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Show #13: Voting and Spandex
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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Young people will be crucial to this year?s election, though political activism can take many different forms. Ann Kane talks to youth voters about...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KFAI Minneapolis, WGDR, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 6
B-Side Radio: The Clothes Make the (Wo)Man
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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They say the clothes make the man, or woman. On this edition of B-Side we explore what our clothes say about who we are. B-Side's Tamara Keith visi...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KUT-HD, and KGOU


  • Added: May 11, 2008
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Accepting Me
From: City High Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Teen Sexuality in High School

  • Added: Apr 09, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
Leviticus 20:13 by Jesse Welsh
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Jesse says this piece is about the bible's opinion on homosexuality. Jesse Welsh is 17 years old and a member ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Pink Triangle by Tim "Toaster" Henderson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Tim says this piece is about the origin of the pink triangle. Tim "Toaster" Henderson is 18 years old and a me...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
This I Believe - Bob Barret
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Bob Barret believes in integrity -- even when it meant choosing to tell his wife and children he's gay.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Joel Engardio
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Being raised in a Jehovah's Witness family inspired Joel Engardio's belief in individual tolerance.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
Muni Miles
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
Riding the muni on a Sunny day

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 09:23
The Reunion
From: Barbara Bernstein
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6 years ago producer Barbara Bernstein attended the 40th reunion of her sixth grade class. Not sure what to expect, she brought along a microphone ...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: 20:17
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering My Father
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A son's rememberance of and tribute to his dad

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
the writing in the margins
From: gavin lapid
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this is a story i wrote last spring about changing my name and being gender-queer

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 09:47
  • Purchases: 1
Redefining Family - Cathy Resmer and Jules Fishelman
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Cathy Resmer and Jules Fishelman talk about their unique friendship...and share the dreams they have for their young sons.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:27
The Rain in Spain
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Richard Tanner compresses an entire Spanish vacation into just over four minutes!

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Snakes of San Francisco
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Dan Tirman recalls the "strange and confrontational energy" of San Francisco in the 80s.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
The Voices in My Head
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A humorous rant

  • Added: Aug 04, 2006
  • Length: 05:22
Skin Stories
From: Joan Schuman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Relationships to skin: an artful approach to dealing with pride and self-destruction.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:33
This I Believe - Greg Chapman
From: This I Believe
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A life?s journey through spirituality and sexuality helped NPR listener Greg Chapman accept himself.

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
Bashing Back!
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
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Stories of gay folks who stood up to their oppressors and kicked butt.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, North State Public Radio, KZYX, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 4
Living on the Fringe
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of folks who lead their lives off the well-worn path of gay life in America.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WGDR, and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 4
Leaving the Gay Ghettoes
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of folks who have left the large urban gay centers for smaller cities, looking to start over...and what happens when they get there.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 4
The Gender Show
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of butches, femmes and the question of gender.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 2
Why Am I Still Single/Why Am I Still Married?
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will gay people reinvent the institution of marriage, or will the institution reinvent gay relationships?

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KSFR, and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 3
Crossing Over
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2001
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Transformations and Spiritual Journeys

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 1
When Things Get Out of Hand
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2001
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When chaos is king

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1