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We Got Next: Youth Poets Changing the World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Constellations | Very Quiet, Credit: Flickr
On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll explore how the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival has challenged mainstream cultur...

Bought by WMMT, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WVAS, and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Two teens overcome bullying
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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Why do kids bully? And what moves them to stop?

Bought by WMPG and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 30:58
  • Purchases: 2
Brace Yourself
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Train-Tracks. Metal-Mouth. Brace-Face. Whatever you call them, getting braces as a teenager seems to be a stereotypical right of passage. However,...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 04:36
On the Bus
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Seeing the city while on public transportation.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
#23 MIW Christian Calinsky - Body Piercer and Homeless Youth Advocate
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Christian Calinsky on MIWq, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, your show host, this episode of Making it Work, Christian will share his journey from being a homeless youth to becoming a ca...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Determined to Graduate: 'You're Going to See Me on That Stage'
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Paula Dinh, a student at West Brooklyn Community High School, Credit: Jennifer Hsu/WNYC
It was a battle to the end for high school senior Paula Dinh. After years of skipping class and other bad habits, followed by a big push to change ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
How One Student Who 'Hates School' Finds Her Path to Graduation
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
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For high school senior Paula Dinh, the path to graduation has been a long one, with times when she questioned her ability — and desire — to finish ...

Bought by WNIJ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reclaiming the Commons
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The Alley Project, Detroit, Credit: Karpov the Wrecked Train
From pedestrian plazas to pop-up-parklets…cities are looking to create spaces for people to gather, interact and create. But are some people being...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Creating Nonviolent Schools and Communities: Highlights from MLK Day
From: On Blast
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How can we make schools safer without criminalizing youth? How can we confront bias violence? What kinds of restorative practices should we impleme...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Youth bring fresh eyes to Alcatraz
From: KALW
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A local art and theater group the We Players has also been in residence on Alcatraz for the past three years. Their work is designed to spark discu...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:40
Violence prevention graduates take their lessons to the streets
From: KALW
Caption: College of Alameda staff congratulate graduates of Violence Prevention Initative Certificate Program., Credit: Nicole Jones
Shrinking school budgets and cuts to classes and staff are serious problems that will need answering, but it's gradution season, and that's cause f...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
Changing the foster care system from the inside out
From: KALW
Caption: Sokhom Mao (right) will be the next Commissioner of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission
Twenty-four-year-old Sokhom Mao was one of California’s foster kids. He’s one of the few who went on to college – in 2010, Mao graduated from San F...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:43
Millennials Face a Tough Job Market
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 1
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Learn how to learn
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Gutzmann kids at the radijojo offices
Ever had trouble listening? ever had trouble concentrating? Yes sometimes we all have such problems. But some have it worst than others, some even...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 30:01
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Should I Stay or Should I Go (To the Prom)
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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It's considered by many to be a rite of passage, but Blunt reporter David Barber-Callaghan isn't sure whether he wants to go to his senior prom. In...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and YouthCast


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 3
Bus Basics
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Too young to get her license, Libby was forced to bum rides off people in order to get around - at least until she decided to bite the bullet and s...

Bought by WMPG, Remix Radio, KOOP, Space Gallery, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 5
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
Teen Vox Pop: Why Teens Are Still Driving Drunk
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A disturbing look at the surprising reasons we still get into cars after drinking.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Take Action against Violence in Belize
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is Free! Youth Activist Marleni and others work hard to end violence in Belize through the youth-led movement Xchange

Bought by KZYX, AIFM, and WYSO


  • Added: May 18, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 3
Amy's Graduation
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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This is the story of Amy graduating from high school while incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) in South Portland, ME. )

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2004
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1