[NFCB] On PRX: Poems, Fools, Industrial Musicals...

[Jake Shapiro]

March 27, 2008

WHO IS BUYING WHAT: Pieces licensed from PRX this past week:
http://prx.org/pieces/licensed/?timeframe=1w

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PLAN AHEAD

Last minute Women's History Month programs:
http://www.prx.org/articles/448

Get your free raw audio from the campaign trail:
http://www.prx.org/articles/905

Music stations! See some recommendations:
http://www.prx.org/articles/1216

News stations! Scan the curated picks:
http://www.prx.org/articles/1195

Passover is coming. Are you ready?:
http://www.prx.org/search/results.do?q=passover&type=piece

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PRX MERGING WITH FOX NEWS (APRIL FOOLS'!)

Politics Takes A Holiday April Fools 2008 (Capitol Steps, 28:53)
Musical political satire from the group that puts the "mock" in
Democracy. It's April Fools' with the Capitol Steps!
http://www.prx.org/pieces/24557

Comedy with a Beat (HearingVoices, 54:00)
This April Fools' special is hosted by Firesign Theatre's David
Ossman: featuring Jean Shepherd with Charles Mingus, Wally Cox, Peter
Sellers, Jack Kerouac, and "Lenny Bruce Gets Busted."
http://www.prx.org/pieces/24536

Hear more for April Fools' Day:
http://www.prx.org/search/results.do?q=april%20fools&type=piece

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A POEM AS LOVELY AS A BEE

James Earl Jones Reads Shakespeare's Sonnet #55 (NEA / Adam Kampe,
01:26)
Actor James Earl Jones performs the classic sonnet.
http://www.prx.org/pieces/24564

Joyce Kilmer and Trees (Sarah Elzas, 04:27)
A profile of Joyce Kilmer, author of Trees.
http://www.prx.org/pieces/8584

Hear more from the Literary Moments series:
http://www.prx.org/series/19769

Check out other pieces for Poetry Month in April:
http://www.prx.org/articles/461

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INDUSTRIAL...MUSICALS?

The Industrial Musicals Hour (Jon Kalish, 57:40)
You'll be humming to tunes about Fords and Westinghouse switches!
Only on PRX: Rare recordings of industrial musicals from company
meetings, some by composers who made a mark on Broadway. Plus a
special appearance by Moe Moskowitz!
http://www.prx.org/pieces/24406

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OTHER GOOD STUFF

* Make a difference! Volunteer opening at PRX:
http://ballotvox.prx.org/archives/14/like-to-be-a-co-curator

* A ton of documentaries:
http://www.prx.org/articles/816

* Who's hot on PRX? Check our Zeitfunk 2007 winners:
http://about.prx.org/zeitfunk/

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