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The Bad Kids by Marvin Gutierrez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His seventh year in the competition, Marvin says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Marvin Gutierrez is 16 years old and a member of Kuumba...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:56
Scab Artist
From: Sean McCandless
Series: Shards
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A piece from the heart, surveying the urban mental landscape through the eyes of a "Scab Artist"

Bought by BSR Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:07
  • Purchases: 2
The "N" Word: It Represents Hatred
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Veralyn Williams reports on the use of the N-word.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, WBEZ, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Harlem Poem
From: Youth Mic
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8th grader Diogenes wrote this spoken-word poem about Harlem

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 1
Banning the N-Word
From: Youth Mic
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High School sophomore Tre gives his thoughts on the NYC council's ban of the N-Word

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
"Identity Crisis" by Andrew Laluz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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People have such problems being themselves - this piece is about issues with individuality. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
We Are Lane One
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Emily LaFond can't handle the shame of not being the best. But an embarrassing stint on the school swim team helped her lose her ego.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Flea Market
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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Audio diary piece of a local flea market

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
7th Heaven: Not So Heavenly Anymore?
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Alex Halpin questions whether the "christian values" that are so emphasized on the popular TV show 7th Heaven actually play out in the plotlines.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
How To Deal With Ice Breakers
From: Julia O'Grady
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You never know when you will meet your next ice breaker. Be prepared.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 06:23
Let's Talk About Sex
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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ATMI reporter Sara Perman investigates what teens think (and know) about sex.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2006
  • Length: 09:26
Son of a Coalminer
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Series: Living with Coal in Eastern Kentucky
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Josh Fleming grew up in a family of miners. In this piece he talks with his father about what being a coal miner has meant to his family and why h...

Bought by WGXC, WEKU, The Nature Podcast, WBEZ, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 6
Dressy Girls
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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An investigation of self-esteem, skanks, and the clothing of high fashion highschool girls.

Bought by WNJR, KFAI Minneapolis, WXLV-FM, WBEZ, KWCW and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 6
Teens are Smarter than Their Schools
From: Ellen Weber
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Teens bring extravangant minds to school daily, and deserve the best back.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:57
Don't You Have Some Homework To Do?
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Eating toast, watching TV, playing guitar, these are the things David Barber-Callaghan likes to do on the weekend. But his father has a different i...

Bought by PRX Remix, YouthCast, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, and PRX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 5
Sports for Development as a Tool for Change
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Youth Reporter Jordan, a 15 year old from Dublin reports on Sports for Development as a method of changing attitudes and lives ...

Bought by KSFR, YouthCast, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: May 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 3
The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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One high schooler defends her practice of listening to heavy metal music while studying claiming it's less distracting than the sound of her family...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KRUA, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 5
Understanding Death
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio’s Kacey Ward continues to try to find ways of learning to cope with the many deaths in her family.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
Slip of the Tongue
From: Youth Radio
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Adriel Luis takes a different spin on the subject of beauty.

Bought by WGXC, YouthCast, and WMNF


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 3
Remote Control
From: Youth Radio
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Using the functions of a remote control, Alicia Zakon tells the story of a woman who is stuck between wanting to be in love and wanting to be free.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 1