PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

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We meet the god Odum who says he can clean up the filth and pollution in Jamestown if we give him 2 million cedis. We bargain him down to 1 million...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 23:57
Caption: Helen Gillet performs in WNIJ's Studio A, Credit: Carl Nelson/WNIJ
Helen Gillet is a classically-trained cellist that melds world music influence with New Orleans jazz and funk, while using looping and other effect...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 51:59
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Coincidence, Karma or Divine Comedy? It's hard to tell in Kelly Candaele's Song Story about the first time he left home and an amazing experience ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2015
  • Length: 06:02
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Broadcasting from an imaginary music club featuring music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of ... unless you were very hip in the...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:02:13
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Hearing music from an inanimate object - auditory hallucination or talking fan?

  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:52
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A grouchy look at life.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
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Interview with rhythm guitar player from the Grateful Dead. Ranges from stories about The Reverend Gary Davis to Garcia's addictions.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:49
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Carla Anderson (right), Credit: Adrien de Martini
Bobby podcasts from Balance Hair Salon in downtown Jersey City, while lounging in one of the shop’s large, adjustable chairs, with Carla Anderson, ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:12:57

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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AT TIMES I KEEP WHAT'S INSIDE IN...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pat and Bob at Home in Hannibal, Missouri
Bob & Pat talk about energy efficiency for old windows as well as kitchen cabinets. A caller from Massachusetts asks about repairing a brick chimney.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
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This RADIOLA! is another foray into the shellac pile for some lucky (and Luckey) finds.

  • Added: May 31, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
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This RADIOLA! concedes that something is really up (or down) with the economy.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: May 31, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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John Hockenberry visits with bluesman Mose Allison and his daughter, singer Amy Allison.

Bought by Prairie Public, Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 7
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Sound-rich comic essay about language

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 11, 2007
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
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The story behind the word "jet"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:03
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The story behind the word "assassin"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
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"A Mother's Shortcut" - a nostalgic look back at Mother's Day, mixing music, comedy and archival material

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMPG, KMXT and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 19