PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

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

19 results


The Return of King Ludd
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
Piece image
Winter Solstice is coming and the Luddites are celebrating on their flip-phones. That's all we've got to say about it. Listen on your radio in Josh...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Little Durga
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Kids of Bhandarkhali and their Durga, Credit: Meghdutam Foundation
Durga Puja, the festival of the ten armed Goddess Durga, has always been a time of excess in Kolkata. But this is the story of the “Little Durga.”

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Valentine's Day
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Audio Essays
Piece image
Steve Downing shares his essay on the origins of Valentine's Day.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Eve
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Stay Human
Piece image
Michael Goldberg shares a special edition of Stay Human for this Christmas Eve.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Celebrate the Holidays in Las Vegas
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Audio Essays
Piece image
Steve Downing shares his thoughts on the holidays in Las Vegas.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:38
At the Fishhouses (The Holiday Episode)
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
At the end of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads the poem "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This perennial favorite is chos...

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


  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
Mike Finley: Poet
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Wordish
Piece image
Poet Mike Finley shares his poem "Wrecked Christmas" on this weeks segment of Wordish.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:04
Cupid's Day: A Lovably Flawed Valentine's Day Alternative
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
Caption: BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN CD Art, Credit: Photo: Katie Weisberger
Hate Valentine's Day? Cupid, that flawed character from Roman Mythology, offers alternative reasons to love Feb. 14th.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Bells Are Ringing
From: Margaret Agard
Series: Christmas
Piece image
Ringing the Salvation Army bell is boring, cold work during the busy Christmas holiday season. Margaret Agard, author and bell ringing volunteer, ...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KTXK, KZMU Moab Community Radio, 'The Sea', and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 5
Eggnog, or the Egg n' Grogg
From: Brad Dunn
Series: What's The Juice?
Caption: Created, Written and Produced by Brad Dunn
A 'Quick Sip' brought to you by What's The Juice? - America's Source For Wine Talk Radio. Topics include: Lady Macbeth, George Washington, and low...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
One Last Word: Signs
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
Piece image
Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
Father's Day Among the Immortals
From: Charles McGuigan
Piece image
My son and I, after many years, were reunited at his home in Mendocino, CA

Bought by XRAY.fm and KZYX


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Behind the mask (The un-Valentine)
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
(Could be used as a "dark" Valentine) Public smiles often hide the private anger of those 'perfect' couples

  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:25
Compact Discoveries 105: The Dream of America
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
Piece image
Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" is featured, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by the composer.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, KENW, WFIU, KALW and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 30
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Abe's Light - from Mistakes to Making It
From: Ellen Weber
Piece image
When we light a candle for Lincoln's day we rekindle ours

  • Added: Jan 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:51
Home Planet: A not-so-perfect holiday
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
We're driven by the belief that we can create this one perfect day or season, and the warmth generated by it will carry us through the rest of the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Home Planet: (Christmas) Mom's Secret Christmas List
From: Spokane Public Radio
Piece image
When my children ask what I want for Christmas, I give the the standard list: perfume, slippers and things like that. But I have a secret list.

Bought by WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
Playing In The Street: Halloween Tames Traffic
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Piece image
David Engwitch author of Mental Speed Bumps explains how the street activity of Halloween is just what we need to calm traffic.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
  • Length: 02:00