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From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Fall 2019
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n my story, you will hear my mom talk about her journey and what it was like growing up and getting kicked out of Ethiopia.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:12
One Date, A War, One Smooch & A 65 Year Journey of One Class Ring…Reunited.
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Caption: Don & the 'Ring!', Credit: The Allgood News
It was 1944, Don was about to ship off to war...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: Simple Rediscovery #519
From: Teosson Wells
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In 1989, when Allan Gurganus published his debut novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, he did something amazing: Through a work of fict...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2014
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
Corrupting the Message: Remembering the Iraq War
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: We should treat the truth better than that., Credit: Susan Cook
Corrupting the Message: Remembering the Iraq War Ten years ago this week, the Iraq War began. Like every other atrocity in history, or let's limi...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:48
Voice of a Young Voter: How Much is Too Much National Security?
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Tatiana McBraun, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Tatiana McBraun, a political science major at San Jose State, told KQED’s Lillian Mongeau she feels too much security can be a bad thing.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: :33
War Games among the Tipas Porteñas
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Ponys and their men
From old games to old soldiers war remains in our minds

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 1
This WE Believe - Fear
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Essays from This I Believe on Fear

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Backpack
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: mL., Flickr
Israeli United World College student, Nofar Hamrani, shares her moving story about growing up in the Gaza Strip. She begins her story with a famil...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Palestinian Hoop Dreams
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: spaceameoba, Flicker.com
“Palestinian Hoop Dreams” is a thoughtful story by Ahmed Hemeid, a Palestinian student at United World College. Ahmed’s tells us an amazing story t...

Bought by PRX Remix and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Miep Gies: Protector of Anne Frank Dies at 100 (19:00 Lecture Excerpt)
From: Paul Ingles
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Miep Gies, the Austrian woman whose family protected the family of Anne Frank during World War II and who found Anne's diary scattered on the floor...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 19:01
The Ribbon Demonstration
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
The Ribbon Demonstration, on the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima - what people could not bear to lose in a nuclear war.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 05:14
Remembrance Day
From: Julie Subrin
Caption: Hillside in Murambi, Credit: Photo by Gregory Warner
A visit to a Rwandan memorial raises questions about when and how we remember genocide.

Bought by Prairie Public and WBEZ


  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - TJ Turner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2