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COVID-19, Ebola, and Racism
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Coastal Youth Media
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Amari Poindexter, 17, says the indifferent attitudes and racism of people during the coronavirus in coastal North Carolina remind her of how her pe...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:06
Ethnic Studies
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Community Workshops
Caption: Leonard and Vanessa Moore, with Zech, Joshua, and Anisa at RadioActive's workshop in the Tri-Cities, Credit: KUOW PHOTO/ESMY JIMENEZ
Ethnic studies are important to create open-mindedness and eliminate prejudice. If we don't learn our history, we don't know who we are. Created by...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Interview with psychologist Ritch Savin- Williams about his book "Being Who I am: Young Men on Being Gay"
From: Out of Bounds
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Lively interview w/ Savin-Williams after years of research about young gay men and how they navigate their lives in the 21st century.

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wendy Davis Filibuster
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
During the Wendy Davis Filibuster the nation was glued to their radios and television sets to see the outcome of this now historic moment. Wendy wa...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:20
Voice of a Young Voter: How Parents Can Influence the Vote
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Tyler Carter, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Tyler Carter, 20, of Ukiah, Calif., talked with KQED’s Lillian Mongeau about how his father's opinions make him feel about politics.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: :51
Voice of a Young Voter: Ross Rothpanhar On Appreciating Government Services
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Ross Rothpanhar, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Ross Rothpanhar is a public health major at University of California, Berkeley. He says growing up poor made him appreciate government services.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:06
Youth Radio Institute: Addie Malone (American Graduate)
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Addie Malone
In the summer of 2012 WUNC established its first ever Youth Radio Institute. The station hired five young people -- and two mentors -- to produce r...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:57
How Students Fought to Keep Furness High School Open
From: On Blast
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When students at Furness High School found out that their school was on the School District's list of potential school closures, they were shocked.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
Students Organize Around the Root Causes of School Pushout
From: On Blast
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Students all over Philadelphia are being pushed out of schools and right into the school to prison pipeline. This is happening because of the lack ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
Interfaith Understanding
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Youth Media Project at Parliament of the World's Religions
Members of the Youth Media Project’s Global Broadcasting Team host this broadcast to share stories from their recent trip to cover the 2009 Parliam...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 28:46
  • Purchases: 1
Sew Spot Sew
From: Littleglobe
Caption: By stevendepolo @ flickr
"Sew Spot Sew" is an audio piece by Sergio Gonzales, who strongly advocates DYI -- Do It Yourself, a movement that began in the late '50s. Since th...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
A Tax on plastic bags
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
ATMI Reporter Aviva Hirsch asks her group mates from Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) what it will take to get a tax through the assembly.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
The New Lure of Government Jobs
From: Youth Radio
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With job cuts across most sectors, college students who once coveted corporate cubicles are giving new thought to Government work.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
My T-Shirt Says it All
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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UC Berkeley graduate student, Jacob Fenston, talks with three T-shirt designers who use the garments as a way to fight racism, communicate cultural...

Bought by KGOU, KUT-HD, KGOU, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Hell on Earth by Q Cole
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Q says this piece is about contradiction in American society. Q Cole is 19 years old and a member of WordPlay,...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:38
The Pink Triangle by Tim "Toaster" Henderson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Tim says this piece is about the origin of the pink triangle. Tim "Toaster" Henderson is 18 years old and a me...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
Interview with Grayson at Backline
From: KBOO Youth Collective
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An informative interview about the Back line Talk line and website

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 1
"Mic Check" by Team Maine Township
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Politicians, media, celebrities... the list goes on and on of people who abuse the story-telling power of a microphone. Maine Township is from Mai...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Grabbing that First Chance to Vote
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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First-time voter Autumn Campbell from Jeremiah, Kentucky hopes that her vote really counts this year, because she has a list of issues that she wan...

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees
From: Freedom Radio Project
Series: Palestinian Refugee Youth Radio
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Ashraf interviews Um Sameeh, his grandmother, who tells the story of her experience during the 1948 Nakba.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: May 30, 2005
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 1
Politics Up-Close and Personal
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A campaign staffer's perspective on the impact of Howard Dean's presidential campaign

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WZBC


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
World View
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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One traveler compares how he was received in Europe in Fall 2001 and two years later.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
Eat Wisely
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A writer ponders the intersection of food and the environment.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WMPG, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 3