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Slut Walk
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Students at Syracuse University march around campus holding signs and chanting.
A piece about college students standing for change and ending rape culture.

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 03:26
Thicker Than Water
From: Israel Story
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On Today's show, we delve into the messy territory of family bonds—how they’re formed, challenged, and change over time. We’ll meet three families ...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Apr 18, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:24
  • Purchases: 1
SAD Or Just Sad?
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Depression On The Color Wheel, Credit: Stephanie Mooney 2016
Recent studies show that Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, may not be a real disorder after all.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
Daniel's Suicide: How One Ellensburg Family Copes
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2015
Caption: Daniel DeHollander's senior photo. He committed suicide in 2014 at age 18., Credit: COURTESY OF THE DEHOLLANDER FAMILY
In a park in Ellensburg, a tree grows beside a small stream. Daniel Curtis DeHollander’s ashes lie beneath the roots. DeHollander committed suicid...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Sports are for Everyone with Hi-5 Sports
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Nick Temperine, a kid in Hi-5 Sports, loves to come and play basketball with his friends. , Credit: (c) 2015 Hi-5 Sports
Hi-5 Sports was founded in Clifton Park, N.Y. by Jim Fitzgerald to give children with physical and developmental disabilities the chance to play si...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:30
Lenn Brown: The Story Of Escaping Death To Go To The College Of Your Dream
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Lenn Brown has been going to Syracuse basketball games with his family since he was a young boy, including the thriller against Villanova in February of 2010., Credit: (c) 2010 Rick Brown
Syracuse University sophomore Lenn Brown is a manager of the SU men's basketball team. His mom and dad both went to the school and his love for it ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:59
The Christmas Gift That's Been in the Workshop for Three Years Too Many
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Anne Berardi says a lot has changed after the storm as she overlooks her neighborhood from her balcony., Credit: Colleen Callander
Hurricane Sandy did more than just destroy this family's home -- it swept away three years worth of holly jolly Christmases. Since October 29, 2012...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
He's Kicking Out Doubt and Scoring Big
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Peyton Sefick plays weekly on the local CNY United Power Soccer Team for extra practice for the 2017 World Cup, Credit: © 2015 Elissa Candiotti
One young man in Syracuse is preparing to embark on a journey across the world all for the love of a game. In 2017, Peyton Sefick will compete in t...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:54
The Beauty Of Rivalries: Sports' Biggest Love/Hate Relationship
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Image Courtesy of Cheryl Flavin
This piece explores rivalries, with insight about how they are formed and how it affects not only the players, but the fans for each team as well. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
Charme's Transition
From: Caitlin Pierce
Series: Borders
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Charme churns through the rough St. Louis Public Schools while she is going through her gender transition.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 08:37
  • 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
StoryCorps Griot: Gwen Moten
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Gwen Moten remembers her childhood best friend, Denise McNair, who was killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WTJU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 2
Love Letters to Mom from College
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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What would college students say to their mothers on Mother's Day, since many students can't be with her?

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
#23 MIW Christian Calinsky - Body Piercer and Homeless Youth Advocate
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Christian Calinsky on MIWq, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, your show host, this episode of Making it Work, Christian will share his journey from being a homeless youth to becoming a ca...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Native American Identity
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mother and daughter embrace their heritage

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KRUA, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 7
Interracial Dating
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal essay on family and dating

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:16
An Autistic Teen's Guide To Impersonating Michael Jackson
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: Impersonating Michael Jackson made it easier for Lorenzo Manuel to deal with the social pressures of middle school., Credit: Courtesy of Lorenzo Manuel
Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Kai Leigh Harriott and Aja David
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Aja (left), Kai (middle) and their mother Tonya David.
Aja David and her younger sister, Kai Leigh Harriott, remember the night Kai was hit...

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
12 Days to Curtain: Inside a Summer Theatre Camp
From: Alexander Ward
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A piece exploring the Young People's Theatre Project's summer theater production, which brings 6th-12th graders into the wilderness to produce a mu...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 17:38
Birth and Motherhood in Prison: An Interview with Veronica Martinez inside Folsom Women's Prison
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Veronica Martinez with her daughter inside Folsom Women's Prison in Northern California., Credit: Nancy Mullane
Veronica Martinez is a mother in prison. While in county jail awaiting trial she gave birth to her daughter Amaya Martinez. The Bureau of Justice S...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 24:13
StoryCorps SCU: Aaron and Celeste-Davis Carr
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Aaron tells his teacher, Celeste-Davis Carr, about revealing his homelessness during a StoryCorpsU recording.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KMUD, WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 5
Sairam Has Perfect Pitch
From: Désirée Bayonet
Caption: Sairam Has Perfect Pitch, Credit: Megan Gabriel
This is a story about music and family and survival. Though not necessarily in that order.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:20
StoryCorps: Jeff Lasater and Drew Cartright
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jeff Lasater (L) and Drew Cartwright
Jeff Lasater tells his friend Drew Cartwright about his son Jeremiah who, after being bullied at school, committed suicide at 14 years old.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KERA, and KMUD


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 3
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
StoryCorps: Two Sisters
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Two teenage sisters, whose names are withheld to respect their privacy, remember confiding in each other about being sexually abused by their uncle...

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 2