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Ragging
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Indian newspaper The Telegraph covers the death of a teenaged student allegedly because of "ragging" by older students. , Credit: Sandip Roy
The death of a Kolkata teen allegedly because of ragging, or hazing, has re focused attention on bullying in schools and colleges.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
No, you don't become a zombie
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Off Mic from Philly Audio Diaries
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For 19-year-old Bianca Murray, when news of the FDA’s approval of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines broke, feelings of confusion and apprehension we...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2021
  • Length: 15:08
What does "adult" mean in the eyes of the law? In Louisiana, many work to change the answer.
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 11 The legal system operates very differently for juveniles and for adults. Yet the age at which a person is considered an adult...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
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The Peter Yarrow Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
Preventive Medicine
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on Preventive Medicine

  • Added: May 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Crime
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Crime is discussed between the older, middle and younger generations.

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Part 1: Welcome to Western Guilford
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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We begin a series to better understand the challenges facing all high schools by looking closely at one school: Western Guilford High School in Gre...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 3
Part 2: Freshman Academy
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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More students drop out in the 9th grade than any other year of school. At Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, school leader...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:16
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Part 3: The Home Team
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:59
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Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:07
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Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 3
Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:54
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Part 7: AP or Not AP?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
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Part 8: The Future of Teachers
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:03
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Part 10: The Meaning of High School
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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We conclude our series from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro. A team of reporters visited Western over the course of six months?. gettin...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:54
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Part 9: Card #10 (Sue)
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States drop out of school. The reasons are many and each story is unique. Today, as ...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 5