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15: A New Set of Possibilities
From: Matt Hill
Series: Numbers
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Drunk with knowledge, and slightly scared by its implications, Sam considers how best to use her new powers. Drama serial, set in a call centre for...

  • Added: May 24, 2011
  • Length: 14:25
AWKward...!
From: City High Radio
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City High School junior Makele asks people, what makes something awkward? What IS awkward? And the answers she gets are, well, kind of awkward.

  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
I Didn't Know That (A Short People's History of the United States)
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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A young rendering of an old story. All contributors between the ages of five and eight.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Competition Hill
From: City High Radio
Caption: The Dunes at Bowie, Credit: Joseph Moore
Fourteen-year-old Joseph takes you on a dirt-bike race through the Arizona desert dunes.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:17
The Assassin's Bell
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2007 Third Coast ShortDocs: Dollar Storeys
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A young Soviet 'Pioneer' (i.e. boy scout) squares off with the CIA -- will he live to tell the tale?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Fruity Candy
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Mary Cheng, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Candy is a focus of high school kids' diets. But is there a new preference emerging?

  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
The Turpin Haunted House
From: WHJE
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Gene Turpin created one of the first haunted houses in Indianapolis and also provided her family and community with an amazing and memorable tradit...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 2
Gamers!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The games they play here involve dragons, wizards, and superheroes. And sometimes...they come with stereotypes.

Bought by KUOW and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 2
Bass/Super(sonic) Structure
From: Daniel Makagon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio documentary explores the uses of loud car stereo systems.

  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 14:49
The man behind the mic
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
And the programming, and the news, and anything else on the air.

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 01:51
Proud to be a Nerd
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.

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


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
Audio Revolution "Consumerism" segment
From: Littleglobe
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Youth Media Project's Audio Revolution tackles conspicuous consumerism with local organizations, as well as Taoist approach to dealing with holiday...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSJD, Marfa Public Radio, KMUN, KPVL and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 7
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
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
We Didn't Write a Team Peace by Team Kuumba Lynx
From: WBEZ
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Finalists in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam, Kuumba Lynx is an arts-in-education, not-for-profit organization in Chicago. The team sa...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Life as a small town reporter
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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The road to writing a best seller has to start somewhere.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Eating Animals
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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"I have my own version of the Golden Rule - Do unto others as Barbara Kingsolver would do unto you."

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
The Opposite Sex
From: City High Radio
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City High junior A Greene asks, "What would you be like if you were the opposite sex?" and finds the answers surprising.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:56
Dumpster Harvest
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Earthworm dumpster dives and subsists off of what so many of us unknowingly waste.

Bought by KSFR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WDBM, Vocalo.org, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 11:16
  • Purchases: 8
Flying Steps Breakdance Team, Harlem Globetrotters, Ice Hockey
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: ice bear
A varied sport show for you, with live interviews by our Transatlantic reporter, Chance, interviewing one of the Harlem Globtrotters just before hi...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
Lunch Time in Ait Iktel
From: Beno Picciano
Caption: Tahjin
During my homestay with a family in rural Morocco, I had a tricky cultural experience which many of us can relate to.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: :00
R U Green?
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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A humorous look at what people are actually willing to do to help the environment.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 1
The Charles River Didn't Kill Me
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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A science experiment that didn't go tragically wrong

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 1
Kids and Computers
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Liam Computes, Credit: Andrew Walsh
Liam McLeod is a typical 4-year-old: He can't tie his shoes, but he can use a computer better than some adults.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Korean BBQ Tacos
From: Youth Radio
Caption: Reporter Ana Castillo eating a Kogi taco, Credit: Miguel Macias
Kogi is a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that moves around Los Angeles.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2