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November 2020 – LGBTQ youth react to the anti-marriage equality statement from Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCaster Lil
OutCaster Lil presents OutCasters' views on statement from Justices Thomas and Alito attacking marriage equality

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
443: Time Beyond The Clock / 444: What Can We Learn From Teens?, 1/4/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Time Beyond The Clock" - What's wrong with the way we tell time? What if we lived with no clocks at all? HOUR TWO: "What Can We Learn ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
Women Warriors: Climate Revolutionaries highlights activist Greta Thunberg
From: Crossover Media Max Horowitz
Series: Women Warriors - The Voices of Change podcast series
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The September 20th 2019: Women Warriors — Voices of Change multimedia concert performed by Orchestra Moderne NYC, under the direction of Amy Anders...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:40
Swipe Right for Hookup Culture!
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: College student using Tinder as a way to keep busy during the day., Credit: © 2018 Morgan Trau
"Hookup culture" is seen as just a part of society for college students. But could dating apps be what is harming relationships? Click play to hear...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:04
Where are you from?
From: Terrascope Radio
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"Where are you from? ... No, where are you REALLY from?" Because of her skin tone and features, Milani Chatterji-Len gets asked this question all t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
Horror Films Are Art Too
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio Commentaries
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Youth Radio's Billy Cruz enjoys producing films as his way to express himself artistically, but his high school didn't see his films as art.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:03
What's Your Kid Packing for Campus?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The NRA won the gun control debate long ago. So with the right to bear arms no matter the consequences firmly established in U.S. law and psyche o...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
ADHD
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A Minneapolis high school student tells us in verse about his decision to come off his medication.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
Marriage
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Julisa, a young poet, gives her views on marriage which are pessimistic to say the least.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Tax I Pay Everyday
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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You might say the piece is about the "dues" we pay. This rap-style piece from a high school student in Minneapolis is well-put.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
Life
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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To Terrence, in his part of the world, you have to either play sports or do something illegal to support your family

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
My Hard Life
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Brian gives us a detailed description of how hard it has been for him to get by.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Disability Awareness
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Victor Torres, Credit: Generation Justice
We spoke with Generation Justice’s inspiring Victor Torres about some of the challenges he faces as a student with a disability.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 24:18
Kid on Kid Shootings: Time for Prison
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
According to the latest statistics available, one teen or child is killed with a gun every 3 hours 15 minutes, many by their peers. It's time for ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
The Beat: Dean Brooks - "The Urn"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:24
Marijuana - Generation to Generation
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, Middle and Younger generation guests discuss Marijuana...then, now and in the future

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda relaying the experience of skiing.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - Does your theme song, should you have one, send the proper message?
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:08
Romantic Red Love, But Not in Sweden
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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With the couple next door constantly fighting and my friends failed marriages in good memory I started to wonder why Sweden seems to fail in loving...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Old School: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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The program features the voices of author, Tobias Wolff, along with a great cast of writers and thinkers: Jonathan Lethem, Lorrie Moore, T.C. Boyle...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 5
Soundtrack to School Violence
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Students of Violence
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Cristel Martinez came to America from the Dominican Republic with a dream to become a music producer. But the only music she hears in school, says ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WGXC, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 3
What If
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Shooting Stars, Credit: By StephanVDS(.com)
In this piece, Ellie Evans, a student from the New Mexico School For The Arts, asks the question: What if? What if the world were different? This...

Bought by KUER and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Feeling Is Mutual
From: City High Radio
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Joe is a skater--as in skateboarder. He hates bike cops, and he's sure they hate him, too. In this short personal essay, Joe explains where his pre...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:33
Running by Esther Ikoro
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her first year in the competition, Esther says this piece is about being made fun of for talking "white". Esther Ikoro is 18 years old and was an ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:48
Ode to a Female MC by Deja Taylor
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her third year in the competition, Deja says this piece is an about the under appreciation of female MCs. Deja Taylor is 18 years old and a membe...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:24