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StoryCorps Griot: Ghuan Featherstone and Jordan Humphreys
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ghuan Featherstone and Jordan Humphreys at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles, California on December 15th, 2021., Credit: Maja Sazdic for StoryCorps
Ghuan Featherstone came to StoryCorps with his mentee Jordan Humphreys to talk about their shared love of horses and horseback riding.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Awkwardness of Youth
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On today’s episode of The Apple Seed we' re bringing you stories featuring young people who would gladly trade places with an adult, if only to esc...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Mistress Shadey
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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This hour of the Apple Seed features a story about a mean rodeo bull, a story about dog mischief, and an entertaining rhyme called "Mistress Shadey."

Bought by KTXK and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 02:11
The Amazing Amazon
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Sunset in Manaus, Credit: Lorena Daou Paixao e Silva, 2016
With the Summer Olympics around the corner, the eyes of the world will turn to Brazil. But Brazil is not only about Rio and Sao Paulo. What about t...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
How the West Was Won
From: Jule Banville
Series: Last Best Stories
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A girl who is really, really proud to be from Montana.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:52
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
Show #8: Too Young to Vote, but Not to Volunteer
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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Today's show is about getting involved. First, Kat Beame interviews young people involved with Darcy Burner?s Congressional campaign. Then, Ann Kan...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:57
Show #3: Starin', Racin', and Partyin'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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Three Weekday High interns tell personal stories using gerunds without the "g." First, DaeDae Williams stares deep into her family's psyche. Then, ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:25
Facebook Exposes Us All
From: City High Radio
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Katie, a high school freshman, interviews other students about times they have been embarrassed on Facebook. While most of the stories are humorous...

  • Added: May 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:54
My Friend Waffles
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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All kinds of cute going on as a Minneapolis middle school girl writes a poem about a friend.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
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
Thanks A Lot, Facebook
From: City High Radio
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High School Junior Tessa wonders why having friends on Facebook doesn't lead to friends in real life. Is it because we're different people when we...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
The Kid with the Butterfly Net
From: Justin Huang
Series: What I Did
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Catching insects in college

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:28
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
I Didn't Know That (A Short People's History of the United States)
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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A young rendering of an old story. All contributors between the ages of five and eight.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Believing in Santa Claus
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio talked to young people of different ages about their belief in Santa Claus.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
Norway Cup gives girls from Zimbabwe a chance to triumph
From: UNICEF
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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
Portrait of a Psychic as a Young Man
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Nathan Dyer?s just like any other teenage kid-- except, for a small fee, he?ll tell you what your future holds.

Bought by HowSound, SALTcast Podcast, KFAI Minneapolis, Third Coast International Audio Festival, and WFUV


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 5
Teenaged Guitarists Tackle "El Gato Montes"
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Carlos and his quartet struggle with "El Gato Montes" in after school rehearsals.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WEKU, and YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 4
Inside/Out Youth: Thoughts on Valentine's Day
From: KRCC-FM
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Gay youth from the Belly of the Conservative Beast talk love and marriage

  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 06:27
Love is Like an Apple
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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Adrian Boyes poses the simple question, "What is Love?"

Bought by KRZA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Littleglobe and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 9
Prom
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is this really what I thought about at 15? Man, no wonder I flunked Chemistry...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2006
  • Length: 08:14