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Teens Who Tag
From: City High Radio
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High school freshman Trent likes to tag his name on things. Tagging, a form of graffiti, is popular with teenagers--they write their "tag" name on ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:47
Weird News With Perry: 9-11-2011
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Weird News With Perry
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In this week's edition of Weird News With Perry, Perry tells us the story of Jesse Ventura, a man with a titanium hip and a bone to pick with the T...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: :51
Weird News With Perry Outro
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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The Beach Boys-esque musical outro (written and performed by Zap) to Youth Spin's weekly segment, Weird News With Perry.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: :16
Cultural Vampirism, aka Hipsters Are Vampires
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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The nebulously-named Hipster is defined and ridiculed.

Bought by KBRP Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Nov 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 2
Taking on the Flying Trapeze by Katherine Sims of Weekday High
From: YouthCast
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You’re probably hearing a whole bunch of back to school nonsense right now: features about homeschooling, tracking, uniforms, extended school hours...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:50
Door Belle
From: Ryan Scammell
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The alternate title for this was going to be the Isaac Hayes-esque "Girl, I Wanna Get You Into My Belly Button T-Shirt Hole" but the mp3 title fiel...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:38
Waffles or Pancakes?
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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Evan McHenry, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis seriously compares pancakes and waffles. He prefers waffles because they ar...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
"You're Not Getting Older, You're Gettting ......"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This "newsical" program is an informal survey of pop culture myths and popular music misconceptions about getting older...by a veteran of Pacifica ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 1
Pint-Sized Rapper
From: TurnStyle
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Child rappers are hot right now, but do they have a future beyond their viral videos? Turnstyle’s Brandon McFarland tells us whether he thinks thes...

Bought by KISU, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 3
Senior Year in High School
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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Minneapolis high school student tells about the rigors of senior year.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Emo Kids and Why They Act that Way
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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Emo, short for emotional is a type of dress and lifestyle currently available to High School kids. The piece tells about emo kids.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Jamelyn's Sound Story
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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My variation of sound.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
Board
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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The author considers a childhood toy.

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 2
Picture This: A Nerd With a Camera & a Love Story by Raymond Abercrombie
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Raymond is a Senior at DeVry in Chicago. A member of the team "Hellow World," Raymond competed in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam as a...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Thank You by Cia Matthew
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Cia is a senior at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, IL, and competed in the final round of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam with T...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
This is a Break-Up Poem by Dana Castillo
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Dana is a senior at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, IL. She represented Maine East with her teammates in the final round of the 2010 Louder T...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 2
Hands by Team Maine East
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Team Maine East took part in the final round of competition in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam. Team Maine East is Jaime "Breeze" Esp...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
21 Dollar Father by Montrel Marks
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at TEAM Englewood Community Academy High School on Chicago's south side, Montrel competed in the finals of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb ...

Bought by KUER, Vocalo.org, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 3
A Defined Goddess by Melena Bass
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at TEAM Englewood Community High School on Chicago's south side, Melana helped represent Team Englewood in the finals of the 2010 Loude...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
My Lunar Affair by Myara Robinson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at Englewood Community Academy High School, Myara says her poem is a love confession to the moon. Myara is part of Team Englewood, one ...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
A Poet's Prayer by Team Englewood
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Team Englewood is Johnathan Nesbitt, Myara Robinson, Keith "Blu" Warfield, and Melana Bass, all students at Team Englewood Community Academy on Chi...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Intro to Storyteller by Gina Gonzalez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Gina Gonzalez is a junior at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. She says her poem is a stream of imagination, told by a storyteller. Gina is a mem...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2
Harajuku Hyphen by Darius Parker
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Darius is a senior at Truman Middle College Alternative High School, and a member of Team Kuumba Lynx, which is an arts-in-education, not-for-profi...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 2
Judge:mental by John "Vietnam" Nguyen
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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John "Vietnam" Nguyen is a junior at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He says his poem is about, "checking myself before I analyze the wrongs I se...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
Neither Here Nor There by Paula "Lala" Bolander
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A member of Team Kuumba Lynx (an arts-in-education, not-for-profit organization in Chicago), Lala's poem depicts a shooting from the perspective of...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2