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Episode 13: The Girl Who Dug Up Dinosaurs
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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A 12-year-old girl in blue jeans probably isn’t the first thing you picture when you hear the word paleontologist. But in 1979, young India Wood di...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
The Kim Kardashian Story in 9 Minutes
From: Llinos Jones
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An exclusive opportunity to hear the Kim Kardashian story from the author of her latest biography, Sean Smith

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 09:59
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
The Idea Of A Better Future Keeps Teen Mom Going
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Reporter Walter Stanton, Credit: Courtesy of KUOW
Gabby Saechao was in her first year of college when she heard those two dreaded words: “You’re pregnant.”

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
I Joined the Band
From: City High Radio
Caption: Angelique After She Joined the Band, Credit: Courtesy of Angelique
Sixteen-year-old Angelique explains how she went from total dork to pretty cool after she joined a local hip hop band.

  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 11:53
The Importance of a Good School Nurse
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Across the US, fewer than half of all public schools have a nurse available to kids all day, every day, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Founda...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
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
The Sisterhood of Beauty Pageants
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
Caption: Cierra Smith on stage at the Miss Delaware Teen USA 2015 Pageant.
We all know the stereotype, beauty pageant contestants as godzillas. We’ve seen it in that show Toddlers And Tiaras. And the heat of the competitio...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:26
For Some It's Philanthropy, But For Others -- It's Personal. How A Group Of Sorority Girls Are Celebrating April By Raising Awareness For Autism
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Members of Alpha Xi Delta at Syracuse Light Up the Hall of Languages Blue, Credit: Laura Tatro
This April, sisters of Alpha Xi Delta sorority chapters across the country are working to raise awareness for Autism. Syracuse University sorority ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:05
Green Fashion Designers
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti with a dress by Chrissy Wai-Ching
In Seattle, some in the fashion industry are going green. Aarti Chandorkar finds out how two young designers - Chrissy Wai-Ching and Renee Corrick ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 2
Love in the Time of Aqua Net and Crushed Cherries - Irasema Gonzalez
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Irasema Gonzalez talks about coming of age as a young Latina in 1990s Chicago, and how her definitions of love and womanhood shifted with the passi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
Project Prom
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
Birthdays
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
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Everyone has a birthday, but the day's meaning changes over time. In this episode, we look at life from 21st and 94th birthdays.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
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
Strummer and Me
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Kari in front of the Joe Strummer mural, Niagara Bar, East Village, NYC, Summer 2013
Spending the summer in California while her mother convalesces from a grave illness, a 12 year-old finds herself suddenly alone at a rock concert o...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2014
  • Length: 17:49
28 and Single
From: kim fox
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In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
Learning to date all over again
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
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Dating can be different for Muslims, Hindus and Latinos. Even once they've moved to America, some of the traditions stay alive, and some die.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:23
What it Means to be a Woman
From: Littleglobe
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Chloe Espinosa interviews students, teachers, friends and family members about what it means to be a woman.

Bought by KSFR, KZYX, KUER, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 8
Labels and Discrimination
From: Littleglobe
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In this edition of Audio Revolution students from YMP’s production team explore the theme of labels and discrimination from a variety of angles inc...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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These days, many teenagers live half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One online trend 16-year-old Radi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 08:24
  • Purchases: 1
Romantic Red Love, But Not in Sweden
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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With the couple next door constantly fighting and my friends failed marriages in good memory I started to wonder why Sweden seems to fail in loving...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
I Secretly Wanted To Be A Model
From: City High Radio
Caption: Krysta's Old Math Teacher, Ms. White, Credit: Xochitl Coronodo Photography
Fourteen-year-old Krysta had always secretly wanted to be a model, but she didn't know anything about the business. She decided to interview a form...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
Young Women Leaders Program
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Middle school girls have a lot to deal with. One psychologist says that a way to help them is by pairing the preteen girls with college-aged mentor...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KENW, KZYX, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
The New Girl Scouts
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Just shy of their 100th birthday, the Girl Scouts are working to shed their cookie and campfire image with new badges that focus on skills like rob...

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2011
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 4
Handclapping Games
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Children have their own kind of oral history in the form of rhymes and handclapping games that are passed down from generation to generation. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2