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The Apple Seed - Bil Lepp's "Fire Bike" + Pippi Longstocking
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about daring feats and stories about love.

Bought by KKRN, WVPE, KSJE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KTXK and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
How Streaming will Change the Film Industry
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime have changed the media landscape. Patrick Gunn looked at how streaming affects film making and whe...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Crossword Kid (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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If you’re a crossword puzzle enthusiast, you probably know the name Will Shortz. That’s because you’ve probably solved—or least attempted to solve—...

Bought by KUER, KENW, KSFR, PRX Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 6
The Problem of Rural Schools (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Nearly a quarter of Virginia’s schools are in rural areas. According to one researcher, Federal education policy could threaten the sustainability ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Teacher of the Year (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It’s no secret that teachers are underpaid and underappreciated. But when a state’s Teacher of the Year jumps ship, it gets a lot of attention. Lil...

Bought by KENW and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Cost of For-Profit College (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Are for-profit colleges and universities worth the money? Lilia Fuquen reports that according to a new study, for-profit colleges are not only cost...

Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Social Media Scrubbing (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With graduation ceremonies wrapping up across the country, it’s time for that dreaded next chapter: the job hunt. But for those students scrambling...

Bought by KZYX, KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 4
The Black Escalation Effect (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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For decades, studies have shown African-American students are disciplined more often and with greater consequences than their white peers. Now, a n...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
College Credits for Free (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It used to be that a high school education was enough to support a comfortably middle class lifestyle. But these days, it takes a lot more to get a...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
What is Puppy Love?
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is it a big deal?

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 06:41
Not the 'Right' Kind of Gay
From: WNYC
Caption: "When I first met other young gay boys I thought it was going to be easier, that I could just be accepted" - Dakota Salcedo, Credit: (Isaak J. Liptzin/WNYC)
In some ways, being feminine made life harder for Dakota than his sexuality. *Just in time for the end of Pride month*

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 06:32
Bean's Cafe
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Provides meals, day shelter and support services in Anchorage, Alaska

  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:21
Solidarity Sleepout
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Standing together for homeless and hungry youth.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Millennials: Are we lazy, or just smart?
From: Lillian Mongeau
Caption: Mary Marmastone (featured in the piece) plays with her dog Titan on a beach near her home in Seattle., Credit: Lillian Mongeau
This fun piece launches from the ideas broached in the New York Times article, "What is it about 20-somethings?" I ask my friends, all at the tail-...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:54
Rainbow-Earth
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What is spirituality?

  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
Learn how to learn
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Gutzmann kids at the radijojo offices
Ever had trouble listening? ever had trouble concentrating? Yes sometimes we all have such problems. But some have it worst than others, some even...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 30:01