PRX Reduces
Current Berkman People and Projects 2013-05-08
Memorial Day picks, breaking the cycle of poverty, and cool found interviews.
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May 7, 2013 PRX Reduces
Hi friend of PRX,
Kudos to a trimmer, lighter Gov. Chris Christie — obesity is a serious problem.
KUT and Latino USA took a look at the issue in the Latino community.
How a Massachusetts town and the state of New Hampshire are fighting obesity.
Being overweight can lead to diabetes; Capital Public Radio examined how three families are coping with the disease.
Think healthy, John
Memorial Day
- State of the Re:Union profiles the community of returning war veterans and the struggle of adjusting to home.
- Veterans remember their fallen comrades on Hearing Voices.
- A travel-weekend story of a different kind: This American Life aired an excerpt — hear the whole thing. A young man on a 4,000-mile listening journey: Walking Across America.
- Taking inspiration from the book The Things They Carried, Jake Warga traveled to Afghanistan to ask soldiers what they carry, from the physical to the emotional.
- A popular two-hour special from the PRX archives: World War One Living History Project interviews the last surviving veterans of World War I.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
From Michigan Radio
State of Opportunity is a seven-installment series — perfect for a weeklong slot — on breaking the cycle of poverty.
- Military kids; stress, trauma and potential
- Life on public assistance, a personal story
- A teen mom, twice
Blank on Blank
Cool found interviews
Blank on Blank asks reporters to submit tape that they have just laying around, resulting in gems like these reaching your ears:
- The Beastie Boys talk about nearly getting arrested for swearing during the Virgin Tour with Madonna.
- Jim Morrison tells us why he thinks fat is beautiful.
- Larry King on getting seduced over the phone at his first radio job.
Really cool companion animations are on Youtube — embed them on your station’s site!
Other Good Stuff
- Teenage diarists from Radio Diaries/Joe Richman — 16 years later. Where are they now? Catch the stories this week on All Things Considered. (Full series on PRX.)
- Don’t miss the chance to air our American Graduate special Left Behind, Dropping Out before the schoolyear is up. Plus: many more AmGrad pieces.
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The iconic program on the music of America. Here’s The Thing
New episodes with Alec Baldwin coming this fall. WTF with Marc Maron
The popular comedy podcast goes radio. New episodes in May. LA Theatre Works
Contemporary radio drama. Public Radio Remix
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Blank on Blank finds lost interviews. You listen. 
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