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Tri County Humane Society’s 27th Annual Woofstock Companion Walk
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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This installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota has gone to the dogs. This past weekend in Wilson Park, the Tri County Humane Society ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 30:12
Createch connects kids to learning
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
It All Began in Room 1
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Miss Joanne, Credit: Olivia Polischeck
Even after 13 years, Olivia remembers the influence her preschool teacher, Miss Joanne, had on her in Room 1. Wanting to know more about Miss Joann...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:50
On Stage at Riverview School
From: Vanessa Barchfield
Caption: John and classmate Taylor play Tony and Maria in West Side Story, part of Riverview School’s 2013 annual play. , Credit: Virginia Sutherland
The students at Riverview School are in most ways no different to teenagers at any other New England boarding school. They play soccer and run cro...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:50
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg On School Supplies - "Love of Family and Selflessness."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
Kayla/Jayla
From: Bring Your Own
Series: Bring Your Own
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This piece was recorded live on June 5, 2012 at the Pauger House and later produced by Natalie Yahr. The theme of the evening was "Undercover," and...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:23
Parents and teachers get creative about keeping arts in school
From: KALW
Caption: Students in Art Vistas at Eastin Elementary. , Credit: Hana Baba
While budget cuts in Brisbane schools mean larger class sizes or pink slips for some teachers, in many schools they also translate into eliminating...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 08:26
Zibia and Clyde
From: Jesse Newcomb
Caption: PRX default Piece image
6-year-old Zibia can be sweet and thoughtful, but she also has a wild temper. She can be mean and she knows it. This is a story about a clash bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
Will There Ever Be Peace On Earth?
From: With Good Reason
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Something always seems to get in the way of peace. Land disputes, nuclear weapons, natural disasters, financial collapses, ethnic divisions… the l...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
Despite Budget Cuts, Youth Meet Their Own Needs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When the City of Oakland cut their after school homework help program, High school senior Nora Rose started volunteering at her library to help fil...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:18
Jewish Yoga
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Valerie Greenfeld leads Torah Yoga Tot Shabbat Program, Credit: Courtesty: Andrew Hiller
In Washington, at D.C.'s Sixth and I Synagogue, toddlers are taking their first steps, attending their first services and singing their first Jewis...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
Hello Scottsville!
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Drawings from the kids of the heinrich-Roller-Grundschule
School-To-School, Transatlantic Skype Interview

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 11:00
Youth Voices On Peacemaking (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Bashar Jawad, Lemanja Lambert + Luke Iha of KUNM's Youth Radio Project
Elementary, Middle and High School students all share stories about conflicts they face everyday, how they resolve them, and ideas about how to hel...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KGNU Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Hot Lunch
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For many, the term "lunch lady" conjures an image of a grouchy woman in a hair net, who's just as scary as the unidentifiable food she's serving.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 4
The Recorder Adventure
From: andy boyd
Series: I Am Not a Metaphor
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Andy learns how to play the recorder.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
  • Length: 05:46
Mitchell Playground
From: David Green
Series: North Shore Names
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Learn about retired head of Buildings and Grounds, Mr. Mitchell, and the playground named in his honor.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Communityville (1st Grade Room)
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nine-year-old Madison looks back at the happy and creative days of first grade, when her class built an entire town in their classroom.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 2
Small Town Sportsmanship
From: KRCC-FM
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Small town hospitality on and off the field

  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 07:53
Back to School
From: Eve Abrams
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Kids starting junior high school share their excitements and anxieties.

Bought by KZYX and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Power of Education in one girls life in India
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! - Lalita, an Indian girl in Bihar, attends school against all odds

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
Charley the Spelling Whiz
From: Rene Gutel
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a profile of a speller who competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2004

Bought by PRX Remix and WHQR


  • Added: Jun 22, 2004
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 2
1000 Postcards
From: Rene Gutel
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a bus driver writes his daughter every day for 1000 days

Bought by KTNA, KPFA, and WYSO


  • Added: Jun 10, 2004
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 3