PRX - Pieces for Tone: Humorous
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Seventeen-year-old Sean doesn't consider himself a romantic guy, but he knows girls like romance, and he likes girls, so he sets out to figure out ...
- Added: Jan 28, 2019
- Length: 06:29
The setup: Halloween night 2016. My studio has a window that opens onto the front porch, adjacent to the front door. I put a small guitar amplif...
- Added: Oct 31, 2017
- Length: 05:39
For those of a certain age, the start of summer isn't about going to the beach because a life's worth of hamburgers means never again wearing a bat...
- Added: May 30, 2017
- Length: 28:15
In honor of the holiday season, Mortified presents the story of a sheltered middle-schooler who writes to Santa Claus for a boyfriend.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 21:24
In honor of Thanksgiving, we present the story of an ungrateful teenager who starts a gratitude journal in the hope of becoming a better person and...
- Added: Nov 23, 2015
- Length: 20:02
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. This year in the west, Ramadan lines up with the summ...
Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KZYX and more
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 8
This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 24, 2015
- Length: 10:13
- Purchases: 1
A couple who fell in love during Hurricane Sandy shares how their romance blossomed on the platforms of New York City's subway.
- Added: Feb 08, 2015
- Length: 02:59
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
Storyteller Graham Shelby is thinking about the WWII veterans in his family when he serves as guest of honor at an unusual Christmas party - one he...
- Added: Dec 02, 2014
- Length: 12:29
Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.
- Added: Nov 19, 2014
- Length: 04:38
Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...
- Added: Jan 07, 2014
- Length: 04:05
Michael Goldberg offers his take on tasks this winter with his version of "Winter Projects." Goldberg offers up a somewhat candid look at his frust...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 04:32
Steve Downing, like Aaron Brown, looks at his seasonal tasks this winter and why those tasks should be avoided at all costs. Downing specifically a...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:52
In his essay, "Winter Projects," Aaron Brown lightheartedly looks back at his past tasks for winter. He also discusses the preparations, obstacles,...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:41
Tin Roof Project #21, featuring former White House Executive Mike Lawn. True stories told by the Southerners who lived them.
- Added: Jun 22, 2012
- Length: 29:00
A tale of holiday cheer in which I administer a thoroughly-justified dressing-down to an unscrupulous Internet racketeer.
- Added: Mar 13, 2012
- Length: 14:41
My buddy Sean and I decided to embark on a challenge: the ROYGBIV diet - spending a week eating only one color of food per day, according to the co...
Bought by KUT, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 08:34
- Purchases: 3
Visit Christmas memories with Lisa Brandom, Excy Johnston, Amy Manning Burns. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...
- Added: Apr 29, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Added: Dec 14, 2010
- Length: 05:35
- Purchases: 1
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.
- Added: Oct 11, 2009
- Length: 06:52
- Purchases: 2
David continues his linguistic and cultural education in France.
- Added: May 04, 2009
- Length: 03:41
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 02:26
