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The Airlines Would Oppose It
From: The humble Farmer
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Solutions to spending a weekend alone

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 02, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
The 40 Worst Songs From Last Year
From: The humble Farmer
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They promised to play the 40 worst songs from last year.

  • Added: May 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Shofar Blues by Melissa Goldman
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her third year in the competition, Melissa says this piece is about questioning Judaism. Melissa Goldman is 17 years old and was an individual fin...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Nostalgic Daze by FM Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, Supreme says this piece is about a longing for home (Chicago) and feeling displaced after heading off to college...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Bruised Knights by Team WordPlay
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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This is the group piece (4 poets) performed in-studio by WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. They desc...

Bought by KRZA and KSFR


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
A trip to the army recruiter
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Katie Zager and her friend Nathaniel Jenkins take a trip to the army recruiter and recount their experience.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 28, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
High school security guards, please relax
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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High school student Noah Magen comments that high school security guards at his school have become way too serious about their jobs.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 2
Scab Artist
From: Sean McCandless
Series: Shards
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A piece from the heart, surveying the urban mental landscape through the eyes of a "Scab Artist"

Bought by BSR Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:07
  • Purchases: 2
Our American Generations - War - This I Believe Essays
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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5 Generaitional Essays - Special- This Believe essays on War

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
KUNM Youth Radio Show: The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
From: KUNM
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Youth Producer Kyle Farris produces his last show at KUNM's Youth Radio Project in Albuquerque New Mexico about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagas...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, New England Public Media, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 4
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - Secularism
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations discussing Secularism in our society

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Jul 20, 2007
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1
The U.S. Social Forum and How it Inspired Me to Create Change
From: KUNM
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14 year old youth producer Lucia Martinez shares her commentary inspired by her recent experience at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum.

Bought by YouthCast, KFAI Minneapolis, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
Jaron's Story of Coming Out
From: KUNM
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Youth producer Jaron Kie shares his story of coming out of the closet.

Bought by KRZA and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 2
"Identity Crisis" by Andrew Laluz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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People have such problems being themselves - this piece is about issues with individuality. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Aderall and Low Expectations
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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Pharmaceuticals change the way college should be.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
Too Much TV?
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Why do we love TV so much? Why do we watch the shows we watch? Why do we spend so much time watching TV? And could our ever-increasing TV time be s...

Bought by WXLV-FM, KSJD, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 3
Youth Voting
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Why aren't youth voting, and what can we do to help these teens get to the voting booth in 2006 elections?

Bought by WEPS, YouthCast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
Teen Attitudes: A Teen Artist
From: Teen Attitudes
Series: Teen Attitudes: Voices of Our Youth
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How one teen views his art.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2006
  • Length: :58
Handcuffs-Observations in a Courtroom
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Observations in a Courtroom

  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
My Confirmation
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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One teenager's journey through the process of Catholic confirmation.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2006
  • Length: 06:58
Son of a Coalminer
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Series: Living with Coal in Eastern Kentucky
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Josh Fleming grew up in a family of miners. In this piece he talks with his father about what being a coal miner has meant to his family and why h...

Bought by WGXC, WEKU, The Nature Podcast, WBEZ, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 6
Death Qualified
From: Alison Freeland
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A woman describes being on a death penalty jury in North Carolina.

Bought by KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 15:51
  • Purchases: 3
The Cost of War
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Weeks after S. Spencer Scott interviewed Lavinia Gelineau about the loss of her husband Chris, a young soldier who was killed in Iraq, Lavinia hers...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KISU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 18
"And Never The Twain Shall Meet"
From: Carmody Wilson
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Tim Hildebrand is just a regular, devout,church-going Baptist who is looking for the right girl to share his faith...and his bed.

Bought by KOPN


  • Added: Jun 25, 2005
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 1