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Basick-ness by Leonard "Junior" White
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His first year in the competition, Junior says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Leonard "Junior" White is 18 years old and a member of Ku...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
Virtuoso Voices - Marin Alsop (Soft Landing)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There are trends and fads even in classical music. One of the trends conductor Marin Alsop finds a bit disturbing involves Brahms. Use this 27 se...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: :27
Dock Ellis Pitches a No-No
From: Neille Ilel
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An Alternate Take on Drugs and Baseball

Bought by KCRW, KFAI, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Steven Isserlis (The Evangelist)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are the cellist's bible and yet their existence is shrouded in mystery. Cellist Steven Isserlis is happy to specula...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Julia Fischer (Never too Young)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Julia Fischer often finds that she has to defend her age and her generation. The up and coming 24* year old admits she bristles a bit wh...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :29
David Bouchier Essay: One Thing at a Time
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David observes a traffic accident and draws a moral.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2007
  • Length: 03:44
KERA Commentary: Huckleberry Finesse
From: KERA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reaction to controversy at a Texas high school over teaching of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
Virtuoso Voices - John Adams (Feelings)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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What makes a composer's music resonate with the audience? Composer John Adams offers a starting point to this ultimately unanswerable question. U...

Bought by WETS and Red River Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Bernard Haitink (Don't Mess Around)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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"Back Seat Drivers" are bad for those of us in the driver's seat, and they can be just as distracting for composers. Conductor Bernard Haitink tal...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :29
KERA Commentary: Stay At Home Dads
From: KERA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary about how some people have yet to adjust the idea of a man as a stay-at-home dad

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Debilitating Liszt)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Huge. Blockbuster. Larger than life. Those are just a few of the ways you could describe the Piano Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt. Awadagin P...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Joy Harjo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Native American poet tells of her belief in the Sun and our sacred connection to it.

Bought by KZYX, KFAI, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WSLR, Moab Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 6
"Life Challenges" by Shekira McKnight
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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With her amazing voice and sly poetry, this young writer approaches depression head-on. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Centre (Chica...

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Mic Check" by Team Maine Township
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Politicians, media, celebrities... the list goes on and on of people who abuse the story-telling power of a microphone. Maine Township is from Mai...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Fitting in" by Team Oak Park-River Forest High School
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Peer expectations in a teenage world are strong, and being confortable with who you are is a hard lesson to learn. Addressing issues of faith, gen...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
"Same Ole Change" by Lamar Jorden
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Exploring African-American history leads one young writer to critique Obama's run for presidency. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Cen...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:02
"Love Is" by Team Steinmetz Academic Centre
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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How do you define love? Steinmetz Academic Centre is in Chicago, IL.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:06
"Lessons Learned" by Team San Miguel School
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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These junior high students reflect on the lessons they've learned from the current administration. San Miguel School-Gary Comer Campus is in Chica...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:10
"Egotistical Trippin' Prima Donna Mama" by Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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This young poet has truly come of age, allowing no one to stand in her way as she reaches for success.

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Digital Diary: Kerrel McKay interviews other AIDS Activists in Toronto
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! UNICEF Youth Reporter Kerrel McKay interviews other youth AIDS activists at the Toronto AIDS Conference

Bought by WXLV-FM and KWCW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Cecilia Munoz
From: This I Believe
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Cecilia Munoz believes outrage has been an effective fuel for her activism on behalf of immigrants.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:42
Three Iraqi Americans on War and Peace: short piece
From: Miae Kim
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Three Iraqi Americans' views on Iraq war

  • Added: Jun 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:51
Voices of Iraqi Americans on War and Peace
From: Miae Kim
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Three Iraqi Americans share their views on the war in Iraq and solutions for peace.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 26, 2006
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
From WWII to Iraq War: U.S Veterans on War and Peace
From: Miae Kim
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Four U.S. veterans share their views on war. An eighty-three year-old World War II veteran, two Vietnam War veterans, and a Gulf War veteran tell ...

Bought by KZYX, Marfa Public Radio, WFCR, and WDNA


  • Added: Mar 24, 2006
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 4
Can Assassins Really Kill You?
From: Paul McDonald
Caption: "The odd thing about assassins, Dr. King, is that they think they've killed you.", Credit: Chicago Sun Times, April 1968
One white boy's recollections of Dr. King and Malcolm X.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGOU, WBHM-FM, KSFR, WAMC and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 7