PRX - Pieces for Tone: Provocative

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Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become the center of that political storm. ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:32
Caption: Alan and Ron Amen at their StoryCorps interview in Dearborn, Michigan on August 10, 2012., Credit: Erin Dickey for StoryCorps.
Ron Amen speaks with his brother, Alan, about their bond, and how it persevered even after Ron was drafted in the Vietnam War.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Randy and his older brother, Angel Villegas, talk about Angel’s undocumented status and how it affected their relationship growing up.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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Bob VanSumeran served 6 years in prison for robberies he committed as a teenager. During that time, he developed an unlikely friendship with the fa...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 02:51
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The census doesn’t just distribute representatives in congress and billions of dollars in federal funds—it determines city bus routes, how many gar...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 33:11
Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.
Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:13
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Pastor Danny Cortez and his son, Drew, recall the sermon Danny gave to his church congregation after Drew told his father that he was gay.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kari Tauring, Credit: Eli Solheim
Kari Tauring is a leading researcher and performer of ancient Norse traditions, but she uses them in healing sessions. Hers is a point of view that...

  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:22
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Every week, Cracker Barrel provides 4 million Americans with a studied version of down-home Southern food and hospitality. The dumplins and the chi...

Bought by WJCT and WABE


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Julisa, a young poet, gives her views on marriage which are pessimistic to say the least.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
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To Terrence, in his part of the world, you have to either play sports or do something illegal to support your family

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chuck (L) and Josh (R) Lampert
Josh Lampert and his father, Chuck, talk about Josh's struggle with mental illness, which began while Josh was in college more than a decade ago.

Bought by WEZU and Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 2
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Dan Miller tells his wife, Celeste Januszewski, about his relationship with his father.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Liza Long talks to her son about his experiences living with mental illness.

Bought by WEZU and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
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Samuel Taylor tells his mom, Connie Casey, about being in "ex-gay" conversion therapy as a teenager.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sarah Belanger is a self-described “spirit medium.” , Credit: Priscilla Yuki Wilson
For many of us, Halloween is a day we get to depart from reality. But for Sandra Belanger, ghosts, the afterlife, and death are part of everyday li...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Do you have a psych degree? Ok you’ll enjoy this show. Our friend Dr. Glenn Berger makes a return visit to discuss our current state of mind. We ta...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Motte Kinder radio
Children's Rights are sometimes completely overlooked in our society. But things are changing Children are slowly getting the respect they deserve ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
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Amy has battled bipolar disorder all her life. She’s tried 25 different medications, but nothing has been able to stabilize her mood.

Bought by KPVL and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 2
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Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 11:27
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Features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 14, 2008
  • Length: 30:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Five Conversations on Death

  • Added: Dec 09, 2007
  • Length: 26:22
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A prominent feminist from the 60s and her grown-up daughter have an intimate conversation about family, work, politics, and the very different choi...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
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A father and son have a contest to take the best pictures of their dying grandpa, the result is an up-close portrait of death.

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, KUT, KVNF, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 6
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Our guests are Mary Hudson and Jenny Holland, wife and daughter of Jack Holland, the author of ?Misogyny: The World?s Oldest Prejudice.?

Bought by High Plains Public Radio and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Nov 09, 2006
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 2