship's captain

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 25, 2004
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
My Father's Songs
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Dr. H. is reminded about the songs of his tribe while practicing songs with his grandson.

Bought by WGDR and WCOM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 2
Blood Donation
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Are you afraid of needles? Join Maia Chong in conquering your fears at Portland High's blood drive.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMPG, KXOT Public Radio, WXLV-FM, and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 5
Profile of Sgt. Jim Johnson
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Spencer Scott interviews Sargeant Jim Johnson of the Maine National Guard as he departs for eighteen months in Iraq.

Bought by WXLV-FM, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2004
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 3
Gillian Welch ENCORE: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Gillian Welch reconsiders the fate of a fallen American hero: Elvis Presley.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, KGLT, KMHD, WNCW and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2004
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 6
Different Worlds - Moving From NY to San Fran
From: Dave Adox
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What's it like to move from New York to San Francisco? We hear from people about the culture shock that comes with moving between the coasts.

Bought by KUOW, KZSC, and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 29, 2004
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 3
paintmixers
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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artist damali ayo's search through paint stores to match paint to her skin tones.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2004
  • Length: 05:07
Interview about "Portrait of Billy Joe"
From: KUT
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Interview with Producers of movie about Billy Joe Shaver

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2004
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
Arcade Girl
From: Jennifer Dunn
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Changing values about sex among youth in China, and the education they seek.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2004
  • Length: 15:18
No Email from Oaxaca
From: Adam Thorsen
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This is an essay about an encounter in a laundromat with a couple from Mexico.

Bought by KTUH


  • Added: Mar 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Future is San Francisco
From: New America Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Comment on the Gay Marriage Issue in San Francisco

  • Added: Mar 05, 2004
  • Length: 05:01
Katie Becomes a Mom
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Katie from the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) discusses becoming a mother at thirteen.

Bought by Remix Radio, WMPG, KUNM, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 25, 2004
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 4
Skull 'N' Bones
From: Kerry Seed
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A vox-pop that asks: "What do you think happens to people when they die?"

  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 02:06
Silence Among Friends
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The role of silence at Quaker Meeting.

Bought by HowSound, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 14, 2004
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
Onstage With No Words Song. . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trying to find the words

Bought by The Prairie Star, WCOM, and WZBC


  • Added: Feb 05, 2004
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
The Letter D. . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Variations on the Letter D

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Feb 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 2

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