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Lack of Trust:  Youth and Substance Abuse Parts One & Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protectiv...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
The Pope Francis Phenomenon
From: Open Source
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What is the human hunger Pope Francis has confirmed – not just Catholic or churchy — all across the world?

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
Traveling Blind
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Laura Fogg, author of “Traveling Blind:  Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” a memoir of her experienc...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:02
Edwidge Danticat
From: New Letters on the Air
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Edwidge Danticat, winner of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, returns fifteen years after her first interview with NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR to t...

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, and WJCU


  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Pete Seeger: In His Own Words
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious pays tribute to the life and times of Pete Seeger, folksinger, troubadour and activist, who died January 27th, 2014 at the age of 94.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kurt Cobain the Lost Interview
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I even thought that I was gay. I thought that might be the solution to my problem." - Kurt Cobain. Interview by Jon Savage in New York City on Jul...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KALW, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 5
Above the Waves
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Photo by Lisa Wilkerson
Above the Waves, the third publication from photographer Lisa Wilkerson and British poet and author Jeremy Reed, is a continuation of their sensual...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 26:24
Mourning Glory
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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The American History Guys talk with a listener about how the trend of memorializing lost loved ones on Facebook has historical precedence.

Bought by WRGY, Prairie Public, KSFR, and Radio Newark


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 4
National Poetry Month Celebration
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal
A National Poetry Month celebration featuring original works of poetry read by the authors—includes Jonathan Veach’s “Songsmithing,” Donelle Dreese...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 18:24
  • Purchases: 1
Author Will Schwalbe on his NYT best-seller, "The End of Your Life Book Club"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Will Schwalbe wrote the best-selling book, "The End of Your Life Book Club," a memoir of reading with his mother during the last two years of her l...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 21:20
American Dream - Minus My Mom
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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Rebelling against your parents is the norm for most teens in America, but for some young people who immigrate to the U.S. without one or both of th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Fanboyz
From: Jamie Courville
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Two tech professionals and apple “fanboys” describe their relationship with the products from the United States’ most profitable corporation. They ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Rodney King on Forgiveness and Being a Negro
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I have been challenged to fight for saying 'can't we all get along.' I’ve had people say I want to kick your ass for saying that." - Rodney King I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Amricani
From: Sharif Youssef
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A personal narrative about a traumatizing experience I had in elementary school in Egypt.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
YMP Parents and Teens
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by Phil Lucero
In this special Audio Revolution! broadcast, Youth Media Project teamed up with the spectacular SWAT Team at ATC. SWAT stands for the Student Welln...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
Latitude News Podcast #3 - Black in China
From: Latitude News
Caption: Jo Bai and her fellow English teachers in Yuyao, China.
Jo is African American. Jo lives in Yuyao, China. Jo gets a lot of attention.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 13:14
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: José Rodriguez and Charles Zelinsky
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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José Rodriguez tells his former coach Charles Zelinsky how he got involved in the Special Olympics.

Bought by WEZU and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
An Artist in the White House?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Imagine if you can, an artist instead of a politician in the White House. Radio Curious teams up with TUC Radio’s Maria Gilardin for a visit with S...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
The Life We Chose
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
Reflections on the joys and challenges of ranch life.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:47
A child's view of domestic violence
From: MPR News Stations
Series: MPR News' Youth Series
Caption: Valencia McMurray (left) interviews her mother about the attack that nearly took her life when Valencia was 6., Credit: Sasha Aslanian
Valencia McMurray revisits an incident that happened in her family when she was six and has kept a hold on her family 14 years later.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 4
Texas Music Matters featuring Janis Joplin
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Texas Music Matters revisits an award-winning documentary honoring "The Queen of Rock and Roll and Psychedelic Soul" Janis Joplin. Join Kris Kristo...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Marfa Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 3
Remembering Hondros
From: War News Radio
Caption: Chris Hondros in Libya, Credit: John Moore (Getty Images)
News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:57
StoryCorps Griot: Walter Dean and Christopher Myers
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Author Walter Dean Myers talks about his father in an interview with his son Christopher Myers.

Bought by KUER and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
Remixing Grandma's Voice
From: Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
Caption: My grandmother as an infant, Credit: Family collection
When Afi Scruggs digitized an interview with her late grandmother, she recalled truism about technology: every time a format changes, important inf...

Bought by KALW, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 3
Green Army Hat
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Col. Villa
A student at United World College, Nelson Diaz Monterrosa, worked with Youth Media Project's Summer Intensive 2010 to produce this moving piece abo...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 2