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La Boda Mexicana
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Miami's Efforts To Clear Drunken Reputation
From: Joe Simpson
Caption: Miami University's Pan-Hellenic Council , Credit: http://www.orgs.muohio.edu/panhellenic/officers.htm
Miami University's Pan-Hellenic Council has moved mountains in order to reshape its sororities' reputation--but they still aren't happy. Molly Dob...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
Anorexia Nervosa
From: Jordyn Ownbey
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This piece was produced to inform the US about the overwhelming number of people who suffer from eating disorders.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :30
Atlanta Beat Champion in the Community
From: Adrienne Sachs
Caption: Atlanta Beat
Atlanta Beat "Champion in the Community" is a program that honors everyday youth.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: :30
Is Chivalry Dead?
From: WHJE
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How much of a gentleman are you?

  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:44
Go Vote, Sister Suffragette
From: Lauren Peterson
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Less than one hundred years ago, women voted for the first time in a national election. Two months ago, Lauren Peterson headed to the polls for a s...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:48
Speak by Kush Thompson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Kush Thompson
Poet Kush Thompson, 16, is a junior at Orr Academy; she competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 representing her high school. When asked about the sub...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
My Story by Cecilia Tate
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Cecilia Tate
Poet Cecilia (Ce-Ce) Tate, 16, is a sophomore at Curie Metro High and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Lyrical Revolution re...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:58
Testimony by Briana Tomlinson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Briana Tomlinson
Poet Briana Tomlinson, 16 (who turned 17 during the competition), is a junior at Kenwood Academy and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a membe...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:51
Homage to My Hips by Dominique James
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Dominique James
Poet Dominique James, 16, is a sophomore at Walter Payton College Prep and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Youmedia Chicago...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:27
Closed Mics by Melana Bass
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Melana Bass
Poet Melana Bass, 17, is a junior at TEAM Englewood; she competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 representing her high school. ‘What would I do withou...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:36
Prison Doulas-Supporting Pregnant Women Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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For most women, the way their pregnancy, labor, and recuperation is handled by the correctional system has a lot to be desired. But there are some...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 2
Carolyn Mosley - Teenage Daughter Murdered at High School
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Carolyn & Ortralla Mosley
In 2003, Carolyn's 15-year-old daughter, Ortralla, was brutally stabbed by her boyfriend in the hallway of Reagan High School in Austin, TX. Caroly...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 24:45
What Do You See When You See a Somali Girl
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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The high school student poet argues against the idea that Somali women are oppressed.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Remembering Barbara Jean
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: Pat (left) and Joshua Presby
If Pat could tell his late step-mother, Barbara Jean, one thing, it's that he probably should have listened to her advice.

Bought by YouthCast and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Revelations In the Mudflats
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Coastal Studies for Girls is a hands-on marine science and leadership program for sophomores in high school. But for 15-year-old Laura, it’s more ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 4
A girl on the football team?!
From: Y-Press
Series: Gender
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In the 40 years since Title IX was enacted girls’ participation in high school and college sports has risen over 900 percent. Y-Press radio produce...

Bought by WXDU and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Gender today, gender yesterday
From: Y-Press
Series: Gender
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Y-Press 17-year-old journalist Tommaso Verderame talks with several experts on contemporary gender issues.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
In Malawi, young people play role in combating HIV/AIDS
From: UNICEF
Caption: 'Sisters to Sisters' peer educator Patricia Wisikesi demonstrates for a group of girls how to use a female condom using a model., Credit: © Photo courtesy of Sisters to Sisters initiative/Patricia Sangaya
Providing good-quality basic education and skills-based prevention education is fundamental to reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in gi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 1
Uncovering Anorexia
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: KFAI Youth News
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The KFAI Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
Digital natives
From: Y-Press
Series: Teens and media
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According to Wikipedia a digital native "is a person who was born after the general implementation of digital technology, and, as a result, has a f...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 1
Insects, Frogs, and Women
From: Walker Mettling
Series: the sparkle*
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Darker stories of love and coming of age by Providence's most exciting new writers.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 18:26
Attract Females Easily
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Men used to attract females by the smell of their bodies.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2010
  • Length: :58
Talk of the Town
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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This is a story about finding forgiveness and acceptance in a small town.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, PRX Remix, The Story, KUOW, and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 11:29
  • Purchases: 5
Proud to be a Nerd
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.

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


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4

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