JohnPRX: No Delays

John posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | Blog, Station Newsletters

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August 24, 2010

PRX: No Delays

Hi friend of PRX,

We would be gnawing the steering wheel if we were stuck in that 60-mile traffic jam in northern China (day 10 if you’re counting). That’s gridlock supersized.

PRX doesn’t do slow. Our servers run like rabbits. Our search is speedy. We want to accelerate how you use PRX.

Floor it!
-John



Recession and Working | Cool How-Tos | 40 Years of “Brew”
Plan Ahead | Other Good Stuff

Recession and Working 
Labor Day is Sept. 6

Homelessness: It Could Happen to Anyone, Even My Dad
Blunt Youth Radio Project | 00:04:17
When Iris was eight years old, her dad became homeless for six months after her parents divorced. A few years later, she had the chance to talk with him about his experience.

Living on the Beach in Santa Barbara
World Vision Report | 00:10:33
During this economic crisis, some of those without homes now find themselves waking up each morning in an unlikely place. Tena Rubio spent the day with one such family in California.

The Jobs Plan
Hearing Voices | 00:29:03
Stories of employees, from postal workers to cab drivers, that a PRX reviewer calls “a must for Labor Day.”

I owe, I owe…Debt in America
BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:53:53
200 years ago, debt was considered not simply an economic failing, but a moral one that could even land you in prison. When did our attitudes about debt change so dramatically?

More choices of all lengths in our Labor Day Editors’ Picks and economy playlists.



Just Do It (Yourself) 
New fun pieces

Series: Cool How-Tos
Vermont Public Radio | Series of drop-ins
You never know when you may need to climb a really tall tree, milk a cow by hand or start a fire without matches.

Each Wednesday this summer, Vermont Edition tapped a local expert to teach listeners a skill and organized them into a series of short pieces.


Beyond “Blue” 
40 years of “Brew”

Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Joyride Media | 54 or 59 minutes
This new one-hour special follows the creation and influence of Miles Davis’ heaviest album, Bitches Brew, which was released in 1970.

Interviews include band members Lenny White, Benny Maupin, John McLaughlin, Harvey Brooks and more. Music also features rare live recordings from the deluxe editions.

Plan Ahead 

Other Good Stuff 


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Original roadsign image by Tomi Knuutila. Labor Day image by rev_bri. Cow image by Vermont Public Radio.



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