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Ragging
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Indian newspaper The Telegraph covers the death of a teenaged student allegedly because of "ragging" by older students. , Credit: Sandip Roy
The death of a Kolkata teen allegedly because of ragging, or hazing, has re focused attention on bullying in schools and colleges.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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The Army is reviving a decades-old ad slogan, hoping it will reach a new generation of recruits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Army's new ad campaign revives the marketing slogan that it used during the 1980s and 1990s. The rebranding also includes a redesign of the Army's "star" logo. The Army says the box around the star has been removed "to reflect the limitless possibilit, Credit: U.S. Army
The new marketing campaign is based around the tagline, "Be All You Can Be," which was originally featured in Army ads during the 1980s and 1990s.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
No, you don't become a zombie
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Off Mic from Philly Audio Diaries
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For 19-year-old Bianca Murray, when news of the FDA’s approval of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines broke, feelings of confusion and apprehension we...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2021
  • Length: 15:08
What does "adult" mean in the eyes of the law? In Louisiana, many work to change the answer.
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 11 The legal system operates very differently for juveniles and for adults. Yet the age at which a person is considered an adult...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
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The Indifference Diaries, Part 2: Giving Three Million Dollars to Corporations While Maltreated Children Wait
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Maine's children receive grossly inadequate services from Child Protective Services. Three have been murdered or had a perpetrator convicted in Mai...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 06:52
Is Drone Training Really Necessary For People To Become A Drone Pilot?
From: Zhiyan Zhong
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This is a story discussing the need for taking drone-flying training in order to be a drone pilot. In the story, you will hear a major drone traini...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 03:19
High-tech Tools May Help Save Some Orchestras
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Orchestras around the country are struggling to keep their doors open, but new mobile phone apps may help save orchestras. Apps like periscope all...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:52
Young adults with disabilities prepare for the workforce at Fairyland
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Intellectually and developmentally disabled young adults have few options after they leave high school. In the Bay Area, nearly 60% of these young ...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
One night with the SF Homeless Outreach Team
From: KALW
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When most people are on their way to sleep, San Francisco’s Homeless Outreach Team, or SF HOT, is just beginning its graveyard shift.

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 07:34
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Project-based learning gets kids back on track
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Downtown High School project-based learning student-centered learning alternative education high school public education SFUSD, Credit: Jen Chien
Nearly a dozen teenagers are scattered in small groups across a large classroom at Downtown High School in San Francisco. Some strum on guitars. Ot...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 09:28
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The Peter Yarrow Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
The Bad Guy View of the World
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Many six year olds believe that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. The President of the NRA, is of the same mind...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 04:13
Knight Life Ministry Quietly Strives To Keep Young Men Out of Gangs
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
Caption: Second Presbyterian - Where Knight Life meets., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she create...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
Joe Hunter Fights Gangs With Ministry, Respect and Love
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
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Joe Hunter is a former gang member from the mean streets of Detroit. He's created a non-profit to support his efforts to stop gang violence in Mem...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 06:20
Victims
From: Y-Press
Series: Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses
Caption: Juard Barnes, counselor at Prescription for Hope and YVRT programs, Wishard Hospital, Credit: Y-Press
The emergency room at Indianapolis' Wishard Hospital sees its fair share of gun shot victims, both teenagers and adults. Y-Press visited Wishard to...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:18
Preventive Medicine
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on Preventive Medicine

  • Added: May 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Show 381--African Stowaways (Half hour to air week of April 30, 2011)
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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When Africans want to escape political persecution, they often come seeking asylum in the U.S. But getting here often involves being smuggled from...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
Show 381--African Stowaways and Reading in Haiti (One Hour to air week of April 30, 2011)
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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When Africans want to escape political persecution, they often come seeking asylum in the U.S. But getting here often involves being smuggled from...

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
Episode one
From: Adam Hochberg
Series: Campus Edition
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Pilot episode of "Campus Edition"

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 23:12
Crime
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Crime is discussed between the older, middle and younger generations.

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Teen pregnancy is on the rise
From: Y-Press
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Teenage mothers and fathers not an uncommon sight. These young people can be found in our community and in the media. So, some Y-Press reporters w...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 02:43
Colorado Meth Project Launches, Gets Mixed Response
From: Grace Hood
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A graphic advertising campaign with anti-methamphetamine messages came to Colorado in May. It's part of a multi-year advertising campaign that’s pa...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
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
BART Slaying Gives Oakland Rocky Start in '09
From: Youth Outlook
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On New Years, most people were dancing and drinking a little too much champagne. Among the thousands of people celebrating that night was a young m...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2009
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
North City Gangs Getting Younger, More Violent
From: Adam Allington
Series: Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis
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teenage gangbangers responsible for spike in St. Louis murder rate

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 2