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I Was An Unlikely Homeschooled Student
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Elinor Jones Toutant at the RadioActive Community Listening Party., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/COLLEEN MCDEVITT
Elinor Jones Toutant was homeschooled for most of her education, even though her family isn't one you'd expect to make that choice.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:03
Sex at Vassar
From: Sophia Steinert-Evoy
Series: oversharing
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Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with sex at Vassar?

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 06:24
(Episode #09) Failing Forward
From: Odegaard Writing and Research Center
Series: Character Development
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
Failure is a part of life. College students, in particular, know this feeling all too well. Since academic failure can take many forms in the colle...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2016
  • Length: 21:31
(Episode #08) The Academic Portfolio
From: Odegaard Writing and Research Center
Series: Character Development
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
In this episode, the Character Development team inquired about the process of academic portfolios—how they’re written, what their purpose is, and h...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2016
  • Length: 20:06
Smart And Socially Inept
From: Youth Radio
Series: Youth Radio Commentaries
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Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley talks about her dilemma as the smart girl in school.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
The American Dream?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Junior year is universally known as the most difficult, stressful year of high school. Between academics, extra-curriculars, and athletics, college...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
#1 Welcome to Millennial
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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The day you graduate college is suppose full of smiles, family pictures, and a sense of accomplishment. But what happens after that day when you pa...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
What do High Schoolers’ think about Affirmative Action?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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A common topic among high schoolers when discussing the college application process and admittance is race. Listen to hear the opinions on affirmat...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:07
Thinking Inside The Box
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2011
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Today, hosts Meron Fikru and Kamna Shastri share stories about stereotypes that youth have faced. Is it OK to have stereotypes? Professor Ana Mari ...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 1
A survey of Mission District families tries to discover why kids are falling behind
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Amelia Martinez and Elizabeth Montiel hit the streets to survey Mission residents, Credit: Melanie Young
With the start of a new school year, families all around San Francisco are sending their children off with hopes for a good year and a bright futur...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
Arts Education, a Youth Perspective
From: Brooklyn College Radio
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Producer Vanessa Rene reflects about the usefulness of an arts education and choosing a career in the arts.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
Calm outside the infinite
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Overcaffeinated and stressed, MIT students rush down the "infinite corridor." But a few steps away is all it takes to make a calming, peaceful moment.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
Aggressors, Victims, Bystanders
From: Chlöe Chaobal
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is learning about bullying helpful?

Bought by PRX Remix and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 2
What is the Most Influential Book You Have Ever Read?
From: City High Radio
Caption: Teenager, Skye, enjoys a good book at a local book store., Credit: Sydney Cisco
In this short and simple vox-pop, high school senior Makele White and sophomore Lauren Washington ask teenagers, "What is the most influential book...

Bought by KPIK-LP, KWSO, KBRP Community Radio, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Worst Part Of Censorship Is . . .
From: WHJE
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Book-burning in Indiana

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
Overachiever
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is it wrong to push the limits? Erin Bilir is a high school overachiever, and doesn't think so.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2009
  • Length: 01:51
Does Biology Class Really Matter?
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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If given the chance would you take that environmental class in high school?

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
Coping with war
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Megan Haller interviews a teen whose dad is currently in Iraq and talks with Brian Griggs who hosts deployment and reunion workshops for kids who h...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
High school security guards, please relax
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
High school student Noah Magen comments that high school security guards at his school have become way too serious about their jobs.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 2
Climbing the Ladder of Social Activism: Interviews with Grass Roots Organizers at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum
From: KUNM
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Youth Producer Diana Baron-Moore interiviews grass roots organizers at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum about thier visions for making the world a better...

Bought by KPFT and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 2
Making It Out of High School
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Making It . . .
Caption: PRX default Piece image
High school senior Lena Eckert-Erdheim explores making it out of high school and making a decision about what to do next.

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 3
Aderall and Low Expectations
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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Pharmaceuticals change the way college should be.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Attitudes: A Teen Artist
From: Teen Attitudes
Series: Teen Attitudes: Voices of Our Youth
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How one teen views his art.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2006
  • Length: :58
Selling A Papers
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
ATMI reporter Katie Zager looks into turning her "A"s into $.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUNM, and YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 3
Graduation Story
From: Terin Mayer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Emily Schwing is graduating out of sync, and without pomp and circumstance, but why should you care?

  • Added: Nov 25, 2005
  • Length: 05:31