Public Radio Exchange

Hi friend of PRX,

No matter what we do we can’t stop the flow of amazing radio through PRX. Once summer began, we expected things to slow down…but we were wrong. And stations’ hunger for great radio is just making the flow flow faster.

The pilot Moon Graffiti radio drama from producers at The Truth just showed up. Then the amazing series on childhood obesity came next, and the rock and roll talk show Sound Opinions popped up. Plus new stories from Glynn Washington and Al Letson. Folk Alley bubbles up every week!

We can’t stop this thing!
-John

Radio to the Moon 
July 20 is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing

Moon Graffiti
The Truth | 00:15:21
Using an actual letter written for Nixon had an accident occurred, producers Jonathan Mitchell and Hillary Frank imagine if the Apollo moon landing had ended in disaster. PRX is working with American Public Media to get feedback on this program so please post your comments.

Plus: Richard Paul traces the hidden history of the space race and Peter Bochan captures the sounds of those first steps on another world.

Have a Good Staycation 
Near and far

Staycation Special
World Vision Report | 00:58:59
Armchair travel at its best: Meet the first female mechanic in Nigeria and get news from a chalkboard on the street in Liberia. We also sample tamales in New York City, chocolate in Mexico, and coffee in Cambodia.

The Rise of the Staycation
Blunt Youth Radio Project | 00:05:31
The ins and outs of getting away without going anywhere: A youth producer from Maine shares her staycation experiences and interviews others about the drag of being a teen stuck with your family, wherever you are.

Down Home Cooking Season 
Air one of the most popular pubradio series

Hidden Kitchens Special: Hour One | Hour Two
The Kitchen Sisters | 00:59:00
Secret, underground, unknown, unofficial, below the radar kitchen stories from across America, narrated by Frances McDormand.

These two one-hour specials journey into the world of street corner cooking, kitchen rituals and visionaries — how communities come together through food. A poignant, sometimes wild chronicle of American life.

Plan Ahead 

• Format-specific playlists
  • July Music Station Picks from David Srebnik
    
  • July News Station Picks from Naomi Starobin
• Date-pegged and timely playlists from PRX Editors
  • Summer
  • Moon Landing: July 20
  • Youth Voices on Immigration
• Sound Opinions
  The last word in rock.
• State of the Re:Union
  Communities that really work.
• Snap Judgment
  Hard-to-beat stories with a beat.
• The Moth Radio Hour
  The most amazing TRUE tales.

Other Good Stuff 

• PRX on Twitter
  • PRX’s Daily Listen Tweets + your lunch. Bring your headphones.
  • What stations are buying – take a peek.
  • Recently added pieces – new feed.
• Podcasts — Listen to the cutting edge of public radio
  • 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