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The Hair Struggle
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A piece that explains how African-American students across the country are struggling to find stylists capable of doing their hair, and what length...

Bought by WORT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 5
All I Want for Christmas Is a Lobotomy
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Producer Eric Lamb's story starts, "My friend always tells me this story about the day he broke his brain on acid." At the time, a guy we'll call R...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
Re-entry of the Father
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Joseph's father re-enters his life after years away.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Gunshot Sonata
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Gunshot Sonata

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
To Vent
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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She's venting her anger against a family member

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
ADHD
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis high school student tells us in verse about his decision to come off his medication.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
To an Ex
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Lorisa, a Minneapolis high school student, writes a poem to an ex-sweetheart. Note: It is not a love poem.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Marriage
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Julisa, a young poet, gives her views on marriage which are pessimistic to say the least.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Life
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Shanarea of Menlo Park High School in Minneapolis tell us why she thinks life is hard: there's too much hate in the world.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
I Am from Islam
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Compelling poem regarding where an Islamic student comes from. To this student, Islam, not a country, is the main thing.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Hooded Girls
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Two Heritage HS girls recite their poem in praise of traditional Islamic values regarding women.

Bought by KSRQ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 2
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison High School, tells about the experiences that hade him what he is. A good deal of pathos is included.

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
Tagging With My Brother
From: City High Radio
Caption: The Producer, Reilly, at Work, Credit: Milton G
17-year-old Reilly misses the days when he and his older brother, Alex, would cruise the streets of Tucson on their skateboards, tagging their name...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 1
Secret Stash
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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International Record label, local address. Minneapolis, in fact.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Pizza Time by Alex Malmude for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
From: YouthCast
Caption: So much pizza!, Credit: Flickr User rj3
Ah, the mysterious life of a pizza delivery man, finally captured in his natural habitat. This documentary takes a smooth non-narrated path to tel...

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
Emo Kids and Why They Act that Way
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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Emo, short for emotional is a type of dress and lifestyle currently available to High School kids. The piece tells about emo kids.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Sex Education
From: Big Shed Audio
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Teenagers talk about the realities of their sex lives and what they've figured out this far.

Bought by KZYX and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 2
Faith, Lost and Found
From: Lacy Roberts
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James Hinton tells about his transformation of faith.

Bought by KUER, WNIN, BSR Radio, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 4
COOL: Taking The Pulse of Youth Culture 01/01
From: Laura Spurway
Series: Cool
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COOL: Taking The Pulse of Youth Culture

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 29:59
Sex Without Condoms is the New Engagement Ring
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio's the Best of "What's the New What?"
Caption: Youth Radio Reporter Pendarvis Harshaw., Credit: Ayesha Walker
Youth Radio's Pendarvis Harshaw says that for a lot of his friends, the transition from having sex with a condom to sex without, is seen as a symbo...

Bought by WMNF and WMNF


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2
Cool_12042008
From: Laura Spurway
Series: Cool
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COOL: Taking the Pulse of Youth Culture

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:59
Unperformable? A Punk/Kabuki Play
From: BSR Radio
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The story of a new interpretation of the Kabuki play "Drum of the Waves of Horikawa," approaching the text from a punk-rock perspective.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
Think Piece: Rookie Romance
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Series: Talk of Alaska - Kids These Days
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Rookie Romance is a fictional game show that illustrates choices teens make when navigating toward healthy relationships.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
Joey Interviews a Cutter
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Joey from the Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) interviews a cutter.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KDNK, Remix Radio, WMPG, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Dec 17, 2003
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 5