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Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Dante
His early depression gave way to acceptance when he came to understand what made him different.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Brianna
Brianna, an OutCasting youth broadcaster, talks about the worst lie she ever had to tell. Created in June 2016 but not offered for on-air broadcas...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 04:46
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Declan
OutCasting youth broadcaster Declan – a trans guy – talks about experiencing gender from both sides of the fence.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 06:46
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Tomás
May 1, 2022 – What does a straight teenager do when he sees a lesbian schoolmate being taunted – and why?

  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
  • Length: 09:10
Caption: OutCaster Brian
Who’s really threatened – kids who are assumed to be cisgender and heterosexual or LGBTQ students?

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 03:30

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
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
Caption: OutCaster Justin
OutCaster Justin talks about what it means to LGBTQ youth, especially struggling youth, to see LGBTQ people elected to public office.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 07:00
Caption: OutCaster Chris
OutCaster Chris considers the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to LGBTQ youth. The Supreme Court icon died on September 18, 2020.

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:49
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about why it’s important for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people to have an awareness of LGBTQ history.

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about his experience with a doctor who was insensitive to the needs of her trans patient.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 06:26
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A teenage metal head gets desperate when she can't find any other lesbians in her school. Because, the 80s. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 25:07
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The story of girl who copes with feeling like a misfit by inventing imaginary pen pal relationships with Movie of the Week characters. The Mortifie...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2017
  • Length: 24:06
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Diaries of a teenager who always seems to fall for guys who just aren't into women.

  • Added: May 15, 2016
  • Length: 19:46
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This special episode of Mortified features the story of a closeted teenager who escapes the bullies at school and retreats into his bedroom where h...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 34:43
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Truth or Dare? What’s it gonna be? On this episode, we have three stories told live: two truths and a dare.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 31:25
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Ryan tells the story of his very first kiss and what happened after...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34
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This week's stories are all about the tensions that exist within families. Stories by Randi Romo, JB Hogan, and George Smith. True stories told by ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Chloe Espinosa, a student at a Catholic school in Santa Fe, NM, explores the issue of gay rights in the context of religion. She interviews a local...

Bought by WDBM and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Poet Essie Linzy
Poet Essie Lindzy, 18, is a senior at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. This is her second year participating in Louder Than a Bomb. Rosie reca...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Deoine and Vikky
YouthCast features a love story in honor of civil unions between same sex couples being recognized in the state of Illinois and the marriages of co...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WGXC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Essie Linzy
Poet Essie Linzy, 17, is a junior at Whitney Young and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as an Indy Poet. Her piece, I Don’t Like Girls, is abou...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:06
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Commentary on the recent series of videos being uploaded to YouTube in the wake of a round of gay teen suicides.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2010
  • Length: 03:15