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  • Added: Jul 31, 2022
  • Length: 07:29
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In mainstream media and government narratives, youth are blamed for being careless during the pandemic. Tune in for a montage of youth voices who s...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 11:54
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A pet bunny gets recast as gay in a children’s book parodying a similar book created by members of VP Mike Pence’s family.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Ben Kweller sits down with his neighbors, a local middle school student and her parents, to talk about his own family and life path.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
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On any given day, Ava’s cross-country teammates can look at Ava and expect a smile in return. Ava has autism. But that doesn’t stop her from runnin...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
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A girl who is really, really proud to be from Montana.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:52
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The full first episode of the new podcast Last Best Stories. It's Montana-made radio that's not technically on the radio.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 16:48
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Part one of Audio Revolution! MIXTAPE #5 presents a powerful selection of stories made by youth at the Global Leadership Forum 2014 held at the Uni...

Bought by KUNM and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Kaitie Marshall and Lillian Warner both know some pretty cool people. Today, they each tell their stories. Kaitie shares some good times she's had ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:03
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For Bryce Jacobson and DaeDae Williams, reflection comes naturally. But both have a complicated relationship with their quiet time. On today's show...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
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Today's show features two stories from our reporters about small agricultural communities.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Corinna, 16, got into so much trouble that her parents told her she needed to pack her bags. So she did.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 05:36
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In this short piece, Miguel reminisces about watching the 2010 soccer world cup on a day that his mom was off from work-something that doesn't happ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:21
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From patrolling the streets of Sunset Boulevard to infiltrating prostitution rings, this female police officer has seen it all. Patty Corso’s persp...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
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Staff Reporter Kenya, speaks about the significant role her mother has had on her life.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
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A sister tries to reacquaint herself with her older brother during a cross country road trip only to realize it might not be so simple a task.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Shayla Torres is a senior at Community Academy in Philadelphia and is going to college next year. But first, she’ll have to leave her grandparents ...

Bought by KSFR and WHYY


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
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Fifteen-year-old Ashley hasn't seen her mom in a long time.

  • Added: May 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
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Living in a new place can be hard. It can also be great!

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
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Pat remembers his step-mother, Barbara Jean, from the first time they met, to the last time he saw her. Though the 11 years in between were sometim...

Bought by WGXC and KUT


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 2
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To reach our dreams we usually have to go beyond what is expected of us. Successful athletes often train for hours and hours to get their bodies in...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 16:03
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Ece Ergadöz, a Turkish student at the United World College, explores her relationship with her mixed ethnic roots.

Bought by WMNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 2
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A Story of Two Very Different Sisters.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
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Ruben Hamming-Green interviewed two members from the Youth Shelters and Family Services, to hear how they are helping homeless youth.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and WGDR


  • Added: Aug 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
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A personal essay on how our name can guide our life

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:47