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What Happened to My School?
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Gabe Terracciano woke up one morning to find King Middle, his former school, the object of national scrutiny over a controversial birth control po...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2007
  • Length: 06:40
Water, Water Everywhere And Not a Drop to Drink
From: WAMU
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Washington D.C.'s sewer system needs repair.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
City Farmers City
From: WAMU
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Farms in the mid-Atlantic region are getting bigger, but there are fewer of them around.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Teens grapple with new driving law
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Katie Zager explores the consequences of breaking a provisional license law in Anchorage, Alaska.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
Penn State and environmental activism group win Green Power award
From: ComRadio
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Penn State University is looking pretty green these days, but don't worry, the school's blue and white colors have nothing to do with it. Last week...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Jena 6-Day of Solidarity Interview in Albuquerque, New Mexico
From: KUNM
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Jonquilyn Hill interviews two University of New Mexico students about their views about JENA 6.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
Affordable Housing Changes in central Pennsylvania
From: ComRadio
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Mobile home renters worry affordable housing options just don't exist for them in central Pennsylvania anymore

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Shakespeare
From: Eric schaffer
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Award-Winning Story on a University of Maryland Festival on the Bard

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
One Step Beyond: Liberian Voices
From: BSR Radio
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The role of radio for Liberian immigrants -- and a new voice on the air.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Teen Vox Pop: Why Teens Are Still Driving Drunk
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A disturbing look at the surprising reasons we still get into cars after drinking.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Politics of the HPV Vaccine
From: BSR Radio
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A look into the politics of the HPV vaccine in Rhode Island and nationwide.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 3
Culture Loss
From: SCAD Radio
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Coatal Residents Struggle to maintain their cultural heritage after Katrina

  • Added: Dec 27, 2006
  • Length: 02:45
The Forgotten
From: SCAD Radio
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Tim Bui of Gulfport, MS tells his story of Katrina.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
May 1Headline - Great American Boycott
From: Radio Rootz
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May 1Headline - Great American Boycott

  • Added: Nov 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:14
The Progressive
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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A high school student publishes an anonymous lefty newsletter . . .

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
After The Fire: Memories of KOOP Building
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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When the building housing KOOP Radio caught fire, much of it was damaged and it was later knocked down. These three KOOPers share some memories of ...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 19, 2006
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
From: BSR Radio
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Stephen Stearns and his father survived Katrina in his family home. His mother did not. Now he's living out her last wish.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2
Voices of New Orleans
From: BSR Radio
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Stories of Survival and Reconstruction

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:01:53
  • Purchases: 1
Katrina Photojournalist John McCusker
From: BSR Radio
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Profile of McCusker, who stayed to photograph Hurricane Katrina

Bought by KRCC-FM, WKMS, KUOW, WXLV-FM, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 8
Standing Outside An Execution
From: KRCB Voice of Youth
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On December 13, 2005, the state of California executed a man named Stanley "Tookie" Williams. Voice of Youth was there that night, outside San Quen...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and YouthCast


  • Added: May 23, 2006
  • Length: 11:00
  • Purchases: 2
Taking Stock of the War
From: Nelson Pavlosky
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President's "Plan for Victory", soldier's mother's blog, Iraqi stock exchange

Bought by KSJC


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 29:13
  • Purchases: 1
Should we stay or should we go?
From: Nelson Pavlosky
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The senate and congress debate if troops should come home or sit tight in 2006.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2005
  • Length: 27:21
As they stand up...
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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This week on War News Radio, we hear about how Iraqi Army recruiting efforts are going.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2005
  • Length: 33:32
The War, at home
From: Nelson Pavlosky
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This week on War News Radio, we take a look at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and why, even after Vietnam, it still often goes untreated

  • Added: Nov 15, 2005
  • Length: 29:26
Starting Anew at BU
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Blunt Responds to Hurricane Katrina
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Julia Tecada was looking forward to her sophmore year at Tulane, then came Katrina. Now she's studying at Boston University, but it's proving hard ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 02:22

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