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In this episode of Bonus Tracks, Kenzie shares her favorite Artist with us, Lana Del Ray.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 03:18
Caption: The Goo Goo Dolls performing in Norfolk, Nebraska in September 2013. The Goo Goo Dolls photo from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goo_Goo_Dolls_2013_1.jpg Photo credit: Fr. Jeff Lorig taken September 2, 2013
In this episode, KXCI Tucson's youth broadcaster Delaney talks about The Goo Goo Dolls and The Gin Blossoms.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 03:11
Caption: Shalvah Lazarus pitching in 2021, Credit: Jen Stillerman
Sixteen-year-old Shalvah Lazarus shares her own story and interviews other young female baseball players about the choice they face when they start...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 09:15
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Hi I’m Makayla and my piece is about my adventures being a fifth grade reject.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 13:40
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My name is Shawn Hughes. I wrote this piece consciously, recapping one of my most important moments of the year. In the midst of two pandemics, eve...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 06:54
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A piece by Mya Torres. I made my piece about how social media ruined not only MY relationship with self-love, but many others.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 05:59
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n my story, you will hear my mom talk about her journey and what it was like growing up and getting kicked out of Ethiopia.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:12
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
Caption: Sean and His Girlfriend, Credit: Sonia Duran-Martinez
Seventeen-year-old Sean doesn't consider himself a romantic guy, but he knows girls like romance, and he likes girls, so he sets out to figure out ...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 06:29
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The story of a shy teenager who wanted to meet the man of her dreams. Or at the very least, a straight guy. But some things are easier dreamed than...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2018
  • Length: 19:49
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What's the very worst way to learn about the birds and the bees from your parents? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2018
  • Length: 22:02
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Tales of kids with an unbridled passion to hear wedding bells. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episod...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 24:01
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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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What happens teenagers have the hots for their next door neighbor. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmort...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2017
  • Length: 21:30
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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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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
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What happens when a teenager moves to the other side of the tracks and ends up with all the freedom she could ask for? The Mortified Podcast is a p...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 19, 2017
  • Length: 23:03
  • Purchases: 1
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The tale of a first generation girl stuck between parents who think she's getting out of control and schoolmates who assume she's just a quiet book...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2016
  • Length: 19:43
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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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Packed in one car, Elaine Manis, her six siblings, and her mother set out on a trip from the small town of Forgan, Oklahoma, to the seaside town of...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:24
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An outspoken goth uses the school newspaper to tell off the popular kids.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 20:16
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Celebrate the misery of Valentines with tales of teenagers who fall for heart-breakers and find themselves asking the age-old question... Why Do I ...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 24:06
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Physics, math, canyoning between buildings: Not scary. Finding an apartment, learning how to vote: Scary. How one young woman feels about making th...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
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In honor of the holiday season, Mortified presents the story of a sheltered middle-schooler who writes to Santa Claus for a boyfriend.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 21:24