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Finding Our Fathers
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Eboni (left) and Raven (right)
Raven and Eboni are friends who look like each other. And there are not a lot of people who like they do at their college in Missoula, Montana. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Halfway
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2018
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My story is about the Mixed/Biracial experience in America (specifically Chicago). I chose to do this because I am mixed race. I identify as Black ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 07:40
They chased him, shot at him, but he still managed to bring his family to America
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Omar Ali with his family. Omar is standing fourth form the left holding his daughter., Credit: Courtesy of Awal Ibrahim
Omar Ali is a hero in the eyes of his family. He embarked on a long journey that could have landed him nearly anywhere, fighting to find a safe spa...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
My dad's Cinderella story: Finding love in Somalia
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: The author's parents, Fetiha Omer and Abdul-Basit Hassan, in Somalia., Credit: Courtesy of Zubeyda Ahmed
"My dad's life story is kind of like Cinderella’s. He grew up without a mom, worked for an evil relative and found his princess in the least expect...

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1
My mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: The mother of RadioActive producer Hanad Jama, Nimo Husien with her niece Ardo Hersi. (Also a RadioActive producer.), Credit: Courtesy of Hanad Jama
Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
For Black Boys: "You Are Beautiful"
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: RadioActive Youth Producer Leija Farr, Credit: KUOW / RadioActive staff
“In a place that will never understand you are amazing, in a place that will put fire to you then say you are callous, they will burn you then say ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Good Mom
From: City High Radio
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Ceyela, age seventeen, struggles to understand how her mom's mental illness has affected their relationship.

  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 10:00
Youth Radio: Dads in Prison
From: WUNC
Series: WUNC Youth Radio
Caption: Aysia Evans and her father
When I was 15, my father was sentenced to three months in prison. I was one of the 2.7 million Americans under 18 with a parent who’s incarcerated.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
Life in Public Housing: Perception vs. Reality
From: Youth Express
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Diamen, Rosa and Javon interview Nate Brown (Family Resources) and Jason Harris, Taymar Fields, Tramell Perry and Aaqila Youngblood (public housing...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:16
Motherless
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan writes about his struggles losing his mother to death at an early age.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison High School, tells about the experiences that hade him what he is. A good deal of pathos is included.

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
Akeem's Transformation
From: Jesse Chanin
Series: My Choice My Voice
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My Choice My Voice teen talks about his transformation from a "troubled kid" to a high school graduate headed to college. Meanwhile, we hear his re...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 1
Born Drillaz by YCLA's Keenan Davis
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013
Caption: Keenan Davis, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Poet Keenan Davis, 19, is a junior at Youth Connection Leadership Academy and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the second time this year. His...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
What Twilight Didn't Teach Me About Love
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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Many songs, books, and movies focus on love and romance, but what happens when they become one’s only source for learning? Philly Youth Radio’s Jay...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
Lurking Strangers by Cecilia "Ce-Ce" Tate
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2012
Caption: Poet Ce-Ce Tate
Poet Cecilia "Ce-Ce" Tate, 17, is a junior at Curie Metro High School. This is her second year participating in Louder Than a Bomb. Her piece, Lur...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:56
That Twenty Percent
From: Fusion Youth Radio
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About 80% of teen pregnancies happen outside of marriage, and we hear a lot about what it's like for single teen parents. I wanted to talk with a c...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Effects of Single Parenting
From: Fusion Youth Radio
Series: Summer Audio Workshop 2011
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I wanted to talk to people personally about the impact of not having a father around. These two women, a mother and daughter, both explain their li...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:50
Growing Up Without A Father
From: Listen Up New Orleans!
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Starting a relationship with a dad who's been absent

  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
Footing the Bill: Who Pays for Absent Fatherhood?
From: WAMU
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Youth-produced piece on growing up in a fatherless household.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 3
Rap Over College?
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
A Communicative Divide
From: Michael Spikes
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Youth Voices producer Marjorie explores the rift left between herself and her extended family when a language barrier is realized

Bought by WMNF, WXLV-FM, KUOW, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 5
By Faith and Not by Sight
From: Phaye Poliakoff-Chen
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A funeral diary for the grandmother she'd never met.

Bought by Vocalo.org and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2004
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 2