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Trail of Dreams
From: World Vision Report
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Immigration reform is on the agenda in Washington this week. While politicians debate the issue, four undocumented high school graduates are about...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:58
Turning Heads
From: World Vision Report
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It can be easy for kids who grow up around gangs to just fall into that way of life. Often it’s because there are no real alternatives. Reporter ...

Bought by Remix Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Student Refugees
From: World Vision Report
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20-year old Fouad and 17-year old Ahmed are from Baghdad. They don’t want their full names used for security reasons. A few years ago, they fled ...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
Game Store
From: World Vision Report
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There’s clearly no quick fix for the problems facing the developing world. But over the last decade, microfinance has become a popular and success...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
Camp Harmony
From: World Vision Report
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School has started again and for most students memories of summer have already begun to fade. In Los Angeles, reporter Eve Troeh met a group of ch...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 05:36
Do the Write Thing
From: World Vision Report
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Across the country, kids are shaking the cobwebs out of their backpacks – and their brains -- and heading back to school. For many, the menu of wh...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
Karin Agness: young Republican profile
From: Y-Press
Series: 2008 Republican National Convention
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Karin Agness, a young Republican, started a conservative organization for college females. Started in 2004, Network of Enlightened Women, now has c...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:20
Student Family
From: World Vision Report
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This month marks the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda that claimed 800-thousand lives. It also created hundreds of thousands of orphans....

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
One Story of Disability Care in New Mexico
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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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
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
'Voice of Children' becomes a national fixture in Sierra Leonean radio
From: UNICEF
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?Voice of Children? project in Sierra Leone was the first post-conflict radio programme of its kind

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:36
Hawaiian Foster Kids Get Hawaiian Families
From: Ben Markus
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Kokua Ohana connects Hawaiian Foster Kids with Hawaiian Foster Families

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:50
Hawaii Foster Kids Reconnect with Long Lost Family
From: Ben Markus
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Epic Ohana Helps Foster Kids Trace Family

  • Added: Aug 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
College Success
From: WHPC
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There are no specific standards in a college environment and everyone can be successful

Bought by KRUA and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
Is This The End of Harry Potter?
From: Bill Slammon
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Narration with vox pop interviews of kids and adults about the last Harry Potter book.

Bought by WXLV-FM and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jul 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
The End of Harry Potter?
From: Bill Slammon
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Vox pop with kids and adults about the last Harry Potter book.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Tribal Beat 1/7/07
From: KSUT
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Native News Magazine celebrating all of the good things happening for Native people today.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Young at War
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by WBEZ, KUNM, KWCW, Raven Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
In Other News - April 2005
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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In Other News is a montly news/features magazine produced by teens at the Alaska Teen Media Institute.

  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 28:42
Teen Retail Psychology: Playing the Popularity Game at Work
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio's Sophie Simon-Ortiz reports on what happens when clothing retailers push their teenage employees to wield the powerful psychology of t...

Bought by WMNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2003
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 8
Profile of an Accidental Shooting
From: Youth Radio
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This is the story of 15-year-old Kenzo Dix who was shot and accidentally killed by his best friend Michael; the two boys were playing with Michael'...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KALW


  • Added: Oct 07, 2003
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3