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Rose Droll & Boy Scouts: Central Valley Folk
From: Samuel Robinson
Caption: Rail crossing, Credit: Samuel Robinson
Taylor Vick, known as Boy Scouts, and Rose Droll are San Francisco musicians based in the fog-kissed Sunset District. They craft original songs, bl...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 10:45
OutCasting 101 -- Healthcare issues faced by transgender people – part 2 of 2
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcasters Carys and Andrew
Transgender people face many obstacles in life. One of the most pressing is the difficulty they can find in getting appropriate healthcare. In th...

Bought by KMUN and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
OutCasting 100 -- Healthcare issues faced by transgender people – part 1 of 2
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Carys and Andrew
Transgender people face many obstacles in life. One of the most pressing is the difficulty they can find in getting appropriate healthcare. In th...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Monique W. Morris
In grade school and high school, back girls make up about 16% of the female student population. Yet, of all girls referred to law enforcement in ou...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bi-lingual and Youth Public Service Announcements
From: KDKO 89.5 fm
Series: NATIVE AMERICAN PSAs
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bi-lingual PSAs about domestic violence, sex trafficking, parent child relationships in English and Dakota. Yankton Sioux Tribe youth PSAs on cyber...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 14:23
114: Kids Who Teach
From: The Mortified Podcast
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There comes a moment in every school kid's life where it’s time where the student becomes the teacher. The Mortified Podcast celebrates kids who at...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:59
The scariest thing about heroin? 'You're gonna love it'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Alyssa started using heroin when she was 14. She’s now 20 and works as a daycare teacher., Credit: FLICKR PHOTO / B.A.D. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/BRADADOZIER/
"My own family didn't even know who I was anymore. I didn't even know who I was anymore."

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Sixteen Years Old 170527
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: That's me, compliments of Andy Kerr
Music about being 16 years old. Not 15 or 17 or any other age. Just 16 years old. A segment from the 170527 broadcasts.

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 39:12
#7: Nadia, Mama Please Bring Me Pants
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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In this special Mother's Day episode of Palestinians Podcast you'll hear about Nadia Abuelezam's childhood and her love for her mother. Specificall...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 13:59
Waking Michelle
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
Caption: PRX default Piece image
She sets 56 alarms every day, which are really good at waking everyone *else* in her dorm....

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:28
The Idea Of A Better Future Keeps Teen Mom Going
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Reporter Walter Stanton, Credit: Courtesy of KUOW
Gabby Saechao was in her first year of college when she heard those two dreaded words: “You’re pregnant.”

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Bosnian War Inspires Student Feminism And Filmmaking
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Fall 2014
Caption: Foster High School senior Nandina Cengic is a feminist, filmmaker and activist., Credit: JESENKO SPAHIC
Azeb Tuji explores the myths of feminism and dispels the rumors with a local high school student Nandina Cengic.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Why This Teen Stopped Hiding Her Dad's Abuse
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Fall 2014
Caption: Ivy Jacobsen speaking about her abuse at her high school graduation., Credit: Ivy Jacobsen
Noel Gasca explores the story of the seemingly perfect girl next door.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
The Importance of a Good School Nurse
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Across the US, fewer than half of all public schools have a nurse available to kids all day, every day, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Founda...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
Green Fashion Designers
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti with a dress by Chrissy Wai-Ching
In Seattle, some in the fashion industry are going green. Aarti Chandorkar finds out how two young designers - Chrissy Wai-Ching and Renee Corrick ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 2
What a Girl Wants
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti Chandorkar blindly tastes some high calorie chocolate cake
We take a break from all of the serious topics we've been covering and get into two things we love: fashion and food. We ask locals to define Seatt...

Bought by KUT and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 16:55
  • Purchases: 2
GenderPalooza
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2013
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For the first RadioActive podcast of summer 2013, new hosts Isaac Noren and Carlos Nieto bring you stories about gender and gender stereotypes.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:07
A Mother Who Kept Fighting
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Fall 2013
Caption: Maria Perez with her daughter Estefania
Being a mother isn’t easy. It’s harder being both single and an immigrant. But that didn’t stop Maria. RadioActive’s Estefania Chirino Perez shares...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:20
Author Isabel Allende's first crime novel: Ripper
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A Chilean-born author, Isabel is best known for her novels and memoirs. But now, after deciding not to retire from writing books after all, she's ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 2
Project Prom
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
Birthdays
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
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Everyone has a birthday, but the day's meaning changes over time. In this episode, we look at life from 21st and 94th birthdays.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
28 and Single
From: kim fox
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In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
If You Could Be Mine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Sara Farizan
A new novel by Sara Fraizan explores the issues of gender orientation. But, what sets this work apart from its predecessors is that it’s written fo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Hitchhiking to Amsterdam
From: Sean Rasmussen
Series: Radio Docs
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Feeling depressed and alone in Europe and with family problems at home, Darlene thinks the solution is to visit a drug house in Amsterdam. But some...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
Trial of Eve by Hannah Srajer
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013
Caption: Hannah Srajer, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Poet Hannah Srajer, 18, is a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the second time this year. ...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1