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Dj Coop and Dj Electric Landfill Talk about their favorite Video Game soundtracks stretching from Donkey Kong to Doom.

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:18
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Resident youth metal enthusiast DJ Coop returns to Bonus Track to review his favorite Mercyful Fate album, Don’t Break the Oath. He discusses influ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 03:17
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DJ Ruby discusses the life and legacy of “Weird Al” Yankovic, including his favorite parodies and original songs.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:47
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For many gay teens, it’s easier to come out than it was for earlier generations. But is that true for everyone?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 04:48
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Brianna
Following yet another American mass shooting, OutCasting youth broadcaster Brianna reflects on the Pulse massacre in 2016.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 06:56

  • Added: Jul 31, 2022
  • Length: 07:29
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Carol
March 1, 2022 – Should you have be very visibly gay, or if you're trans, undergo medical transition to “earn your place”?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 13:01
Caption: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
February 1, 2022 – A young straight ally considers his own place in activism

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jan 30, 2022
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 1
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We asked our peers to share one of their Black Heroes...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 04:51
Caption: Left to Right: Teresa Gomez, Suzanne Pearlman, Connie O'marra. Jennifer Nanez
How are Indigenous peoples’ mental and behavioral wellness supported in NM? Generation Justice discusses Indigenous mental health with professional...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:08:37
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This is the story of loving someone who doesn’t exactly feel the same way.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
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Follow me through the day where I found out that I was mentally and emotionally exhausted. I would like to see how many can relate.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:40
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I’ve made this piece based off of how it feels to be a wrestler.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 05:53
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I wanted to spread information about eating disorders.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 06:40
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A piece by Anette Aguilar. In this audio story, you will hear about my mental and emotional changes due to me transfering schools. You’ll hear abou...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
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A Piece by Aniya Jones. With racism being a huge issue for people of color for many years, the youngest generation makes it known that they’re tire...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 07:21
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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
Caption: Left: Tweety Suazo; Right: Jim Harvey
Juan de Onate is responsible for brutalizing New Mexico’s Indigenous people...hear more about the history of the Spanish colonizer.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
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When Hurricane Florence hit coastal North Carolina, Shecoria Smith, age 16, was worried about her father returning from a work trip.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 02:49
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This is about a day in a life of me living with autism.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 05:39
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Being told by my mother that I’m Ethiopian is the only connection that I have to this stranger: my father.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Art therapist Jessica Masino Drass (left) works with Derricia Smith., Credit: Anne Hoffman
Research has found that about half of children in the U.S. have experienced at least one traumatic event before they turn 17. In Philadelphia, 17-y...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kyleah Smith at WHYY studios in Philadelphia, Credit: (Emma Lee/WHYY)
One in three American adolescents is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner. To 20-year-old Kyleah Smith, d...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
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My piece is about my journey through life since 4th grade, when I realized I was an LGBTQ+ individual.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 10:07
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Alex
July 1, 2019 - OutCaster Alex talks about a stereotype about bisexual people and how his own coming out story fits into it.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:06