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Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
One man has given away over 60 thousand bicycles to kids and others in need.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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Season 2, Episode 5 This episode follows The Myth of the Super Predator, and is a condensed recorded panel discussion with a group of juvenile jus...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Joan Dalton, founder and executive director of Project Pooch, a nationally-recognized non-profit dog ado...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Markel, Jhandira, and Amelia
Sometimes, you just need a friend. Even if he’s imaginary, like the gigantic purple cat named Crenshaw. That’s the name of Newbery Award winning wr...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 21:36
Caption: Nicole Rocke and daughter., Credit: Leticia Miranda
This show takes a look at issues within the foster care system in the U.S. from the high rate of teen pregnancy to the alarming use of psychiatric ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hoot Patooter's Myles Nye, Credit: Marlo McKenzie
Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
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A story about one very special summer camp, and how difficulties with fundraising could cause problems in the near future.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Young people from the Partnership for Community Action reflect on how early education programs can benefit youth development after touring the Won...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2015
  • Length: 04:14
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Why do we give back? Many reasons. To help the community. To help others. To feel good about ourselves. If you ask 100 people why they give, t...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 25:31
Caption: Jonquilyn Hill
Generation Justice member Jonquilyn Hill reports on the KIDS COUNT report that ranked New Mexico last in the nation for child well being. Angela Me...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: Promotional picture from the Video Project , Credit: Image by: http://www.videoproject.com/roomtobreathe.html
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on how to help kids navigate relationships on the internet.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
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
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What do kids think about the Patriot Act? How do they think government should protect citizens? We sought out youth from New York City to find out....

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
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
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A teenager who's bounced around the foster care system for years asks her biological mom where she's been.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXLV-FM, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 4
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Incarcerated youth producer, Tyler, interviewed his fellow inmates about their definition of freedom and what they would do with freedom if they ha...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1