PRX: Clear as a Bell
Current Berkman People and Projects 2013-05-15
Picks for a memorable May: Bike Month, Memorial Day, and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
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May 15, 2013 PRX: Clear as a Bell
Hi friend of PRX,
You guys. Lots of less-than-transparent stuff going on in the ol’ Beltway…this week especially.
At PRX, we think openness is better: You can see every piece every station has licensed for all of PRX history. We have open comments and ratings, yup — add your voice. How well did PRX, producers and stations do last year? No hiding: here’s the skinny from Zeitfunk!
-John
Memorable May
Picks for this month’s holidays
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Peabody-winning series from Dmae Roberts: Crossing East is eight one-hour documentaries plus shorter pieces on the history of Asian immigration into the US.
More for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
It’s Bike Month! We’re celebrating Pedal Power with a list of cycling picks.
For Memorial Day, we have music specials, travel stories, and reverent remembrances. Full list of picks.
Roman-esque
Curator/producer/revolutionary Roman Mars was just named one of Fast Company‘s most creative people of 2013.
Last year, his series 99% Invisible had the most successful journalism project in Kickstarter history. The show is available in 4:30 episodes for stations or the full director’s cut.
Roman also curates PRX’s Remix stream — the best of pubradio on shuffle — available online and stations around the country. Is your station next?
And, while we have you… a radio time machine to 2003: Roman’s older series Invisible Ink is archived on PRX.
Pride Month
Picks for June
- The Boy Scouts will vote May 20 on whether to partially lift a ban on gay scouts. Westchester Public Radio discusses what that would mean.
- Gay in the Eyes of God explores how Christians, Jews, and Muslims grapple with the LGBT community. Surprising and fascinating.
- Listen as a producer sneakily records her brother’s coming out to his parents. FYI: UNBLEEPED.
Other Good Stuff
- Got an amazing radio piece? Of course you do — it’s time to enter the Third Coast Competition! Early deadline is noon PT on June 19.
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Bike Month image from Shutterstock. Memorial Day image by Tony. Pride Month image by seeminglee.