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From MIT to the Real World
From: Terrascope Radio
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Physics, math, canyoning between buildings: Not scary. Finding an apartment, learning how to vote: Scary. How one young woman feels about making th...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
Feeling Raced
From: Terrascope Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Does your race affect how you act? Well, it probably affected how you answered that question.... In this award-winning story, hear why one young ma...

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


  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
The Girl Everybody Loves
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Seventeen year-old Shamarra Rombawa lives in Wilmington, Delaware. Her city was dubbed "Murder Town" by a 2014 article in Newsweek because of its h...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
The New Max
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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When 16 year-old Max Rakus set off to Germany right after his sophomore year of high school ended, he had no idea that the trip would change him fo...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
Me versus we
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Sam hails from Bosnia, but she’s lived in the US for the last 6 years. Sometimes she finds that her two cultures have opposing values. Add to that ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
42 Jason: King Of Scotland
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A teenage misfit tries to empower himself by taking on the persona of a medieval Scottish King.

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 21:44
  • Purchases: 1
35 Colin: Don't Tell Anyone I Like You
From: The Mortified Podcast
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An incredibly shy teenager overcomes a speech impediment and works up the courage to ask out a girl.

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 1
Christine's First
From: Caitlin Pierce
Series: Borders
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Christine navigates love and romance as she grows up.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 07:08
30 Darryl: The Horny Romantic
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The journals of a confused teenager who waffles between his romantic side and his raging hormones.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:09
28 Xiomara: Searching For The Cure
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The diaries of a teenager from the South Bronx whose life changes when she discovers The Cure. Featuring Special Guest Host, Lol Tolhurst, foundin...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 20:09
#4 Nothing to Lose
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Why do we become our worst enemies when it comes to pursuing the things we actually want? I’ve been there. This is the origin story of making Mille...

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:31
  • Purchases: 1
#3 Brunchies
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Following your dreams is not always glamorous, especially when you could get stuck in "transition."

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 1
#1 Welcome to Millennial
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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The day you graduate college is suppose full of smiles, family pictures, and a sense of accomplishment. But what happens after that day when you pa...

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
#2 Living on "The Line"
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Decisions. How do you know which ones will lead you to become the person you want to be in the future? And which ones may screw everything up?

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:13
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Runner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
Let's Get Intimate
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A personal essay exploring all kinds of intimacy.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
A Purple Heart
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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How do you save an important piece of your past while building your future?

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio
When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
ROOTS
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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Exploring my lineage one eccentric elder at a time.

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Melting Pot
From: WHJE
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Disproving typical Mexican stereotypes.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:42
Antonio and John
From: Littleglobe
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34
Dad at the Bus Stop
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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Anni's favorite place growing up was ... the school-bus stop?

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Cristabel Amoah, a Minneapolis High School student, tells about her background. Unlike all the other students, she was born in England.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 1
Who I am
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Carmen, a Minneapolis middle school student gives a fine accounting of why she is as she is.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
I am From Family, Candy and Loving People
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis middle school student tells the world the experiences that motivate her life.

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1