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StoryCorps: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao at their StoryCorps in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2023, Credit: Kevin Alarcon
Folashade Alao remembers when she presented a Bill of Rights to her mother, Margaret Powell, and how it shaped their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 29
The Perks and Pitfalls of Multiethnic Family Life
From: Diana Opong
Caption: Diana Opong & Kristin Leong, Credit: Photo by Jessica Peterson & Keri Zierler
Race and Identity at Home is a narrated public radio audio feature exploring parenting in multicultural families with Kristin Leong and Diana Opong...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 17:47
A Successful Summer
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. He's currently a me...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 06:19
The Myth of the Super Predator
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Episode 4 'The Myth of the Super Predator debunks an idea first made famous by then-first lady Hillary Clinton, an idea we still haven't...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 30:03
  • Purchases: 1
Steps Forward
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week we share news and stories from two people who have been caught up in very different ways in the web of prison. Both Bresha Meadows and Pa...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 30:10
RDD: Soul City - Meet the Coaches
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We're hitting the gym on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries. Join us as we visit Soul City Boxing and Wrestling Gym in this two-part series. H...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 06:29
StoryCorps: Nicholas Heyward, Sr.
From: StoryCorps
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Nicholas Heyward Sr. remembers his son, Nicholas Jr., a 13-year-old who was playing with a toy gun when he was killed by a police officer in Brookl...

  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 02:40
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
StoryCorps: Raphael Hameed, Heidi Hameed, and Megiddëh Goldston
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Raphael and Heidi Hameed (R) lost their son when he was struck by a speeding car. They spoke with Megiddëh Goldston (L), the driver's sister, about...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 3
Reality Check
From: David Schultz
Caption: Carolyn Parham, Credit: SpeakeasyDC
A mother of two faces a life-altering crisis when, just a few months out of rehab, a $5,000 check appears in her mailbox.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 3
Footing the Bill: Who Pays for Absent Fatherhood?
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Now Jumping Back to the Pool
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of the pool in South Rome, an historically black neighborhood in Rome (Floyd County), Georgia.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 02:03
The Valentine 1955
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Youth Epiphanies
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Society's problem with race relations is played out between 2 little girls on Valentines Day, 1955.

Bought by KLCC, PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WNCU, PRX Lovesick Stream and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2004
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 13