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Gender-Based Violence Prevention for Teens and Young Adults
From: Debra Sloss
Series: STATE of MIND with Debra Sloss
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Episode 62 delves into the critical issue of gender-based violence, encompassing domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 58:12
Seen and Obscene
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label books “s...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:15
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 161: Going Deep with Gitanjali Rao on Gen Z Ambitions , 10/8/2023
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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She left me better than she found me

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
A Place of Refuge
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Last year, New York City began to see an increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum. The library is a small part of the city-wide response t...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 17:18
StoryCorps: Mason Best and Roseann Smith
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mason Best and Roseann Smith at their StoryCorps interview in Queens, New York on March 25, 2023, Credit: By Julia Kirschenbaum for StoryCorps
Mason Best, age 12, came to StoryCorps with his mother Roseann Smith to reflect on their relationship and share some of his philosophies on life.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
Feelings, Friction and Family with Dr. Lisa Damour
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best of "Mental Health (Relationships)"
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A good parenting session with the author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:05
Ep. 10 At Least He’s Consistent
From: Haley Taylor
Series: Tales For Other Times
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The episode where we talk about God.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Ep. 6 A Secret Death
From: Haley Taylor
Series: Tales For Other Times
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An episode that introduces a character while also saying goodbye to them.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
Episode 105: College Considerations with Columbia's Andy Delbanco, 9/11/2022
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Conversations about what to expect from college

  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
StoryCorps Griot: Dezmond Floyd and Tanai Benard-Turner
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dezmond Floyd and his mother Tanai Bernard-Turner at their StoryCorps interview in Houston, Texas on June 4th, 2022., Credit: Danny Reeves for StoryCorps
Dezmond Floyd speaks with his mother Tanai Benard-Turner about the effect of active shooter drills and mass shootings in schools, following the eve...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Luis Paulino and Angel Gonzalez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Luis Paulino and Angel Gonzalez talk about their shared experiences coming to the US from the Dominican Republic, and overcoming their challenges t...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Tarah Acosta and Isaiah Acosta
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Isaiah Acosta talks to his mom, Tarah Acosta, about being born with life-threatening health issues and how he’s done far more than beat the odds.

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 02:21
Finding Your Place
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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There are lots of reasons we can feel out of place, misunderstood, or unwanted and it’s never a very fun experience. So, what can we do when we fee...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
These young New Orleans dancers want the police to know they are not a threat
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1 Episode 9 A dance troupe of young, Black, male teens express their fear and anxiety about police and how the police might potentially vie...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Evan Yabu and Shig Yabu
From: StoryCorps
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Shig Yabu tells his grandson Evan about an unlikely friend he made as a Japanese American internee during World War II.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 2
Noble Works
From: Giovana Romano Sanchez
Caption: Maggie and Noble
Maggie Bernard is a teenager with cerebral palsy. She overcame her disability with the help of her best friend. Now, he is the one who needs to be ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jennifer Sumner and Kaysen Ford
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Twelve-year-old Kaysen Ford shares his most important moments with his mother, Jennifer Sumner.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Justin Bachman Chooses to 'Live Loud' and Teach Others About Tolerance
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Justin poses with the tattoo that you got for his twentieth birthday, representing the cross country bib that was taken away from him in 2010., Credit: (c) Janel Semonasky, 2017
Justin Bachman has spent his whole life being different. After being diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, Bachman chose to teach others about tolera...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAER Syracuse, NY, and WNYO


  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Griot: Gregory Bess and April Gibson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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33-year-old April Gibson talks to her teenage son, Gregory Bess, about how she felt when he was born.

Bought by WVBI-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 2
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
The scariest thing about heroin? 'You're gonna love it'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Alyssa started using heroin when she was 14. She’s now 20 and works as a daycare teacher., Credit: FLICKR PHOTO / B.A.D. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/BRADADOZIER/
"My own family didn't even know who I was anymore. I didn't even know who I was anymore."

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Religion
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
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Students at Martin Middle School talk about the role of religion in their lives.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:56
StoryCorps: Kayla Wilson and Wendy Founds
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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A story told in two parts: Kayla Wilson came to StoryCorps in 2006 to talk about her mom’s drug addition and incarceration. Ten years later, she re...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
StoryCorps: Jasmine Pacheco and Carmen Pacheco-Jones
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jasmine Pacheco (left) and Carmen Pacheco-Jones (right)
A mother talks to her daughter about what it was like to reconnect with her children after her years of drug and alcohol abuse tore their family ap...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2