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Tomorrow's Peacemakers
From: Voices of Our World
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On this edition, we visit Thailand and the Asian Muslim Action Network's School of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
The Evolution of Occupy Wall Street: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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In less than a year, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has re-energized the conversation about income inequality, provided a forum for a wide array of cause...

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 17:51
The Evolution of Occupy Wall Street: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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In less than a year, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has re-energized the conversation about income inequality, provided a forum for a wide array of cause...

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 15:19
Moyers & Company Show 105: Economic Malpractice and the Millennials
From: Moyers & Company
Series: Moyers & Company
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
How economic inequality destroys opportunity for the millennial generation.

Bought by KRDP, Vermont Public, WMNF, WNMU-FM, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
Playgrounds to the people: ending the play deficit
From: KALW
Caption: First Lady Michelle Obama joined KaBOOM! in 2009 for the opening of San Francisco’s Bret Harte Elementary School playground, Credit: Photo courtesy of KaBOOM!
Think about your neighborhood. Your house. The street. Does your neighborhood have a playground? If yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. And if not, ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
Changing the foster care system from the inside out
From: KALW
Caption: Sokhom Mao (right) will be the next Commissioner of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission
Twenty-four-year-old Sokhom Mao was one of California’s foster kids. He’s one of the few who went on to college – in 2010, Mao graduated from San F...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:43
TruthToTell Feb 28: ARTS AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
Caption: "Heather's Baby" & "Lucas", Credit: Photos by Cathy ten Broeke
That most invisible segment of our culture is that segment we often ignore. We don’t always see our homeless brothers and sisters, because we don’t...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:26
Nuevo Comienzo
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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La vida de jóvenes refugiados en Estados Unidos. Stories of Refugee Youth in America.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 28:04
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Greenwashing and Consumerism: Why Walmart Doesn't Care
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Can environmentalism, cultural theory and marketing work together? Is Walmart green beyond the bills in the cash registers? Producer Isaac Woodbury...

Bought by PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 3
The New Face of Military Recruiting
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Graffiti, Worchester Military Recruitment Center, Credit: Mike Benedetti, Flickr
Stretched by fighting two wars, the US military has stepped up efforts to recruit teenagers and young adults. Guest host Anna Sussman hosts a roun...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 19, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Impact of Obesity for Latino Youth
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of Salud America!,a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national research program and network to prevent obesity among Lati...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: 26:17
COOKING UP A FUTURE
From: Voices of Our World
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KOTO RESTAURANT IN HANOI, VIETNAM, HELPS UNDERPRIVILIEGED TEENAGERS GAIN JOB SKILLS NECESSARY TO ESCAPE POVERTY.

  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
Volunteers and Design
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City, we'll talk with author Warren Berger about his book Glimmer about how good design can save the world, and we'll find out h...

Bought by KWIT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRN, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 30, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sex Education
From: Big Shed Audio
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Teenagers talk about the realities of their sex lives and what they've figured out this far.

Bought by KZYX and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 2
Learn how to learn
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Gutzmann kids at the radijojo offices
Ever had trouble listening? ever had trouble concentrating? Yes sometimes we all have such problems. But some have it worst than others, some even...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 30:01
A day in the life of the youngest super delegate
From: Y-Press
Series: 2008 Democratic National Convention
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Y-Press journalists attended both 2008 Democratic and Republican conventions creating a diverse body of work, including radio pieces, audio-slide s...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:06
An equal chance at choice
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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Marshall Campus (formerly Marshall High School) is divided up in three autonomous small schools. Why can't we use each other's bathrooms.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:30
ADVOCATING FOR A FUTURE?
From: Voices of Our World
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We visited the DOME project in New York City to discuss their work with young offenders and alternative ways to keep kids out of jail.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

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


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
The Bioneers
From: Littleglobe
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An interview with the founders of the Bioneers: Nina Simons and Kenny Ausubel.

Bought by WMUK


  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
UNICEF Podcast Educating Children after natural disasters
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
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Roundtable Discussion about Educating Children after natural disasters

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 19:15
  • Purchases: 2
The First Amendment and Me
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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In Agnes' neighborhood the police never let people gather around when something is going down. But what, she wonders, about the right to assemble? ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace (Part 2) (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Colman McCarthy
Can we, should we, teach peace in our schools? Two individuals who are driven to teach peace in Washington, DC and Seattle, WA are profiled.

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace (Part 1) (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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An inspiring story of a man who turned his grief over his slain son into action to teach nonviolence to school kids.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and WGDR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2