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Metaphors and Miniatures with Leah Hodari, LMHC
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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What is sandtray work and how does working with metaphor benefit us neurologically? We speak with Leah Hodari about applying sandtray work to dream...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 53:25
Interview with Youth Leader Ivan Torres
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Tune in to learn from New Mexico youth leader Ivan Sanchez!

  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 16:24
GN_4.12_Gangsta Gardener
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
In some US neighborhoods, it is easier to get a gun than fresh produce. In Los Angeles, Ron Finley is taking a stand - one garden at a time.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
GN_7.01_Teaching Empathy
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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Children are learning to be kind, by understanding the emotions of others.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:43
#StayHome: Youth Voices PT.3
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Top left: Kenia Alonzo, Bottom left: : Brenna Two-Bears, Top right: Kyle Gonzales, Bottom Right: Riazullah Alkozai
Cities and states are “reopening” amid rising cases of COVID-19. Often young people are blamed for this rise, tune in to hear why GJ youth reject t...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 08:41
Dream Jobs
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Do you remember what your dream job was? Austin elementary school students explore what it's like to see your dreams change.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
How a terrible teacher inspired a boy who became the wonderful Mr. Little
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Mr. Drego Little teaches a class at Rainier Scholars., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/FEVEN MEKONENN
We all remember the influential teacher who made a difference in our lives. But for Drego Little, the teacher that changed his life was the one he ...

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Ms. Scott
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Fulmore Middle School 2017
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A teacher at an Austin middle school talks about her daily struggle and her family.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 28:28
Brothers Band Together To End Distracted Driving
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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After the deaths of two of their members, Phi Kappa Psi of Syracuse University decides to take action against the national issue of distracted driv...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Josh Haynes
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Josh Haynes is Dine, a senior at NACA and has been with Generation Justice for almost two years. Last year, he was able to go on NACA’s senior serv...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 11:04
Me versus we
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Sam hails from Bosnia, but she’s lived in the US for the last 6 years. Sometimes she finds that her two cultures have opposing values. Add to that ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
Coming Out - Part 1
From: Littleglobe
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Youth Media Project presents an Audio Revolution! exploring the topic of “Coming Out”. We will investigate just how people reconcile their interna...

Bought by KUNM, WCPN, and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 27:48
  • Purchases: 3
Inocente - Art Saved My Life.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Inocente, the subject of the Oscar-winning short doc of the same name, talks about the importance of art in her life. [8:18]

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
My Education, Uninterrupted
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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New York State has the worst high school graduation rate in the country, according to a recent study by the Schott Foundation for Public Education....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Tierra Jackson and John Horan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Twenty-three-year-old Tierra Jackson talks to John Horan, the president of her high school, about what her life was like when they first met.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 3
Disabled high school student finds his voice on the radio
From: Craig LeMoult
Caption: Wyatt Davis in the WWPT studio, Credit: Craig LeMoult
High school student Wyatt Davis has a severe form of cerebral palsy, leaving him with little mobility and no ability to speak. But with the help of...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
A Treehouse to Remember
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
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Nyseem Smith is a junior at Benjamin Franklin High School. Besides Philly Youth Radio, there’s another after-school program in North Central Philad...

Bought by WHYY and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
School Nurse Layoffs Endanger Students' Safety
From: On Blast
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Apparently, students' safety is the latest casualty of Governor Corbett's education budget cuts.

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
StoryCorps NTI: Kate Musick and Harleé Patrick, Jose Catalan and Carlos Vizcarra
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kate Musick (L) with her former student Harleé Patrick (R)
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 5
Revelations In the Mudflats
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Coastal Studies for Girls is a hands-on marine science and leadership program for sophomores in high school. But for 15-year-old Laura, it’s more ...

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


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 4
Kady Amundson - "The Mentor"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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University of Tennessee graduate Kady Amundson’s days rarely end when school is over. At the start of her Teach for America assignment, her school ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:16
Anchorage Youth Court
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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There are a group of teenagers in Anchorage trying to help other teens stay out of the court system

  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
Gordon Parks High School dedication - a last chance
From: Will Wright
Caption: Cha Lee Vue, Credit: Alexis Trauger
A Gordon Parks HS senior excels by the grace of her daughter's love...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
For teen in trouble, streetwise mentor makes the difference
From: WSHU
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To get kids off a path of drugs and gangs, sometimes it takes a mentor who's been there

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 3
Culture Lessons
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Stories of students at Manchester Central High School, New Hampshire's oldest and most diverse high school

Bought by KUER, WGBH Radio Boston, KUNM, New England Public Media, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8