PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

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The rise of big bands in the 1930s and 40s played a key role in the popularization of jazz, and provided a soundtrack for Americans navigating a ch...

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
Caption: Teresa Berganza
On this week’s program, we celebrate the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, who died May 13, 2022 at the age of 89. Joining ...

Bought by KSJE, KVNO, WRTI, WXXI Rochester, WCQS and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Nerdette Great Lady Nerds of History Spcial
For America's birthday, Nerdette highlights the mothers of movements. Hosts Tricia and Greta bring you the stories of journalist Nellie Bly, painte...

Bought by WCNY, KOSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WHRV, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KUHF, WKSU, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WGCU, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 109
Caption: portrait of Barbara Johns, who led the walkout
In 1951 a group of African American students at Robert R. Moton High School in Prince Edward County, Virginia, organized a strike to protest the su...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WFHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 27