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A Child's View of Domestic Violence by Valencia McMurray of MPR News
From: YouthCast
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
How to Make Sure Kids Get Enough Sleep
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Avinash Patel, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Many young students are not able to get the sleep they need each night. Avinash Patel, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis ha...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
The Turpin Haunted House
From: WHJE
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Gene Turpin created one of the first haunted houses in Indianapolis and also provided her family and community with an amazing and memorable tradit...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering Barbara Jean
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: Pat (left) and Joshua Presby
If Pat could tell his late step-mother, Barbara Jean, one thing, it's that he probably should have listened to her advice.

Bought by YouthCast and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Hamburg Meets Chicago
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Motte Kinder radio
Children's Rights are sometimes completely overlooked in our society. But things are changing Children are slowly getting the respect they deserve ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
Home Alone
From: Radio Rookies
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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
"The Transatlantic Girls' " broadcast
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Kennedy
“The Transatlantic Girls'" broadcast is probably the first transatlantic interview between school girls from both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Refugees make Alaska their home
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Nithya Thiru tells us about a Catholic Social Services program for refugees who are making Alaska their home.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:58
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
Dating, Romance, and Heartbreaking Robots
From: Zoe High
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Zoe High interviews three sixth graders about their perceptions of dating, the pressure to start dating early, and how dating will change in the fu...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WGXC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
Prison Visiting Hours
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Jennifer talks to her brother through the glass during prison visiting hours.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 3
Getting Pierced
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Against his parents' wishes, Luis gets new piercings and explains why.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:08
Short Wave: Dealing With Loss
From: Radio Rookies
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Krystle Murray tries to sort out her feelings about death.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 3
Letter to My Mom: You Haven't Lost Me
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A letter from daughter to mom about love, hope, and Chuck E. Cheese

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, KSFR, PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2008
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 8
Does Love Make You Crazy
From: Radio Rootz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Does Love Make You Crazy?

Bought by YouthCast and Littleglobe


  • Added: Jan 28, 2008
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 2
The All-American Cambodian
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Chandra's mother is distant toward her activities, including cheerleading, at high school. Her mom has never watched her cheer. She objects to the ...

Bought by WMPG and YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
To My Aunt, Who Crossed the Border
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Elizabeth's aunt crossed from Mexico to the U.S. and had to leave her children behind.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, WMNF, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2007
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 7
What's Divorce Like for You?
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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This is a vox pop I made about divorce.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
Rap Over College?
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
"Take That Stuff Off Your Nails": Being Goth in a Traditional Family
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A confrontation between father and son over hair, nails, and being Goth.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Ricky, The Banjo, and Me
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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David Barber-Callaghan grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, listening to his parents and their friends play old-time music on sticky summer nights. Thes...

Bought by WMMT, PRX Remix, Troy Public Radio, WMPG, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 10
Speaking to My Heart
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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When Nikki became a mother of two at the age of seventeen she promised to leave her life of drugs and crime behind. It was a promise she couldn't k...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 4
Mi Abuela's Lottery Dreams
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Alca's grandmother waits for the last number...

Bought by YouthCast and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
I'll Quit Cutting When You Quit Smoking
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Excerpts from the diary of a girl who insists that self-mutilation is saving her life.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
From: BSR Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stephen Stearns and his father survived Katrina in his family home. His mother did not. Now he's living out her last wish.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2