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Darkness
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2020
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A piece by Joshua Ivy. I was a boy that overcame abuse from a man.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 05:40
Yes, I'm from China. And yes those people are my parents
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Maya and her parents., Credit: Courtesy of Maya Konz
The first thing you say to someone you just met is most likely a polite greeting: "Hello! What's your name?" But not everyone is that thoughtful.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Depression in 7th grade: 'I want to die but if I could get help that would be awesome'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Sam struggled with depression in middle school., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/NATALIE NEWCOMB
“I started being like, I can’t talk about these things. You’re basically taught to bottle up your feelings in middle school.” RadioActive Youth M...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 2
These Are My Mom's Beautiful, Painful Hands
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Shina William's mother worked for many years in factories. When she was working she felt a pain, tingling over her hands., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/SHINA WILLIAMS
Look at your hands, and think of all the things you do with them: hold an ice cream cone, drive your car, scroll through Facebook. What if all of t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
I Always Wondered What A Psychiatric Hospital Was Like, And There I Was
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Fallon, 17, suffered a psychotic episode in sophomore year of high school., Credit: COLLEEN MCDEVITT / KUOW
Lots of teens struggle with depression or anxiety, but what’s less talked about is psychotic disorders in teens and what the struggle is like. Radi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Religion
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
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Students at Martin Middle School talk about the role of religion in their lives.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:56
The Father of an Addict
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: The Meth Effect
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"With having a child on drugs, especially meth, you have no control as a parent." This dad from the Bitterroot Valley of Montana has watched his da...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Kira Luna
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Kira luna is the Prevention education specialist at the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico. She will be talking about working with the ENLACE...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 14:56
Interview with ENLACE Youth
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Juan Silva, Danny Perez, and Mariana Rodriquez are three ENLACE youth leaders who are educating their peers on the prevention of teen dating violen...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 16:25
Interveiw with Brenda Enriquez and Odalis Garcia
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Brenda Enriquez and Odalis Garcia are two new mothers who share their experiences participating in a voluntary home visiting program in Santa Fe. ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 05:35
Message from Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Congresswoman Lujan-Grisham is highly invested in the improvement of our New Mexican community. Here is a message from Congresswoman Michelle Lujan...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 04:07
Interview with Free Association
From: Generation Justice Admin
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John Acosta and Joseph Vigil from "Free Association UNM" talk about how they raise awareness for mental health. Interviewing John Acosta and Joseph...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 05:51
Interview with Jessica Collins
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Strong Families New Mexico is a community leader that advocates for families of all shapes, colors, and sizes to ensure they are protected and empo...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 08:25
Interview with Ludella Awad
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Ludella Awad is a Syrian-American author and student who published two books on the human experience and her feelings on Syria, her family's home. ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 06:38
Audio Revolution! MIXTAPE #5 Global Leadership Forum 2014 - Part 1
From: Littleglobe
Series: Audio Revolution!
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Part one of Audio Revolution! MIXTAPE #5 presents a powerful selection of stories made by youth at the Global Leadership Forum 2014 held at the Uni...

Bought by KUNM and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 2
Trying to Do it Right and Not Repeat a Father's Mistakes
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Marvin Ramos and daughter Hailey
There is less research on adolescent fathers than on mothers — much less — and most of it focuses on the impact to the child if a dad is not in hi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 2
I Don't Call Her Mom
From: City High Radio
Caption: my mom--one of the only photos I have
Fifteen-year-old Ashley hasn't seen her mom in a long time.

  • Added: May 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
The Desert, My Mom, and Me
From: City High Radio
Caption: Tucson from the top Tumamoc Hill, Credit: Trenton Good
16-year-old Trent needs answers, so he skips school and heads out in to the desert to do some thinking. His mother does not approve.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, YouthCast, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 3
Nothing's Ever Permanent in Foster Care
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: Coming Up in 2011
Caption: Staten Island 2011
When I first went into foster care, I just felt lost. My friends kept saying, “Yo, you’re changing. You’re acting like you’re depressed.” I used...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUOW, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 08:34
  • Purchases: 4
Interview with a Grandfather by Chelsey Russell of Youth Radio Vermont
From: YouthCast
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Chelsey Russell interviews her grandfather about his struggle with alcoholism, and the faith he has put in Jesus to help in recover.

Bought by WGXC and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
Two Sisters
From: andy boyd
Series: Stories that Take Place in Space and End in Death
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A Story of Two Very Different Sisters.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
Letters from Prison
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Gloria reads through her 21-year-old brother's letters from prison -- and finally replies.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WFUV, YouthCast, KWCW, and WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 5
My Criminal Life
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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This dreamy feature puts listeners in the mind of Mark, a young man who feels hopeless against the cycles of drugs and violence in his life.

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX


  • Added: Oct 11, 2004
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 4