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Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. This Humankind special, "Healing the Trauma of War" tells the deeply moving stories of...
Bought by WVBI-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WCPN, WWNO and more
- Added: Nov 01, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 20
In this voice collage, veterans and youth share their personal definitions of what it means to be an “Urban Warrior.”
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 02:44
In the Navy for five years Carlos maintained airplanes. As a behavior therapist for youth, Carlos works with a young man who intimidates the other ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:41
After George loses his father, he starts smoking marijuana and selling drugs. In Urban Warriors, he connects with a veteran who has a positive impa...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 03:12
Growing up in Little Village, Jorge experienced firsthand the toll that gang violence has on communities and individuals. Jorge talks about joining...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:16
Francisco grew up feeling endangered and like he had to become involved with the gang his family was in for his own safety. When he was ready to ma...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:46
In part two of his story, Steven talks about how addressing emotions and trauma is often taboo for veterans, and how Urban Warriors gave him a chan...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:17
Giovanni knows that others consider him and many youth in his neighborhood to be criminals. In Urban Warriors, he learns about himself and begins t...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 04:28
Steven knew from a young age that he wanted to join the military. In Afghanistan, the expectation of violence impacts the rest of his life experien...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 07:50
Abner talks about how he responded to his own bad choices and the problems they created by joining the Army. In Urban Warriors, Abner connects with...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 05:56
At young age, Victor is taken from his mother and lives at three foster homes. After witnessing violence against his family, he has a realization w...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 04:38
As an Urban Warriors facilitator, Charles has learned strategies for connecting with youth by strategically encouraging them to open up about their...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 05:43
Jacobi shares the struggles he encountered while growing up and how they led to his involvement with a gang. He talks about how he channelled his p...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 06:10
Urban Warriors is a program that pairs youth and veterans in trauma-informed, mentorship-based relationships. The program helps to promote self-emp...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 02:02
The Triangle Seagals, WAVES national unit #144 is a North Carolina based women’s organization for active, former active, retired, and reservists. F...
- Added: Jul 17, 2016
- Length: 36:27
Mahmoud Toureh is now 23. He moved to Fargo, North Dakota when he was 12. He talks about his life between two countries, his fears for Syria, and...
- Added: Jun 08, 2016
- Length: 18:52
A story about war and hairdressing.
- Added: Sep 14, 2015
- Length: 31:50
We've Never Been The Same: A War Story is the story of one night of battle and the decades of recovery that followed. Produced by Adam Piore and Ja...
Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Prairie Public, WRGY and more
- Added: Sep 08, 2015
- Length: 53:28
- Purchases: 112
This radio program features veterans of all eras beginning with World War II to the present day. Nine veterans share their recollections of before,...
- Added: Apr 07, 2015
- Length: 01:41:34
- Purchases: 2
Lilly Pyle is a skilled hair stylist in Portland, but she's also skilled in combat training. She grew up in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and as ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 19, 2014
- Length: 08:06
- Purchases: 1
Anthony Mattia came home from Iraq as a highly decorated soldier, but the trauma he experienced in combat is putting his own freedom in jeopardy.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 19, 2014
- Length: 07:22
- Purchases: 1
1943, The Pacific. Aboard a troop ship bound for New Guinea, under threat of enemy fire, a young private is tasked with an awesome responsibility.
- Added: Jul 22, 2014
- Length: 13:58
This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...
- Added: Oct 23, 2013
- Length: 56:00
- Purchases: 2
The Rwandan genocide of 1994 still haunts an entire country
- Added: Jan 27, 2013
- Length: 20:15
As part of a series marking Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, reporter, Alison Turner, talked to Dr Kate Macdonald ...
- Added: Nov 01, 2012
- Length: 54:00
