PRX - Pieces for Tagging: 1980s

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New York City was a mess in the 1980's. Broadway attendance plummeted. Some predicted the end of the American Musical. In spite of all that, a few ...

Bought by KVNO, WMNR, and KVNO


  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
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English director Joanna Hogg presents the pain of a young woman filmmaker’s destructive relationship with an addict in The Souvenir, while Pamela B...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 09:07
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What happens kids come to face to face with mortality for the first time? In this 2-part series Mortified tackles the one conversation that’s harde...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2019
  • Length: 43:03
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Ever Break someone's heart and have it come back to haunt you? Tales of teens who discover if dating karma exists.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 25:24
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin is beach bound with the 1980s coming-of-age dramedy Age of Summer.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WSGE, KKRN, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Choices - Sounds easy, right? but for many with a criminal background, a choice makes all the difference.

  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
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When is it true love or unhinged obsession?  Find out in this tongue in cheek guide to adolescent love that lets you know when you've become way to...

  • Added: May 06, 2018
  • Length: 24:12
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Travel back in time to the 80s to hear girls who were Hungry Like The Wolf for their favorite band.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Oct 09, 2016
  • Length: 23:19
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mortified logo, Credit: Jered Bogli
Need relief from all the juvenile antics of campaign season? From PRX's Radiotopia, "MORTIFIED'S TOTALLY JUVENILE ELECTION SPECIAL" is your antidot...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WUTC, KJZZ, Troy Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 26
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When Richard Newman accepted at job at the World Health Organization in Guatemala in the late 70s, he never expected to get mixed up in the country...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2016
  • Length: 17:13
Caption: Donna LoCicero & Robert Campos, San Francisco, CA 9/28/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Campos and Donna LoCicero talk social intelligence, casting nets, and what goes on before a stand-up takes the stage.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 18:58
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Gran Fury was was an artists’ collective that emerged from ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in 1988 and was devoted to AIDS activism throug...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 14:33
Caption: Dave Zouzounis stands behind the counter at Ted's Market, holding a book with Janet Delaney's photograph of him and his dad, Credit: Angela Johnston
It’s the last week of school at Bessie Carmichael Elementary on 7th and Harrison in the South of Market neighborhood. Photographer Janet Delaney an...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 09:52
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Over the Back Fence is a community variety show that takes place the 2nd Friday of every month from March through November, with a different theme ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:30:08
  • Purchases: 1
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When his prejudiced grandmother catches him playing with an African-American boy at school, a young Chinese immigrant faces a dilemma: how can he s...

  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: Journey Under the Sea was the second book in the series.
We dig into the history of the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series and the interactive stories kids are reading today.

Bought by WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 16:16
  • Purchases: 3
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In August 2014, we lost a man who inspired laughter in the Bay Area and all around the world – Robin Williams. Robin Williams was a local, and actu...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Invasion of the Pines on Fire Island, Credit: Mike Fisher
For most of the 20th Century, New York's Fire Island was virtually the only place on Earth where gay men and lesbians felt safe to live and to love...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 3
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According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as hip-hop. Theirs was a p...

Bought by WFHB and WETD


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In the Erotic Memoir Novel LAURA MEETS JEFFREY written from two perspectives - Jeffrey Michaelson and Laura Bradley detail their lives during the N...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 11:42
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Paul Simon recalls the creative sparks and controversies surrounding his landmark album, "Graceland"

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUKY and more


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 14
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An essay about growing up in the 80's and 90's as a male named Whitney and as a result the effect that Whitney Houston has had on my life.

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Archival Paul Simon interviews from various moments of his career are intertwined to show the evolution of his creative process. Hosted by Rita Ho...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17