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Anthony Clary : Acts of Love and Forgiveness, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The Clarys on the front porch of their home in Blackwell., Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Anthony Clary grew up in the bricks. Buildings linear as Legos, lining block after block of city streets, stretching from Porter to Dinwiddie, from...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 26:58
  • Purchases: 1
124: Saved by the Bo
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Just like a real-life Zach Morris, a teenager in the 90's writes his own episode of Saved By The Bell and tries to get it on the air.  Listen to th...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2018
  • Length: 20:07
Ayden
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some people on the sidewalk said they saw what happened, and they called security and the police. And I remember one woman telling me, ‘You can rep...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Syniya
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My advice for kids, for losing someone you love: Just remember the good times, and remember those big hugs and big kisses you always got.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Girl that Keeps Giving for the Giving Season
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
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Erin Byrnes is a 13 year- old middle school student who won a car in a raffle event, then gave it back. Now, she is working to collect toys to dona...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Choose Your Own Adventure
From: Rendered
Series: Rendered
Caption: Journey Under the Sea was the second book in the series.
We dig into the history of the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series and the interactive stories kids are reading today.

Bought by WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 16:16
  • Purchases: 3
Minor Key: A Teenage Composer at a Crossroads
From: Mary Quintas
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
Marcus the Magician
From: Tobin Low
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Abbie Waters: The Habit of Being
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Abbie Waters
Abbie Catherine Waters was just nine years and two days old when she left this world. I have heard men and women who knew Abbie refer to her as an ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 55:07
  • Purchases: 1
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
Adoption Ritual
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When Katie Perkins adopted 10-year-old Tajenae out of foster care, they created a ritual to mark the occasion.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Read, Read, Read!
From: Learning Matters
Series: Lessons from Haiti: Schools after the earthquake
Caption: Mackenton Louis reads to a group of kids at Lycee Toussaint L'Ouverture in Port-au-Prince, Credit: Judith Scherr/Learning Matters
A group of readers heads out to tent camps around Haiti to read to children displaced by the earthquake.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
Despite Budget Cuts, Youth Meet Their Own Needs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When the City of Oakland cut their after school homework help program, High school senior Nora Rose started volunteering at her library to help fil...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:18
Horse Therapy
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Grace Kurlychek, Credit: Dmae Roberts
A girl with disabilities receives emotional and physical therapy through horse-riding.

Bought by KGUA and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 2
Lindsay Ordower - "The Go Getter"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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Meet Lindsay Ordower from Mount Holyoke College. She came to Teach for America determined to succeed. But on any given school day, Lindsay’s classr...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:41
A day in the Life: Kids in America and Europe fight for the environment
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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A world premier: For the very first time, radio kids from both side of the Atlantic have produced a common "green" radio show!

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
In a Bubble
From: Hillary Frank
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Four teens talk about what it's like to be quiet in school.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, East Village Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 8