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StoryCorps: Cole Phillips and Rugenia Keefe
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rugenia Keefe, left, a paraprofessional who assisted Cole Phillips for most of high school after he lost his sight, spoke with the graduating senior for a remote conversation from Bentonville, Ark., Credit: Cole Phillips
Cole Phillips lost his vision just months before starting high school. As a freshman, he met paraprofessional Rugenia Keefe -- or Miss. Ru -- who a...

Bought by WERA-LP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
White Teacher, Native Student
From: Sarah Bromer
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This is the story of a Native American student named Martin Acuna and his white teacher, Jessica Janeseck. Most public school teachers in America--...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 2
Principal Peña's Point of View
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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What's it like trying to hold a whole elementary school together?

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:56
Dream Jobs
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Do you remember what your dream job was? Austin elementary school students explore what it's like to see your dreams change.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
Queer youth, you'll belong at this old Seattle house
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Lambert House, Summer 2016, just after a water balloon fight., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/AMY STYER
On Seattle's Capitol Hill, the Lambert House is a space where queer youth are free to be themselves. RadioActive's Amy Styer takes us inside the ho...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:27
They chased him, shot at him, but he still managed to bring his family to America
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Omar Ali with his family. Omar is standing fourth form the left holding his daughter., Credit: Courtesy of Awal Ibrahim
Omar Ali is a hero in the eyes of his family. He embarked on a long journey that could have landed him nearly anywhere, fighting to find a safe spa...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
My mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: The mother of RadioActive producer Hanad Jama, Nimo Husien with her niece Ardo Hersi. (Also a RadioActive producer.), Credit: Courtesy of Hanad Jama
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
WIZARD MODE -- Nathan Drillot and Jeff Petry Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Nathan Drillot and Jeff Petry talk spectrums, hugs, and rewriting a classic..

  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 13:38
Breaking Barriers: How the Disabled Community Plays Hockey
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Dan McCoy skating for Team USA, Credit: USA Hockey
Disabled people from all around the world find fun, competitive action, and an escape within the game of sled hockey.

  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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
Sick As A Dog
From: City High Radio
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Tyler spent a good chunk of his childhood so sick he couldn't even walk around the block. He ended up at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, where he was...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:12
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
Inocente - Art Saved My Life.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Inocente, the subject of the Oscar-winning short doc of the same name, talks about the importance of art in her life. [8:18]

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Dance in the library? Why not.
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Libraries are where many people go to exercise their brains, and now there’s at least one where you can exercise your body. The 81st Avenue Branch ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:49
StoryCorps: Happy Dodson and Taz Roman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Happy Dodson (L) and Taz Roman (R)
Happy Dodson and Taz Roman, members of Bikers Against Child Abuse, talk about their work.

Bought by WEZU and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 2
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 Yodeler
From: clay scott
Series: Mountain West Voices
Caption: brigid reedy plays her fiddle, Credit: clay scott
The traditional art of Western-style yodeling is extremely difficult to master. That's why it's surprising that one of the most gifted yodelers ar...

Bought by KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
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
Norway Cup gives girls from Zimbabwe a chance to triumph
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
this Story is free! Young girls like Omega, 13, interviewed here, who are going on to greatness in the Norway Cup Youth Tournament for Football and...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1