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When The Odds Are Against You
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2013
Caption: Jon Nyberg, or Mr. Nybs, maintains a positive attitude while he battles "Mr. C.", Credit: Courtesy of Susan Ewbank
In today’s RadioActive podcast we battle the odds, even when we know our chances of winning are slim. We fight for our dignity and we fight for our...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 18:54
Wanderlust
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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This high school student has travelled to all 7 continents within the last 4 years. At only 16 years old, she feels like her view on life has been...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:38
How Mexican are You? Rio's Mexican-American Culture Gap
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
Caption: Rio and her Mom
Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:44
Unschooled
From: City High Radio
Caption: Hannah Visits the Liberty Bell , Credit: Hannah Providence
15-year-old Hannah tells us what it's like to skip elementary and middle school.

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 06:26
Connected Neuro System
From: KBEM
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Melvin comments in his poem, that there are too many people in our society not really connecting with one another.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
Daniela and Sister
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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In this poem, Daniela wishes that her relationship with her sister was closer.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 2
Marriage
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Julisa, a young poet, gives her views on marriage which are pessimistic to say the least.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Lobsterman
From: The Telling Room
Caption: Toby and Jackie, Credit: Molly Haley
Thirteen year old Toby Choyt of Maine meets a retired lobsterman on Portland's historic Widgery Wharf and tells his story.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
Playing Against the Odds (5:09)
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Training to become a professional hockey player doesn't come without a price for this teenager. Will countless hours of practice and perseverance p...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:09
Video Games
From: Littleglobe
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Sarah Jones explains her mixed feelings about video games.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 1
Preparing for College Yet?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Kimmy couldn't believe that she was getting college info packs in the mail as a 9th grader. Having just transitioned to high school from middle sch...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Father-Daughter Conflict
From: City High Radio
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Ever since she hit middle school, teenager Gabby Villarreal and her father have been experiencing a lot of conflict. In this moving story, Gabby in...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 08:54
My Mom Has MS
From: City High Radio
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Teenager Rudy Gutierrez struggles with the fact that his mom has Multiple Sclerosis.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
Growing Up In Poverty
From: City High Radio
Caption: Arturo And His Mom, Credit: From The Collection Of Arturo Camelot
Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Don't Say Gay
From: Ben Weisz
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Original documentary about teaching young children about homosexuality. *WINNER New York Festivals Radio Awards 2013 - Best Documentary (Bronze)*

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 1
My Mother
From: Fusion Youth Radio
Series: FYR Season 2
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Staff Reporter Kenya, speaks about the significant role her mother has had on her life.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
What Twilight Didn't Teach Me About Love
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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Many songs, books, and movies focus on love and romance, but what happens when they become one’s only source for learning? Philly Youth Radio’s Jay...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
American Dream - Minus My Mom
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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Rebelling against your parents is the norm for most teens in America, but for some young people who immigrate to the U.S. without one or both of th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Chatting with Bill
From: Mary Beth Holland
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bill Dewberry shares some stories from his Marine boot camp experience in 1954.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:51
Really, I'm Trying.
From: Shizue Roche Adachi
Caption: family photograph
A sister tries to reacquaint herself with her older brother during a cross country road trip only to realize it might not be so simple a task.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
YMP Parents and Teens
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by Phil Lucero
In this special Audio Revolution! broadcast, Youth Media Project teamed up with the spectacular SWAT Team at ATC. SWAT stands for the Student Welln...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
YMP Fathers in Focus
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by conorwithonen, Flickr
Fathers in Focus is a special collaborative show that delivers the stories of youth experiencing homelessness and their experiences with their fath...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:07
Starving for Perfection
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Listening to Chloe (a 16 year old) play the violin is listening to an inspired, emotional, and technical artist. But Chloe doesn’t agree. Focused...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
Hunting
From: Y-Press
Series: Youth and legal uses of guns
Caption: Bekie Stergar with the her kill. Brown County, Indiana, 2011. Gun pictured is a 22 caliber rifle. , Credit: submitted photo
For teens, hunting can be a right of passage and a way to bond with family members. Allison Albrecht, 13, speaks with two teen hunters from Central...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:24
My Family, Foreclosed.
From: City High Radio
Caption: Makele and Her Dad
When you're a teenager, it's hard to understand how "the economy" has anything to do with your life. But when Makele's dad lost his job and their h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 1