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Melvin comments in his poem, that there are too many people in our society not really connecting with one another.
- Added: Mar 20, 2014
- Length: 04:26
Musician and artist, Paul Wagner lyrically expresses how he wishes he could just simply stand his ground from day to day without getting swept up i...
- Added: Sep 26, 2013
- Length: 02:32
Joshua Williams struggles every day paying for food and finding a place just to sleep. Listen to an American teenager who has been homeless.
- Added: Aug 26, 2013
- Length: 05:11
Jabari Omari dealt with adulthood much sooner than the typical teenager. This is his story of being forced to grow up way too fast.
- Added: Aug 23, 2013
- Length: 05:41
La' Trisha Dillon has to confront the financial consequences of a serious relationship coming to an end. In doing so, she's pushed to her limits.
- Added: Aug 23, 2013
- Length: 05:18
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2013
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2013
Organic Path: Two teens explore an unusual vocation that inspires new options for their future.
- Added: Jul 30, 2013
- Length: 04:33
High school freshman Aaron Esceverri talks about what it's like to have a little brother who is autistic. His mom shares her perspective (in Spanis...
- Added: May 23, 2013
- Length: 07:23
Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 14, 2013
- Length: 05:46
- Purchases: 2
Students from United World College's Global Leadership Forum tell personal stories that address the concept of "Planting that Seed" in the form of ...
- Added: Mar 14, 2013
- Length: 05:27
- Added: Dec 02, 2012
- Length: 03:09
- Purchases: 1
From the outside, Jacorey looks like the party guy - he's 16, has his own apartment and seems to be living large. But Jacorey's private desire for ...
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 06:58
Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL.
- Added: May 29, 2012
- Length: 02:16
- Purchases: 2
Priya Mirmira, age 15, spoke with 18-year-old inmates who were serving time for gun charges. She learned about their attitudes toward guns, how the...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 03:38
In a 2009 survey by the CDC, nearly 1500 Indiana high school students said they had carried a gun for at least one day during the previous 30 days....
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Mar 15, 2012
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 1
A man learns that he is a father but, two weeks before his daughter's birth, his paternity is called into question.
Bought by KUT
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 05:10
- Purchases: 1
Sarah Byrn, student at Susan B Anthony Middle School in Minneapolis wonders how the expression "shut up" became known as impolite. She says there's...
- Added: May 10, 2011
- Length: 01:00
“Palestinian Hoop Dreams” is a thoughtful story by Ahmed Hemeid, a Palestinian student at United World College. Ahmed’s tells us an amazing story t...
- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 2
It's strenuous and requires teamwork and committment, so this cheerleader claims cheer leading as a sport.
- Added: Jan 17, 2011
- Length: 01:00
Reporter Nancy Kelsey speaks with multimedia producer Milt Lee about his most recent film, Video Letters from Prison.
- Added: Jun 11, 2010
- Length: 26:47
M's father lives in Texas, far from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Life in Tucson with her mom feels unstable, so she decides to run away.
- Added: Apr 14, 2010
- Length: 06:42
Benj was a finalist in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam. A junior at Northside College Prep in Chicago, Benj says his poem is about ho...
Bought by KUER, KRZA, and Remix Radio
- Added: Mar 30, 2010
- Length: 02:58
- Purchases: 3
Sam Pearson, a former high school student in Santa Fe, NM, discusses the reasons why he dropped out of school.
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Mar 24, 2010
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 1
"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 ...
- Added: Oct 27, 2009
- Length: 23:41
- Purchases: 2
Teen spending averages 125 billion dollars a year, but as Asha Richardson reports, 2009 is likely to be a different story.
Bought by WMNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW
- Added: Jun 05, 2009
- Length: 01:58
- Purchases: 3
Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...
- Added: Mar 12, 2009
- Length: 11:27
