PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

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

146 results


John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Reintroduced to Restore VRA “Preclearance” Requirements for States with Ongoing Voter Suppression
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Reintroduced to Restore VRA “Preclearance” Requirements for States with Ongoing Voter Suppression

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and WUTC


  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Debate: Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie on Color Blindness for Black History Month
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
During Black History Month, we reflect on a debate that confronts America’s complex history with racial and social inequality. How can we ensure fa...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 5
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bayard Rustin, half-length portrait, facing front, microphones in foreground, Credit: Library of Congress
Today’s episode from our archives continues to honor Black history and heritage. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central ...

Bought by WXDU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WORT, Oregon Public Broadcasting, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Tulsa's Black History Saturday School
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ribbon cutting at Tulsa's EduRec Youth Center for Black History Saturdays. , Credit: Credit: Black History Saturdays
When Oklahoma passed a law limiting discussion of race in classrooms, Tulsa activist Kristi Williams rallied the community to create Black History ...

Bought by KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Mixed News for North Carolina Voters, as Federal Courts Temporarily Block Voter Suppression Bill but Uphold Racially Gerrymandered Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Mixed News for North Carolina Voters, as Federal Courts Temporarily Block Voter Suppression Bill but Uphold Racially Gerrymandered Maps

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, and WUTC


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Two Florida Anti-Voter Redistricting and Voting Rights Laws Headed Back to Court
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Two Florida Anti-Voter Redistricting and Voting Rights Laws Headed Back to Court

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
SCOTUS Declines Stay Request from Michigan’s Independent Redistricting Commission; 19 State House & Senate Districts to be Redrawn
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
SCOTUS Declines Stay Request from Michigan’s Independent Redistricting Commission; 19 State House & Senate Districts to be Redrawn

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Louisiana Legislature Hashes Out New Court-Ordered Congressional Maps with Two Majority Black Districts
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Louisiana Legislature Hashes Out New Court-Ordered Congressional Maps with Two Majority Black Districts

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Piece image
An interview with the co-directors of the documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. The interview paints a comprehensive picture of Max Roach's...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s Maps for Greater Detroit Under Scrutiny for Voting Rights Act Violations. What Happened?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s Maps for Greater Detroit Under Scrutiny for Voting Rights Act Violations. What Happened?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUTC, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “March on Ballot Boxes” Speech in South Carolina, May 9, 1966
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “March on Ballot Boxes” Speech in South Carolina, May 9, 1966

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: The True Story Of Reconstruction
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
Piece image
Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative. We talk about what that narrative leaves out.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Piece image
Can righting society's past wrongs help us heal from historical harm?

Bought by KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, KSTK, KOWS and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 10
Christine Yoo: 26.2 To Life
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christine Yoo
For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
231110: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson, 11/10/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
Piece image
Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequa...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
13-17: Who Is an American? Is Our Democracy As Unequal As Our Economy?, 7/5/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Heather McGhee, Credit: Hardy Wilson
By around 2044, the U.S. will become a majority-minority nation. This seismic demographic shift has triggered a cultural earthquake, provoking a ra...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
A Monumental Change, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: State Senator Jennifer McClellan, Credit: Charles McGuigan
This is part 1 of A Monumental Change about how the brutal murder of George Floyd has propelled the entire country forward toward a more perfect Un...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 26:48
The Georgia Way: Strategies that Work for Winning Elections
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
Piece image
What happened in Georgia in 2020? The election of two Democrats to the Senate from that state handed the presidency to Joe Biden and control of Con...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Defenseless: Daniel Medwed on Incarcerated Innocents
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Medwed
Many followers of the highly publicized Adnan Syed case were delighted to see an innocent man set free after over two decades behind bars. But the ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Expanding the Franchise (hour/no bb)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
Expanding the Franchise (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by WTJU, KUHF, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Expanding the Franchise (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, Harford Community Radio, WFHB, KRDP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Expanding the Franchise (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
Piece image
Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUHF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Phil Allen, Jr.
This program is a second in a conversation with author Phil Allen, Jr., in which he highlights the prophetic potential of the camera. Its imagery p...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1