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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
Rich recognizes the similarities between his childhood and the youth he works with in Urban Warriors. He stresses that youth have choices, even if ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 04:37
Alberto’s convoy security truck is hit with an IED in Iraq, and the military recognizes his service with a Purple Heart. After returning from war, ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 06:15
Noah’s childhood was full of instability as he and his family moved from place to place and shelter to shelter. The strict rules of the shelters we...
- Added: Jul 19, 2016
- Length: 07:49
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
When Marine Cpl. Zach Stiles returned from Iraq, he couldn't sleep, hold down a job or pay rent. He and his father sat down with StoryCorps to talk...
Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm
- Added: May 11, 2015
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
Some compelling and timeless moments drawn from just one of our many seasons of programs in the Peace Talks Radio series on peacemaking and non-vio...
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, and KUNM
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 3
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
- Added: Mar 10, 2014
- Length: 05:14
Nicholas Rodriguez joined the Marines because he thought he could make a difference. His service changed Nick–and his family–forever. Nick’s mom &...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 02, 2013
- Length: 19:59
- Purchases: 1
This is a story of a 1940's child's journal, set against the backdrop of WWII, that records the play life of a group of boys reenacting war games i...
- Added: Mar 23, 2013
- Length: 52:58
Anthony’s latest book, “Hotels, Hospitals and Jails” describes his life after the pluses and minuses of the fame of "Jarhead." In that book he chro...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 2
Army National Guard Specialist Justin Cliburn tells his wife, Deanne, about Ali, the young Iraqi he befriended during his service in Iraq.
- Added: Nov 26, 2012
- Length: 02:36
- Purchases: 2
Radio Curious takes you to France as it was in 1932 where Maya Schwartz was born to an immigrant family. 1939 to 1945 her family was torn apart by...
- Added: May 28, 2012
- Length: 29:02
George Gittoes, a middle-aged painter, stands in his studio. Looking down on him, with her eyes filled with hatred, is his painting of a Rwandan wo...
- Added: May 09, 2012
- Length: 02:18
Deer River native Julia Maki talks with Heidi Holtan about her book "My Mom Hunts Submarines." Julia discusses seeing the world as a anti-submarine...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Feb 02, 2012
- Length: 12:13
- Purchases: 1
Opium, child brides, drug lords and their effect on current life in Afghanistan is the topic of this week’s Radio Curious when we visit with Afghan...
- Added: Jan 23, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Stories show us that with every ending, there follows a beginning...whether we want either to happen or not. Kate Knable watches her brother get st...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Professor Michael Wessells of Columbia University takes us beyond war news. What are the true stresses faced by people in war zones and refugees? B...
- Added: Jun 14, 2011
- Length: 11:31
27 May 2011: UNICEF Representative in Tunisia Maria-Luisa Fornara talks about violence at the Shousha transit camp affecting thousands of people wh...
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 03:43
From: UNICEF
On a visit to Gaza this week, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Sigrid Kaag highlighted the plight of Palestinian child...
- Added: May 28, 2010
- Length: 06:01
Beyond Schoolbooks 21: Sudan Child Soldiers
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 14:30
