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Hi friend of PRX,

The ‘study‘ getting attention today linking chocolate consumption with depression gave us a Godiva-covered smirk. If you have the blues, troll through PRX: you’ll be exposed to the great variety of life and listening and perspective, sure to regenerate the spirit.

The Moth and Radiolab will widen your senses; almost anything from Texas Music Matters will get your toes tapping; appreciate your world with Isla Earth; open your ears with Peter Bochan.

The ‘P’ in PRX does not stand for Prozac!
-John

Remembering Studs Terkel 
New special on the beloved audio historian

Working With Studs
Atlantic Public Media | 00:54:00
Transom.org editor Sydney Lewis worked side by side with Studs on his radio show and his books. This special is a blend of documentary and reminiscences from Sydney and Stud’s co-workers, full of great stories and previously unheard recordings of Studs himself. Just in time for what would’ve been his 98th birthday, May 16.

Honoring Our Soldiers 
Memorial Day is May 31

Independent Minds: At War in the Pacific
Murray Street Productions | 00:55:54
David D’Arcy hosts this compelling hour featuring stories of heroism and sacrifice by young Marines who stormed the islands and fought from inside the foxholes during the bloody Pacific Campaign of World War II. Includes personal testimony from the Marines and historical context from scholars.

Grave Subjects: A History of Death and Mourning
BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:53:53
The History Guys look at the ways Americans have remembered their dead, from the Revolutionary War up through the present. Has death become more invisible, and if so, what are the implications? Do war memorials tell us more about wartime, or about the peacetime that follows?

More great pieces of all lengths for Memorial Day

The Future of the U.S. Car Industry 
Don’t miss out on this free new special

Shifting Gears
From PRX and WDET with Louisville Public Media, KCUR and WUNC/The Story

Some of the U.S. car companies are crawling back to life. But what’s in store for workers and communities in the face of this industrial transformation? Two one-hour shows deliver that perspective.

Multimedia for stations:
Embed the custom map of U.S. car plants and encourage listeners to share a photo of their first car.

Plan Ahead 

• Date-pegged playlists from PRX Editors
  • Spring
  • Poetry Month – April
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – May
  • Mother’s Day – May 9
  • Memorial Day – May 31
• The Moth is back with all-new stories
  Start previewing NOW. Air date opens May 1.
  New on YouTube: A word from Moth producer Jay Allison.
• New season of State of the Re:Union
  Talent Quest winner Al Letson brings his electric style to new episodes. Preview the Brooklyn and Kansas shows now. Air date opens April 30.

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• Public Radio Player iPhone App
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• Podcasts — Listen to the cutting edge of public radio
  • EconomyBeat – PRX producers on the economy.
  • YouthCast – The next generation of sound.
  • Nature Stories – The natural world from PRX producers.
  • SaltCast – The backstory to great radio storytelling.
  • Podcasts by PRX members