Public media organization PRX today announced that Julie Shapiro and Audrey Mardavich will serve in newly-created strategic roles on the company’s content team. Shapiro will serve as Vice President of Editorial at PRX and Radiotopia and will also continue as Executive Producer of the acclaimed podcast “Ear Hustle.” …
Harris-Perry to lead nationally-syndicated public radio weekday news program
WNYC Studios and PRX today announced that Melissa Harris-Perry has been named Host and Managing Editor of “The Takeaway,” the nationally-syndicated public radio news program that airs on more than 300 stations. Harris-Perry has been serving as interim host since July 2021. Her appointment to permanent host is effective immediately.
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Hosted by Al Letson, the seven-part series will be available free as a podcast and will air on the radio across more than 540 public media stations
In a new serial investigation, journalist and host Al Letson and co-reporter Jonathan Jones investigate the death of Billey Joe Johnson, a 17-year-old Black student and top high school football recruit who reportedly died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound after being pulled over by a white police officer in Lucedale…
A recording studio, classroom, and event space, the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED is a Bay Area home for audio storytellers of all experience levels. Public programming will kick off this fall, featuring Bay Area creators Jen Chien, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, and Jessica Placzek with Women’s Audio Mission and Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva of The Kitchen Sisters
KQED, the public media station serving Northern California, and public media organization PRX today announced details for the launch of the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED, a space enabling producers of all experience levels to gather and build community, learn about podcasting, and to make their own.
Set in KQED’s…
The series is created by an anonymous producer under the pseudonym Afia Kaakyire
An anonymous producer under the pseudonym of Afia Kaakyire and the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX today announced “S***hole Country,” an audio memoir about achieving the Ghanaian-American dream.
“S***hole Country” is available free via “Radiotopia Presents,” a podcast feed and home for artist-owned limited series from independent creators. An audio…
Guests will include authors, scientists, and spiritual leaders, including Sharon Salzberg, Rev. James Martin, Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche, Michael Pollan, and Laura Carstensen
Public media organization PRX today announced “How God Works with David DeSteno,” a new podcast on a journey through the intersection of science, religion, and human experience.
On “How God Works with David DeSteno,” professor and author David DeSteno will combine cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient wisdom to lessen the boundaries…
The Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion shares how he is leading PRX in how we collect and act on feedback
In a speech delivered in 1967 called “The Other America,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “a riot is the language of the unheard.”
Ignoring the concerns and opinions of people with something to say creates a steam-valve of tension, distrust, anger, and pain. And when all those feelings…
A companion mobile app will combine augmented reality and spatial audio, providing an optional 3D listening experience for listeners who want to dive into the story in a new, interactive way
Members of the team behind acclaimed production company Night Vale Presents and TRAX from PRX — a podcast network for tweens from public media organization PRX — today announced “Milky Way Underground,” a new immersive fiction podcast about two siblings on a journey through a mysterious dreamworld as they search…
A deep dive into the “TED Talks Daily” mystery episode and PRX Dovetail
At the heart of the PRX Dovetail publishing platform is a dynamic audio stitching tool that seamlessly weaves sponsorship messages to episode segments. …
A collection of reporting and storytelling that commemorates the tragic events of September 11, 2001
As we reflect on how the world has changed in the 20 years since 9/11/2001, we are listening to the depth and context provided by the storytelling of independent producers and journalists over their years of reporting.
Our collection includes:
1. “Algo Un Poco Mas Personal” from “Latino USA”
Maria Hinojosa reflects on Osama Bin Laden’s death and her personal experiences from…
