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Youth Broadcaster Album Reviews: Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
From: KXCI
Series: Bonus Tracks
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From The Future of Radio at KXCI in Tucson, DJ Electric Landfill Reviews The Classic Bright Eyes Album, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 03:48
April 2021 – Bullied gay seventh grader
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Justin
How did he deal with it? Was his school helpful? What did he learn from it?

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Uplifting Black Voices in Our Community
From: Generation Justice Admin
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This hour is dedicated to listening to members of our Black community. They share their experience and responses to recent social uprisings and the...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:08
2 Years in America
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
Caption: Houda, her mom and sister, and their friend Mishelle on the tram in Sabino Canyon
Episode 31 Two years ago on July 28th, Houda’s family stepped off a plane into the intense Tucson heat. They weren’t sure what was in store for the...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
  • Length: 04:38
Dia de los Muertos
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
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Kids at Martin Middle School discuss what Dia de los Muertos means to them.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 3
Teodora Schipper (b.1944 in the Philippines)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Teodora Schipper (b. 1944 in the Philippines) reflects on her life based on this 2013 interview by 5th graders Addie and Scott of Winchester Thurst...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KGLP


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
Niama Elharrak (b. 1971 in Morocco)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Niama Elharrak (b. 1971 in Morocco) reflects on her life based on this 2014 interview by 5th graders Hannah, Carsten and Garrett of Winchester Thur...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Marlene “Miss Pumpkin” Murphy of Homestead, Pennsylvania
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Former steelworker Marlene “Miss Pumpkin” Murphy of Homestead, Pennsylvania reflects on her life based on this 2015 interview by Propel Homestead m...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Wohleber (b. 1916 on Pittsburgh's North Side)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Mary Wohleber (b. 1916 on Pittsburgh's Northside) reflects on her life based on this 2008 interview by 8th graders Hironda and Jesse of Manchester ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 11:39
  • Purchases: 1
Lena Cammarata (b. 1912, Yatesboro)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Lena Cammarata (b. 1912 in Yatesboro) reflects on her life based on this 2008 interview by 8th graders Morgan and Brisha of Manchester Academic Cha...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
Laxmi Aryal (b. 1951 in Nepal)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Laxmi Aryal (b. 1951 in Nepal) reflects on her life based on this 2014 interview by 5th graders Mat, JP and Lily of Winchester Thurston School in P...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Karla Stept (b.1918 in Austria)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Karla Stept (b.1918 in Austria) reflects on her life based on this 2011 interview by 5th graders Anatea, Ellis and Jackson of Winchester Thurston S...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 1
Hermila Perez, Dominican Republic native who came to the U.S. in 1951
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Hermila Perez reflects on her life before and after coming to the United States in 1951 based on interviews by Clarence and Jevon, teens participat...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Runner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
How Mexican are You? Rio's Mexican-American Culture Gap
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
Caption: Rio and her Mom
Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:44
NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio
When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
My Hard Life
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Brian gives us a detailed description of how hard it has been for him to get by.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
You Left Me Standing All Alone
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
Caption: Harrison Education Center
Daquan, a student at Harrison High School in Minneapolis laments losing a best friend.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Troubles
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison High School in Minneapolis, writes about moving forward despite having to struggle

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 1
My Days are long and Weary
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison Hish School in Minneapolis writes of his heartbreaks.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 1
Motherless
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan writes about his struggles losing his mother to death at an early age.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison High School, tells about the experiences that hade him what he is. A good deal of pathos is included.

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
Education Equity:My Experience
From: KUNM
Caption: Lucia Martinez, Credit: Generaton Justice
What is Education Equity?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
Culturology: Erika Kooda on the Forthcoming End of an Era
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda shares a short essay on some monumental changes she faces in 2013. From graduating high school and entering Columbia College in Chicago...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
Untitled by Jasmine Dukes
From: Free Spirit Media
Series: "Where I'm From" North Lawndale College Prep - Collins Campus
Caption: Free Spirit Media
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:42