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Caption: That's me, compliments of Andy Kerr
Music about being 16 years old. Not 15 or 17 or any other age. Just 16 years old. A segment from the 170527 broadcasts.

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 39:12
Caption: Rebirth Brass Band, Credit: Mark H. Anbinder
featuring Matt Sakakeeny and the Rebirth Brass Band

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sweet Crude, Credit: Zack Smith
Keeping Louisiana French Alive

  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 52:00
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Noelle Del Tufo told this story on August 1st 2013 at the Old Ironwords. The theme of the evening was "In Hot Water." The story was produced by Nin...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:50
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In this audio Postcard, the musicians and band leader of New Orleans' Landry-Walker marching band show what it takes to prepare for the Mardi Gras ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Abe graduates from College!
New Orleans Resident Abe Handler tells of the temptation in his immediate post-collegiate struggle to find a career, and what he found instead. Thi...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:53
Caption: Jonathan Brown
This story is about a high school teacher in New Orleans who looks back on his shenanigans as a student, and how teaching helps him grow.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
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Paul Vallas thinks the era of teaching as a career is coming to an end. What does the experiment in New Orleans tell us about what it means to be a...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 11:09
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Walter L. Cohen H.S. in New Orleans, LA was once called one of the most dangerous schools in America. Not anymore.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 08:18
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University of Tennessee graduate Kady Amundson’s days rarely end when school is over. At the start of her Teach for America assignment, her school ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:16
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Meet Harvard graduate Colleston Morgan. His first two years as a Teach for America teacher were highly successful. So why did he leave the classro...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
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She graduated from Princeton. She enrolled in Teach for America, worked hard and really wanted to be a role model. So why didn’t this teacher get t...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
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Meet Lindsay Ordower from Mount Holyoke College. She came to Teach for America determined to succeed. But on any given school day, Lindsay’s classr...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:41
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Meet Yale graduate Daniel Hoffman. He entered Teach for America with high hopes, but one year later, Daniel was out of the classroom. Sometimes eve...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
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Meet Tulane graduate Bayoji Akingbola. On paper, he was the perfect Teach for America candidate. But even the best teacher needs support. Was Bayoj...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:11
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Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:06
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Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:30