Hi friend of PRX,
PRX tries to stay 'heads up' about all sorts of things. This week we're occupied with that broken, bus-sized satellite the Navy intends to shoot down before it slams into terra firma with its toxic fuel. We haven't been this concerned since Skylab fell out of orbit and landed goodness-knows-where. So we advise you to grab your laptop and a helmet and hang out in the basement 'til we get the all clear. These pieces should keep your mind off whatever is coming right at us: debate the personal essay Secret Asian Woman, be transported with the enthralling sounds in bird tango, and a college marching band goes hip hop.
Duck!
-John
Behind the Music Berlin Without Walls
WNYC, 5 segments
From the players themselves to the legendary conductors, WNYC takes you behind the scenes to discover what makes the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra one of the world's greatest ensembles.
Looking for more classical? Check out Compact Discoveries.
(Image by Trey Jones.)
Hear Them Roar Rita Dove
New Letters on the Air, 29:00
Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove discusses her poetry collections -- as well as the house fire that led her to ballroom dancing.
Birth
Thin Air Media, 56:28
Documentary about the practices and perceptions of birth in America.
Hear more for Women's History Month.
40 Years Ago A Shortcut Back To 1968
Peter Bochan, 29:54
Using only the sounds, music and voices of one of the most explosive and memorable years in history.
The Byrds: There is a Season / Farther Along
Joyride Media, 2 hour-long pieces
Memorable music that set the stage for everyone from the Eagles, to Tom Petty, to R.E.M.
In Search of James Brown: An Appreciation
Paul Ingles, 58:00
In 1999, radio producers Paul Ingles and Joe Warnes went in pursuit of an interview with the Godfather of Soul.
PRX Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe
PRX is a collaboration of the Station Resource Group
and Atlantic Public Media, with support from public radio
stations and producers, The Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, The National Endowment for the Arts,
The Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, the Open Society Institute, the Surdna Foundation,
and Google Grants.
Hi friend of PRX,
PRX tries to stay 'heads up' about all sorts of things. This week we're occupied with that broken, bus-sized satellite the Navy intends to shoot down before it slams into terra firma with its toxic fuel. We haven't been this concerned since Skylab fell out of orbit and landed goodness-knows-where. So we advise you to grab your laptop and a helmet and hang out in the basement 'til we get the all clear. These pieces should keep your mind off whatever is coming right at us: debate the personal essay 
