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Voice of a Young Voter: How Parents Can Influence the Vote
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Tyler Carter, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Tyler Carter, 20, of Ukiah, Calif., talked with KQED’s Lillian Mongeau about how his father's opinions make him feel about politics.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: :51
Students Organize Around the Root Causes of School Pushout
From: On Blast
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Students all over Philadelphia are being pushed out of schools and right into the school to prison pipeline. This is happening because of the lack ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
Sew Spot Sew
From: Littleglobe
Caption: By stevendepolo @ flickr
"Sew Spot Sew" is an audio piece by Sergio Gonzales, who strongly advocates DYI -- Do It Yourself, a movement that began in the late '50s. Since th...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
The New Lure of Government Jobs
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With job cuts across most sectors, college students who once coveted corporate cubicles are giving new thought to Government work.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Hell on Earth by Q Cole
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Q says this piece is about contradiction in American society. Q Cole is 19 years old and a member of WordPlay,...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:38
The Pink Triangle by Tim "Toaster" Henderson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Tim says this piece is about the origin of the pink triangle. Tim "Toaster" Henderson is 18 years old and a me...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
"Mic Check" by Team Maine Township
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Politicians, media, celebrities... the list goes on and on of people who abuse the story-telling power of a microphone. Maine Township is from Mai...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Grabbing that First Chance to Vote
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First-time voter Autumn Campbell from Jeremiah, Kentucky hopes that her vote really counts this year, because she has a list of issues that she wan...

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Politics Up-Close and Personal
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A campaign staffer's perspective on the impact of Howard Dean's presidential campaign

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WZBC


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
World View
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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One traveler compares how he was received in Europe in Fall 2001 and two years later.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
Eat Wisely
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A writer ponders the intersection of food and the environment.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WMPG, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 3