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Someone to Tuck Me In
From: Radio Rookies
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Last year at a routine check-up, 15-year-old Raymond Henderson decided to tell the truth. When his doctor noticed bruises on his neck, Raymond admi...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 3
I'm Not Emo
From: Radio Rookies
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Like most of the kids in her school and on her block, 16-year-old Josetta Adams used to listen to hip-hop. But when she slipped into a depression, ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 09:08
  • Purchases: 3
Home Alone
From: Radio Rookies
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Krystle loves her mom very much and she feels guilty about how hard her mom has worked to provide a good life for them, but Krystle sometimes wonde...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Money Stress
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Erikka Diaz, like many of her neighbors in South Bronx, has lived in poverty her whole life. Her family knows well the anxiety that...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, The Story, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 5
Diabetes 101
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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The Alaska Teen Media Institute's Tiana Johnson is a 19-year-old teen who has had diabetes since she was five.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
Growing Up in The System
From: Radio Rookies
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WNYC Radio Rookie, Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and having been raised in several foster homes. To avo...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUT, PRX Remix, KUOW, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:42
  • Purchases: 8
My Brother
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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No matter how many times Allen has screwed up his brother has always stood by him. Now Allen's incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Ce...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2008
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
Prison Visiting Hours
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Jennifer talks to her brother through the glass during prison visiting hours.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 3
Short Wave: Dealing With Loss
From: Radio Rookies
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Krystle Murray tries to sort out her feelings about death.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 3
Parents and Teens and Rules, Oh My!
From: Littleglobe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A piece which includes personal narratives, interview, and panel discussion about teens' relationships with parents and parental expectations.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2008
  • Length: 28:31
To My Aunt, Who Crossed the Border
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Elizabeth's aunt crossed from Mexico to the U.S. and had to leave her children behind.

Bought by PRX Remix, WGXC, WMNF, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2007
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 7
Melvin is Dead
From: Sally Richardson
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First-person response to a surprising phone message from my brother about my old dog Melvin.

Bought by KUT, Radio Catskill, WYBC, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 4
The Hurricane
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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When I was 13, I lived in Florida with my mother. This is a story about a hurricane we lived through together, and how our lives changed in the aft...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 3
Into a Million Pieces
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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John Halligan talks about the loss of his son to suicide.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 3
Beautiful, Painful Truth
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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Story of a man who must end a loving marriage when he comes to terms with his homosexuality.

Bought by KUT, KRCB 104.9, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 10:10
  • Purchases: 4
Going Back to College
From: Littleglobe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The influence of my childhood experience with college on my current desire for a degree.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and WQJC


  • Added: Mar 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Getting Raised (Hour long program with 5 or 3 min. newshole)
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
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Teens tell us what it's like to live with parents...or without them

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KSFR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 19
Losing Home
From: Radio Rookies
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Wen Ou tells about her struggle to maintain a connection with her homeland in China.

Bought by KUOW, WXLV-FM, KCUR, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 4
Speaking to My Heart
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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When Nikki became a mother of two at the age of seventeen she promised to leave her life of drugs and crime behind. It was a promise she couldn't k...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 4
I'll Quit Cutting When You Quit Smoking
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Excerpts from the diary of a girl who insists that self-mutilation is saving her life.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
From: BSR Radio
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Stephen Stearns and his father survived Katrina in his family home. His mother did not. Now he's living out her last wish.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2
Katrina Photojournalist John McCusker
From: BSR Radio
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Profile of McCusker, who stayed to photograph Hurricane Katrina

Bought by KRCC-FM, WKMS, KUOW, WXLV-FM, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 8
Hopeless in High School
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some kids joke about dropping out, but when Sarah Smith's family started to fall apart, she saw it as her only option.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 4
Growing Up in a Coal Community
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Caption: Natasha Watts interviewing community members., Credit: Rebecca O'Doherty, Youth Radio
Growing up in a coal community, mining is a part of your everyday life. In light of the recent SAGO mine disaster Natasha Watts reflects on what i...

Bought by WGXC, WGBH Radio Boston, WXLV-FM, The Nature Podcast, and PRX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 5
Marissa's Grandma
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Marissa's ode to her Grandma

Bought by KVNF, WGXC, and PRX


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3