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Caption: Volunteers pack food for the homeless at non-profit the 'HungryMonk' in New York City., Credit: Nicole Aponte (c) 2021
Both non-profits and the Department of Homeless Services in New York City have come together to try and solve the problems that COVID-19 has create...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
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My name is Mya Torres. I am 16 years old and I have made an audio piece about what happens in my head during a conversation.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 05:07
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How are the youth of color impacted by the juvenile justice system in this country? To find answers to questions like this, we at Generation Justi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 55:43
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Seventeen-year-old Paloma Martinez lives in Tucson, Arizona. She's heard that a global water crisis might be coming, and her mom thinks Tucson is g...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 13:49
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: A first generation American posts a photo of herself on social media in her family's homeland. , Credit: Natalie Fahmy
First generation Americans in the United States have had a hard time balancing two cultures and finding their place. But these days, they’re findin...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:03
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Ms. Booth talks to students about her aviation-filled family history.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 05:39
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High school students think they need to join a lot of clubs to give themselves the best shot at getting into a top school. Guidance counselors, par...

  • Added: May 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:22
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This piece describes the positives and negatives of starting out a college lacrosse career at the junior college level and then moving to a four ye...

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:21
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For high school seniors, college applications are the number one priority. Every class, club, activity, sport, grade, and standardized test score w...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
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As combat positions will now be open to women in the military, one woman opens up about her trials and experiences in the military.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:40
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RadioActive is back with a monthly podcast! This month, hosts Tatevik Aprikyan and Kendrick Bradley take us from Seattle to Japan. Kamna Shastri re...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 19:07
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Number Tube, Credit: Andrew
On today's show, we hear two stories about a brain condition called synesthesia. That's when the stimulation of one pathway in the brain leads to a...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 11:09
  • Purchases: 2
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Does Hollywood accurately depict high school life? Any high schooler will tell you “No”! Diamond Naga Siu embarks on her ongoing series called “THI...

  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
Caption: Jesus Green, Credit: Ben Weisz
Every year, in a decades-old tradition, student drinking societies descend on Jesus Green in the heart of the English University city of Cambridge ...

  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 14:56
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Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

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


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
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The Philadelphia School District released a plan to close schools, dismantle the school district as we know it, eliminate union jobs & and privatiz...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:15
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A fascinating look at a new and sometimes controversial folk spiritual tradition to cross over the border from Mexico to Texas. Produced by student...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
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When adults talk to teenagers, they often wonder, "Are they hearing ANYTHING I say? Are they going to remember ANY of this?" Seventeen-year-old Gra...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
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High school freshman Karla interviews fellow students to see what they think about teenagers getting tattoos. Do tattoos in high school make you Re...

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Youth producer Tania Martinez describes punta, a type of music and dance, and how it connects and reminds her of her culture and homeland of Hondur...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 05:48
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A lovely story about a chicken and a bull.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in every four sexually active teenagers will contract a sexually transmitted disease. The Indiana...

  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
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In the past, hanging out with boys has gotten Jacuyra into trouble. But as a 16-year-old who doesn't often think about the consequences of her acti...

Bought by KUT, KVNF, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 5
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Rookie Reporter Irina was born in Belarus 6 years after the Chernobyl disaster. She has always seen herself as a Chernobyl victim, but the more she...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Youth Radio Reporter Pendarvis Harshaw., Credit: Ayesha Walker
Youth Radio's Pendarvis Harshaw says that for a lot of his friends, the transition from having sex with a condom to sex without, is seen as a symbo...

Bought by WMNF and WMNF


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2