{"id":635,"date":"2013-07-23T09:33:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backbone.infoportfolio.com\/?p=216"},"modified":"2021-02-24T10:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:56:49","slug":"prx-launches-remix-radio-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backbonebroadcast.com\/BB\/prx-launches-remix-radio-app\/","title":{"rendered":"PRX Launches Remix Radio App!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PRX<\/a>The digital vault over at PRX\u00a0is brimming with audio stories. \u00a0A few years ago, using Backbone Radio technology, they launched an\u00a0XM satellite radio channel (XM 123)<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0showcase the best short pieces from\u00a0PRX.org<\/a>\u00a0plus select podcasts. The channel quickly went from satellite to internet to\u00a0broadcast<\/a>. The PRX Remix channel listed in\u00a0the\u00a0Public Radio Player\u00a0app, too. \u00a0A channel this great deserves its own App.<\/p>\n

Enter the PRX Remix App, an app that brings listeners\u00a0a curated mix of the most compelling radio stories, fascinating interviews, audio documentaries, and intriguing sounds from popular shows like Radiolab and This American Life to podcast gems like The Moth, StoryCorps, 99% Invisible, The Kitchen Sisters, and WTF with Marc Maron.<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

Aiming to be the greatest radio station of all time in your pocket,\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix for\u00a0iPhone\u00a0and\u00a0Android\u00a0showcases a virtually endless stream of ear candy handpicked from all corners of the audio universe by\u00a0PRX\u00a0program director Roman Mars, who was recently named one of\u00a0Fast Company\u2019s \u201c100 Most Creative People,<\/a>\u201d and the respected editorial team at\u00a0PRX, the award-winning public media company. Creating a completely new listening experience that is fresh, thoughtful, and highly addictive,\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix confirms that the digital era has sparked a new golden age of storytelling.<\/p>\n

Drawing from\u00a0PRX\u2019s growing catalog of over 40,000 audio works by independent producers as well as local stations,\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix\u00a0<\/a>offers over 2,400 short audio pieces, with new selections added on a weekly basis. At any given moment, listeners might journey seamlessly from Texas, where the\u00a0Kitchen Sisters<\/a>\u00a0chronicle the history of the Frito, to the sounds of a Los Angeles intersection captured by\u00a0Random Tape<\/a>, a radio show dedicated to \u201cthe finest auditory ephemera.\u201d In between, listeners will meet raconteurs from\u00a0The Moth<\/a>, be dazzled by the world\u2019s brightest minds from\u00a0TEDTalks<\/a>, and be moved to tears and laughter by\u00a0StoryCorps.<\/a><\/p>\n

To mark the launch of the\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix app, Mars selected his list of must-listen audio stories, all of which are in regular rotation on\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix.<\/p>\n

Roman Mars\u2019 Top Ten Must-Listen Stories on\u00a0PRX\u00a0Remix<\/strong><\/p>\n