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As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches this week, a lot of people feel a sense of fatigue--some just aren’t interested in looking back. And one...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Valencia and her mother, Charlene, Credit: MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
For fourteen years, a singular event has shaped Valencia McMurray's life: her mother, Charlene Sanders, was violently attacked by her father when s...

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Aug 14, 2011
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Last year at a routine check-up, 15-year-old Raymond Henderson decided to tell the truth. When his doctor noticed bruises on his neck, Raymond admi...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 3
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Kaddeem Wright enjoys reading philosophy and arguing with his friends about history and politics. With his smarts and innate curiosity about the wo...

Bought by The Story, KUT, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 4
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Like most of the kids in her school and on her block, 16-year-old Josetta Adams used to listen to hip-hop. But when she slipped into a depression, ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 09:08
  • Purchases: 3
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Krystle loves her mom very much and she feels guilty about how hard her mom has worked to provide a good life for them, but Krystle sometimes wonde...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
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17-years-old Vikky Cruz struggles to cope with her mother's illness, a rare genetic disease called neuroacanthytosis, and the ways it's taken over ...

Bought by Vocalo.org and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Rookie Reporter Erikka Diaz, like many of her neighbors in South Bronx, has lived in poverty her whole life. Her family knows well the anxiety that...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, The Story, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 5
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Bradley and Nicole are not allowed to know anything about their birth parents until they turn 18 because they are part of a closed adoption.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
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14-year-old Radio Rookie Krystle Monclova has been living in a group home in Manhattan since last summer. She never expected to wind up in "the sys...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
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An alumna from the class of '49 tells the story of how she met her future husband.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:07
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WNYC Radio Rookie, Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and having been raised in several foster homes. To avo...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUT, PRX Remix, KUOW, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:42
  • Purchases: 8
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Violence and addiction in Videogames

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
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Story of a man who must end a loving marriage when he comes to terms with his homosexuality.

Bought by KUT, KRCB 104.9, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 10:10
  • Purchases: 4
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Wen Ou tells about her struggle to maintain a connection with her homeland in China.

Bought by KUOW, WXLV-FM, KCUR, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 4
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Angely Tavares considers her parents choice to immigrate to New York city for a better life from her beloved Domincan Republic.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), The Story, WMNF, KFAI Minneapolis, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 6
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Edward Llanos digs into his family's past to uncover the lasting effects of his brush with a near-fatal illness.

Bought by WXLV-FM and KRCB Voice of Youth


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Since she was little, Shakima has been dressing in style. She is proud of her fashion sense, but finds that as her family's finances have changed, ...

Bought by KSFR, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 01, 2006
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 4
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A teenage girl originally from Sierra Leone struggles to understand her immigration status in the U.S.

Bought by The Story, Space Gallery, KUOW, WXLV-FM, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2006
  • Length: 10:12
  • Purchases: 7
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A young woman and senior citizen learn from each other about dealing with loss.

Bought by KVNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
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This is a piece about meeting someone I thought I already knew.

Bought by KUOW and WBEZ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Looking at arranged marriage through my mothers eyes.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1