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Teens with Anxiety
From: Debra Sloss
Series: STATE of MIND with Debra Sloss
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Episode 61 explores the stark reality that almost one in three adolescents will grapple with an anxiety disorder by age 18. Join us as college stud...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 57:54
I'd Rather Kiss A Pig
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes
Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
Akins High School has an annual fall festival called Blue and Gold Night. It's a night with many activities, including a pig kissing "contest." Pro...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:19
The Big Pond #25: US-American Students in German Universities
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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For some US students, escalating costs are putting college out of reach – whereas in Germany higher education is considered a right, tuition is nor...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 19:24
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 82: The Choir
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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As a child, Lawrence Lessig was a gifted singer. His church choir director encouraged him to attend a choir camp at a prestigious boarding school i...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 39:03
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
Living the T1Dream
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Olivia was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2010. Three years later, her best friend, Allison, was diagnosed with the same disease. They talk to e...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Sacrifices of Going Pro
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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Martin Redlicki is a 6'6 collegiate tennis star who is on the verge of going professional. What has he had to sacrifice along the way for the slim ...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Band Camp Exposed
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Summer (Creative Pulse 2015)
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Memories and experiences from band campers young and old.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:01
College Life
From: Parichat Songmuang
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Some people make college sound so hard and some make it sound like fun, but what is it really? We have two students who breaks down the generalizat...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 17:00
The Demands on 2nd & 11th Graders Are Similar?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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It may seem obvious that the academic demands on an 11th grader are more intense than a 2nd grader. However, what may be surprising is the number o...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:43
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
The long road to recovery
From: Brian Cauley
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A four-minute documentary about sexual assault and healing.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:08
Flour Baby Project - My Week With George
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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What conclusions about parenthood will teenagers come to after participating in their AP Psychology class’ flour baby project? Listen as they share...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
Ivy League Students in the ROTC (9:32)
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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Why would students at ivy league universities choose to be part of the military Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC)? Listen to find out how and...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Turning Teens Into Budget Experts
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Students compare their budgets on iPads, Credit: jaorswwa.org
A look into a new state-of-the-art financial literacy program for teens.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:42
School
From: Janie B
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By interviewing seven high school students, ranging from sophomores to senoirs, this audio documentary captures the esscense of high school, and al...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Public Sense Episode 2: Concealed Carry
From: Alexander Kirkpatrick
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We discuss the implications of Colorado's Concealed Carry Act. We Interview Virginia Tech Massacre survivor and gun control advocate, Colin Goddard...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 12:01
One Step at a Time: Handling Loss
From: Open Orchard Productions
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How does a teenage boy handle loss? David must face his father's impending death from lung cancer while also maintaining his studies and athletics.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 2
Young Artist Exhibition Mentorship Program
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack heads downstairs to the Paramount Theater studios to talk with Heidi Stedman f...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:46
A trip to Chevak
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: Kelsey Hernandez walks from teacher housing to Chevak School on a cold mid- April morning., Credit: Rosey Robards
ATMI reporter Kelsey Hernandez traveled with five Colony Middle School students to Chevak, Alaska. Adam Rose-Levy interviews her about her experi...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Singing Substitute Teacher
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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Interview with substitute teacher in Middlebury, Vermont

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 4
Making It Out of High School
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Making It . . .
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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
Earl Pappy
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Passionate Citizens
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Kiah profiles her high school principal Earl Pappy

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
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
Prom Queens
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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A Gay Prom: gay and lesbian youth have a regional dance and the adults who protect them from protesters

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KRCB 104.9, KPFA, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4