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Hungry For Family Time
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio Commentaries
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In this commentary Youth Radio's Desmond Meagley explains why family time at his home is often overshadowed by technology.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:08
The Melting Pot
From: WHJE
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Disproving typical Mexican stereotypes.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:42
Love Poem
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Alex was influenced to go in the direction of this poem by listening to the work of his peers.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
ADHD
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis high school student tells us in verse about his decision to come off his medication.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Word Club
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Frankie is in love with words and the rap format and sees himself as a professional rapper. You can see by this piece that he has definite potential.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Tax I Pay Every Day - Xavier
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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According to this high school poet, there should be more attention paid to educating youth.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:22
  • Purchases: 1
The Tax I Pay Everyday
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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You might say the piece is about the "dues" we pay. This rap-style piece from a high school student in Minneapolis is well-put.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
Gem - Smartness
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis high school student reflects in verse on what it means to be smart.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Ghosts of Time
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A young Minneapolis poet writes of the ghosts who help you view your past and future.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Family Matriarch
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Jessalyn, a student at Menlo Park High School in Minneapolis has a touching reminiscence in verse about her great grandmother, the matriarch of her...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
Eid
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Eid, an Islamic,a twice annual celebration is a favorite holiday of many Islamic students. Farhan, of the Luxton after-school program, contributes ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
My Favorite Things. Alex, a participant in the Luxton after-school program, thinks about his favorite things.
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Alex is not shy about telling about his favorite things.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
Sunny Day
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis High School student reflects on a beautiful, sunn Minnesota day.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
I Am from Islam
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Compelling poem regarding where an Islamic student comes from. To this student, Islam, not a country, is the main thing.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Hooded Girls
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Two Heritage HS girls recite their poem in praise of traditional Islamic values regarding women.

Bought by KSRQ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 2
Discussion with Reverend Martha Quintana on Spirituality and Social Justice
From: Generation Justice
Series: Spirituality and Social Justice
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In this episode Lucia Martinez talks with Reverend Martha Quintana, who is the Senior Minister at the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living. Durin...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:37
Chicken S*#T Bingo
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Music Icons with Anna. Chicken S*#T Bingo has been an Austin Texas institution for quit some time now and Dale Watson has been the figure head for ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:26
Preparing for College Yet?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Kimmy couldn't believe that she was getting college info packs in the mail as a 9th grader. Having just transitioned to high school from middle sch...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Coloring Your Own Story
From: KUNM
Series: Coloring Your Story
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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." ~Harvey Fierstein

  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 19:58
Cristina's Coming Out Story
From: KUNM
Series: Coloring Your Story
Caption: Cristina Calvillo-Rivera
Generation Justice featured LGBTQQIA Diversity Trainer, activist and storyteller, Cristina Calvillo-Rivera, as she shares with us her own compellin...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 14:28
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - The Ways Northern Community Radio Breaks the Mold
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's been checking in with e...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Hearing Red
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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Sounds affect us in ways we might not notice.

Bought by KSKA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Urban Canopy
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
Series: Green Audio Tour of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Caption: Find the full-size tour map at: http://web.mit.edu/tyr/tours/Cambridge-Green-Audio-Tour/CambridgeGreenAudioTourMap-8.5x11.pdf
Can a city also be a forest? Cambridge thinks so.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
The Charles River
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
Series: Green Audio Tour of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Caption: Find the full-size tour map at: http://web.mit.edu/tyr/tours/Cambridge-Green-Audio-Tour/CambridgeGreenAudioTourMap-8.5x11.pdf
The Charles River is no longer dirty water.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:55
Green Harvard
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
Series: Green Audio Tour of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Caption: Find the full-size tour map at: http://web.mit.edu/tyr/tours/Cambridge-Green-Audio-Tour/CambridgeGreenAudioTourMap-8.5x11.pdf
Although Harvard is known as the "Crimson," it's really very green.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 03:31