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The Big Ponder #8: My Pen Pal
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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One day, Jakob Lewis receives an email from a German man named Ingo asking to be his pen pal. The close relationship they develop teaches Jakob tha...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 1
Darkness
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2020
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A piece by Joshua Ivy. I was a boy that overcame abuse from a man.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 05:40
121: My Dad Also Wrote a Porno
From: The Mortified Podcast
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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
117: Let's Get Married!
From: The Mortified Podcast
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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
#7: Nadia, Mama Please Bring Me Pants
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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In this special Mother's Day episode of Palestinians Podcast you'll hear about Nadia Abuelezam's childhood and her love for her mother. Specificall...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 13:59
63: Dazed and Confused
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Just Say No? This is your brain on drugs? Find out the ridiculous and misguided ways teenagers actually deal with drugs.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: 25:43
  • Purchases: 1
46 Jill: Dear Grandpa
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A teenager writes her diary to her recently deceased grandfather -- only to share with him every graphic detail about her love life.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 21:46
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
Hidden World Of Girls: My Mother
From: Samuel Robinson
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A selection of mother related messages from callers to the Kitchen Sisters' NPR phone-line. For Mother's Day 2011

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
MORNINGS
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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Memories of my childhood mornings.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
ROOTS
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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Exploring my lineage one eccentric elder at a time.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Teenage Diaries Revisited: Juan
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries Revisited
Caption: Juan holds a photograph of himself from 16 years ago., Credit: David Gilkey/NPR
16 years ago, Juan reported on his life as a recent Mexican immigrant living in poverty in Texas. In his new diary, Juan takes us on a tour of the ...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 1
Tannah and Coley Morrris
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detail of Portraits, Credit: Paintings by Emile B Klein
Tannah and Coley are twin Gospel musicians living in an economically depressed community. Beyond the stereotypes we discover how two high-schoolers...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 15:02
  • Purchases: 1
UnFictional: After You Left
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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On this episode there are mysteries to solve, sudden appearances and unexpected disappearances. Two stories about searching for something that does...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KOSU, Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Best Couple by Vikky Cruz of Radio Rookies
From: YouthCast
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
"If These Walls Could Talk: Inside Youth Speak Out" SEASON TWO
From: Susan Stone
Caption: Justice for Youth mural, Credit: San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center
"IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Inside Youth Speak Out" is a poetry series drawn from testimonial writings by the youngest members of America's prison ...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 14:58
  • Purchases: 1
Sealed
From: Colleen Kelly
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Sealed explores divorce and its lingering effects. Nearly two decades after their parents’ separation, four siblings reflect on its aftermath.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 22:22
  • Purchases: 1
One Daughter's Journey.
From: City High Radio
Caption: photo by: Vicky Barnett
Vicky was living in a tough situation in Phoenix, AZ. Her mom had told her that her father didn't want anything to do with her. But one day Vicky f...

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
An Unexpected Life
From: Littleglobe
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A teen discovers he's going to be a dad.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Tattoos are the new lockets
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Tattoos have surpassed lockets as a way of keeping memories close.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:06
Felicia "Untitled"
From: Littleglobe
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14-year-old Santa Fe Student Felicia created her poem, inspired by a family portrait.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:10