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A 'RadioActive' Showcase Of The Magic Of Writing
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
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Nothing is more powerful than the magic that comes from your mind, down your arm, through your fingertips, down your pen and onto the page. The Mar...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 19:59
The Self(ie) Absorbed Generation.
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Ellen and other celebrities at the 2014 Oscars in a selfie that went viral. , Credit: Ellen Degeneres
The millennial generation is subject to a lot of stereotypes and surprisingly the generation accepts those stereotypes.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:06
Sports Fandom: An Abusive Relationship
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A look into why sports fans continue to cheer on their teams when, win or lose, it's going to stress them out. Really.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:24
Teens putting down phones and picking up dice
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Eli Mcamis is 14 years old. He and five other young teens sit around a table, each rolling dice and flipping through game manuals — thick binders, ...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 09:03
Beyond the Blackboard: Building Character in Public Schools
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in New York conquers a high ropes course., Credit: Stephen Smith
In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men the skills they needed to surv...

Bought by WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, WITF, Vermont Public, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
This School Year, a Commitment to Mental Health
From: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Series: Substance Abuse & Mental Illness: The Impact on America’s Communities
Caption: Joe Vulopas, Aevidum, Credit: Pennsylvania State Education Association
High school teacher Joe Vulopas has a conversation with his son J.J., a recent high school graduate, about the academic and social pressures young ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Delta College Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 6
Smart And Socially Inept
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio Commentaries
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Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley talks about her dilemma as the smart girl in school.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
Modern Times Complicate Native American Relationships with Nature
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
Caption: Mine in Farmington,NM, Credit: Eco Flight
Economic strain on Native American communities in the West has complicated many tribe's relationship with nature and conservation efforts

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:51
Growing Up in a Fundumental Religion
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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A look at the ways, both health and unhealthy, that people integrate an upbringing in a fundamental religion into their adult life. Interviews with...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
My Body, My Choice
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Katia Hauser explores the intricacies of teenagers having the legal right to make their own medical decisions.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
The American Dream?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Junior year is universally known as the most difficult, stressful year of high school. Between academics, extra-curriculars, and athletics, college...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
Another Day Older
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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In this show, you’ll hear from women of all ages, from five to eighty-five. They talk about how they imagine their lives will be, how their lives a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 16:02
  • Purchases: 1
#4 Nothing to Lose
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Why do we become our worst enemies when it comes to pursuing the things we actually want? I’ve been there. This is the origin story of making Mille...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:31
  • Purchases: 1
#3 Brunchies
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Following your dreams is not always glamorous, especially when you could get stuck in "transition."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 1
#1 Welcome to Millennial
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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The day you graduate college is suppose full of smiles, family pictures, and a sense of accomplishment. But what happens after that day when you pa...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
#2 Living on "The Line"
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Decisions. How do you know which ones will lead you to become the person you want to be in the future? And which ones may screw everything up?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Evolution of Childhood Aspirations
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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How fast are kids growing up? Jasmyn Harlan, a senior in high school, asks kids of various ages what they want to be when they grow up. Surprisingl...

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:48
The Lessons of Kick Stepping
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Climbers use the process of kick stepping to carve out an uphill path for people behind them through snowy terrain. This activity requires not only...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Infertility - long version
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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A generational discussion concerning the issues of infertility

  • Added: May 06, 2015
  • Length: 48:40
Valentine's Day
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Would you believe that some teens view Valentine's Day as shallow and expensive? Others see it as an opportunity to demonstrate appreciation. Car...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
A bike shop called Good Karma
From: KALW
Caption: A bike hangs on the wall outside Good Karma Bikes in San Jose, Credit: Leslie Griffy
Getting around sprawling Santa Clara County is a trick for anyone, but for those without housing, getting to and from services and opportunities is...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
What do High Schoolers’ think about Affirmative Action?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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A common topic among high schoolers when discussing the college application process and admittance is race. Listen to hear the opinions on affirmat...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:07
Have YOU "crossed-over" yet?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: FEBRUARY 2015
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We sometimes run across these oh-so-young adults writing memoirs... huh? What do they know at 30-something? Well, if you look up the extensive entr...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Ryan's First Kiss
From: Annie McEwen
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Ryan tells the story of his very first kiss and what happened after...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 1
Thinking Inside The Box
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2011
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Today, hosts Meron Fikru and Kamna Shastri share stories about stereotypes that youth have faced. Is it OK to have stereotypes? Professor Ana Mari ...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 1

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