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Shaky Ground: Tsunami Sister City
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, a small boat belonging to Takata High School in Rikuzentakata was swept o...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
California Innocence Project: Interns - episode 5
From: KHSU
Series: California Innocence Project
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The California Innocence Project relies on interns to go through thousands of requests for assistance. In this episode, interns share some of their...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
The Animal's Day Off
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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School cafeterias across the nation are improving their students' health and their futures by serving more plant-based meals.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFOI Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 28:08
  • Purchases: 6
Two teens overcome bullying
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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Why do kids bully? And what moves them to stop?

Bought by WMPG and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 30:58
  • Purchases: 2
NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio
When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
Minneapolis Freestyle: Minneapolis School Poetry 2012-13
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
Caption: jazz 88 logo
In the 2012-13 school year, a team of poets and educators helped Minneapolis public school students write poetry reflecting their experiences. The ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
Class Dismissed
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
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This one-hour documentary takes an intimate look at the high school dropout crisis through the lives of three young people from California's Centra...

Bought by KALW, WITF, KZYX, WSKG, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 7
The Cost of a Break-Up
From: Game Theory Academy
Series: Money Diaries
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La' Trisha Dillon has to confront the financial consequences of a serious relationship coming to an end. In doing so, she's pushed to her limits.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 05:18
Organic Path
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2013
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Organic Path: Two teens explore an unusual vocation that inspires new options for their future.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 04:33
Sounds of a High School Student
From: Jillah Johnson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The documentary is about the lives of high school students and their favorite parts of high school.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
Rote Learning Versus Critical Thinking
From: Dona Fernandes
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The Supreme Council of Education (SEC) wants to teach Qatari History as a mandatory subject in all the private schools in Qatar, starting from the ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2012
  • Length: 08:33
Pete's Story
From: Maggie Saia
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Pete described himself as relentless. This innate perseverance lead him to overdose on heroin, and live to tell the tale.

  • Added: May 06, 2012
  • Length: 17:55
John Luther (Casey) Jones, April 30, 1900
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was born John Luther Jones, but we knew him as Casey. And even though Casey Jones died in an obscure, single fatality train accident more than 1...

Bought by KZYX and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
Stuck
From: Radio Rookies
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Kaddeem Wright enjoys reading philosophy and arguing with his friends about history and politics. With his smarts and innate curiosity about the wo...

Bought by The Story, KUT, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 4
Career Opportunities
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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High schoolers plans for life after college.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:41
Someone Worth Finding: The Unlikely Journey of John Bruna
From: The Tibet Connection
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A homeless addict becomes a high school teacher...and a monk

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 13:01
This Casco Bay Life
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Step inside the halls of this expeditionary high school in Portland, Maine

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
What about Me, Uncle Sam?
From: Radio Rookies
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Every year, American schools graduate roughly 65,000 students who are barred from legal employment because they don't have documentation. Even with...

Bought by Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Making It To School
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Making It . . .
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Anya Sippen almost never makes it to school on time. This piece explores why.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
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
An Exceptional Summer
From: WSKG
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A report on the summer satellite program in Harpursville, NY for at-risk children created by a community partnership

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Aug 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with a Bikemonster
From: Kids of CAT
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David and Ed interview Eli about the bike he built last year.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 09, 2005
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Life as a Penguin
From: David Lewis
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A look at arthritis and its affects on young people

  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 20:37
In a Bubble
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four teens talk about what it's like to be quiet in school.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, East Village Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 8