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StoryCorps Historias: Luis Paulino and Angel Gonzalez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Luis Paulino and Angel Gonzalez talk about their shared experiences coming to the US from the Dominican Republic, and overcoming their challenges t...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps American Pathways and Griot: Rich Jean, Abigail Jean, and Hasina Islam
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Abigail Jean and her father, Rich Jean, thank their local librarian, Hasina Islam, for encouraging Abigail’s love of reading.

  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 03:12
GN_5.23_TheGivingCloset
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
A high school janitor opens her heart and a closet full of neccessities for kids.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
StoryCorps: Cole Phillips and Rugenia Keefe
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rugenia Keefe, left, a paraprofessional who assisted Cole Phillips for most of high school after he lost his sight, spoke with the graduating senior for a remote conversation from Bentonville, Ark., Credit: Cole Phillips
Cole Phillips lost his vision just months before starting high school. As a freshman, he met paraprofessional Rugenia Keefe -- or Miss. Ru -- who a...

Bought by WERA-LP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
White Teacher, Native Student
From: Sarah Bromer
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This is the story of a Native American student named Martin Acuna and his white teacher, Jessica Janeseck. Most public school teachers in America--...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 2
Hobbies Spark Lights
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Students in Austin, Texas explore the significance of hobbies.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
Principal Peña's Point of View
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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What's it like trying to hold a whole elementary school together?

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:56
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
StoryCorps: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 02:11
StoryCorps SCU: Akiva Johnson and Henry Jimenez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Akiva Johnson (L) and Henry Jimenez (R)
High school juniors Akiva Johnson and Henry Jimenez talk about the friendship they developed while taking part in the StoryCorpsU educational program.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps: Erik Booker and Jenna Power
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Erik Booker (L) and Jenna Power (R)
Eighth grader Jenna Power talks with her seventh grade social studies teacher, Erik Booker, about his military service and his deployment to Iraq.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 3
The Idea Of A Better Future Keeps Teen Mom Going
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Reporter Walter Stanton, Credit: Courtesy of KUOW
Gabby Saechao was in her first year of college when she heard those two dreaded words: “You’re pregnant.”

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Great Expectations
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Making the transition from teenager to independent adult is hard enough… but without family support, it’s especially tricky. Lilia Fuquen reports ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
Show #8: Too Young to Vote, but Not to Volunteer
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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Today's show is about getting involved. First, Kat Beame interviews young people involved with Darcy Burner?s Congressional campaign. Then, Ann Kan...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:57
Bay Area Beats: Teen musician Tatyana Martinez channels old school sound
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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Eighteen-year-old Tatyana Martinez turned to writing poetry as a young girl to cope with big changes in her life. Over time, her poetry evolved int...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
StoryCorps: Kenny Thompson, Gary Barber and Dakota Gibson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dakota Gibson (left), Gary Barber (middle) and their mentor Kenny Thompson.
Kenny Thompson, a volunteer mentor, tells students Gary Barber and Dakota Gibson about discovering that...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Kid with the Butterfly Net
From: Justin Huang
Series: What I Did
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Catching insects in college

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:28
Young Women Leaders Program
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Middle school girls have a lot to deal with. One psychologist says that a way to help them is by pairing the preteen girls with college-aged mentor...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KENW, KZYX, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
Why Kids Today are into Clothing Brands
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Zoe Norling, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
A generation ago, it was colorful clothing, but today, kids are more into shopping for specific brands. Why? Zoe Norling, a student at Susan B Anth...

  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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