PRX - Pieces for Topic: Senior

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Caption: Penelope DeWitt at Stoney Beach after her recording session, Credit: Jessica Ripka
Think about something you've spent your whole life wanting to do. Now try to think about what's kept you from doing it. What comes to mind? For...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 10:34
  • Purchases: 2
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What do square dancing and the AIDS crisis have in common?

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:30
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Jane O'Connor is a young woman from Dublin whose mother was a big fan of the film Groundhog day. The irony of her beloved film choice was that when...

Bought by KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 5
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After 70 years, Winthrop Sherwin is retiring from the general store where he works. It's the end of an era in Groton, MA.

Bought by PRX Remix, Public Interactive, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 4
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A looking back on what were undeniably hard times growing up during the depression with a degree of n...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:03
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Nelly Castillo tells the story of her son?s dream of becoming a major league pitcher.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
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Francisco Mena recounts his experiences as a private chef in Vegas

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:45
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A. revealing that more than just memories, mothers are an inner presence.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A talking about their preferences for music from Mexican music to rock and roll.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Nonagenarian Mimi Hunt recalls playing as a child in the LA River

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:09
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David Orosco left school after third grade to work supporting his family. Here he recalls the importance of his elementary school teacher.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:44
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An audio version of David Greenberger?s Duplex Planet magazine, Growing Old In East L.A., offers a look into the lives of elderly Mexican-Americans...

Bought by KGLT, KPFA, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 4