PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

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

2787 results


Actor Jacob Ming-Trent talks about the heater
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jacob Ming-Trent
Jacob Ming-Trent talks about his career on stage playing Shakespeare, why he left and why he returned.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., PRX Remix, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2022
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 5
Bessie’s Jazzy Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
Although she wasn’t the first blues artist to record, she was most certainly an influential trailblazer. Frequently, her recordings were enhanced w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sweet Harmony, Hot Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Mills Brothers
There were several vocal groups in the 1920s that specialized in three-part harmony, but it was The Boswell Sisters and The Mills Brothers set the ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rita Dove: Rara Avis
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Poet Rita Dove, Credit: Fred Viebahn
Pulitzer-prize winning poet Rita Dove.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2022
  • Length: 24:10
A Truth As Cold As Ice
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Aryn Baker
There are still a few who deny climate change. Although with another summer of extreme heat in many parts of the world, those few are diminishing. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sarah Smarsh Explores Class in Rural America
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sarah Smarsh, Credit: Paul Andrews
Sarah Smarsh discusses her book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth which is 2022-2023 NEA Big Read...

Bought by KZUM, WMPG, WDCB, RADIOLEX, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
Follies & Reviews
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Piece image
As jazz made inroads into popular music, musical producers realized they had to incorporate the new styles into their lavish productions.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Race at the Top
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Natasha Warikoo
All parents want their children to have advantages in their academic careers. In America of the past, that translated to white parents using public...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Deep Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Harlem
As it is known today, Harlem opened its doors to jazz long before the music became popular. Not to say it was far ahead of the rest of the world; o...

Bought by KAAD-LP and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Soft Power
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Maria
It’s almost hidden in plain sight. Every day we’ll hear about a national or international action the involves “soft power.” Most of us just don’t t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Supreme Court Decisions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bill Halal
Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court as left a majority of American’s wondering if the country is headed in the wrong direction. Many feel th...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shanta Thake: Bring the Arts to NYC Streets
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Shanta Thake at Summer for the City, Credit: Kevin Yatarola; used courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) Shanta Thake talks about programming that speaks to the needs of New York C...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Waller Legacy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fats Waller
Fats Waller's playful, exuberant jazz performances created the moniker of the "clown prince" of jazz. He relished crowds with his playful stage ant...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Betrayal
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ira Shapiro
It is as though today’s political arena is grounded on egg shells. The image of a fragmented system is everywhere. A source of the problem points t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Theater director Saheem Ali talks about centering communities of color in Shakespeare
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Saheem Ali, Credit: Courtesy of The Public Theater
Associate Artistic Director of The Public Theater as well as the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham,” Saheem Ali talks about wo...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Just in time for the Tony Awards--Revisiting Michael R. Jackson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Michael R. Jackson, Credit: Zack DeZon
Michael R. Jackson--the creator of A Strange Loop—talks about the origins and evolution of the prize-winning musical.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Oliver's Journey
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: King Oliver
Pioneering trumpet artist of New Orleans jazz, mentor to Louis Armstrong, inspiration for the Harmon trumpet mute still used today, bandleader and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Leading an arts center into the future
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonja Kostich and Stella Abrera, Credit: Quinn Wharton
Sonja Kostich and Stella Abrera—both Asian Americans, former dancers, and co-leaders of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park—talk about the organization and its...

Bought by WMPG, RADIOLEX, KZUM, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
The Return of Conquest? Why the Future of Global Order Hinges on Ukraine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Tanisha Fazal
The ongoing war Russia initiated against Ukraine in February has NATO allies in an awkward position. Whether it’s assisting Ukraine with weapons fo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KCBX


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Swinging Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Nightclubs of Chicago
Chicago became the hotbed of jazz in the early 1920s By the early 1930s, several major big bands took up residence in the popular clubs like the Gr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Modern Warrior LIVE: A Veteran's Story
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Modern Warrior LIVE
In today’s podcast, I speak with US Army Veteran Jaymes Poling and Jazz Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci about creating and presenting Modern Warrior L...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:26:36
Clash: Presidents and the Press in Times of Crisis
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jon Marshall
Former President Donald Trump attacked the press relentlessly before and after his term in office. A master at manipulation, he even admitted that ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, and KCBX


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
C-Melody Man
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frankie Trumbauer
Frank Trumbauer is described as one of the most influential and important jazz saxophonists of the 1920s and '30s, including influencing the Lester...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Daniel K. Isaac from "Billions" to Broadway
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Daniel K. Isaac, Credit: Emil Cohen
You may know Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim from the television series “Billions,” but he’s also a committed and talented actor in theater and an accom...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 4
The Gentleman of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bud Freeman
His nickname was ‘Bud’, but pianist Marian McPartland tagged him “The Gentleman of Jazz”. Tenor saxophonist Lawrence ‘Bud’ Freeman.

Bought by WNMU-FM and KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2

Narrow the results by Topics

Narrow the results by Formats

Narrow the results by Tones