Piece Comment

Review of "The Thing About Being A Teenage Mother...Is That I'm Young"


Curie Youth Radio's exploration of what it is like to be a teenage mother by utilizing two very different young women effectively engages the listener in an interactive, intimate conversation. Fantasia's music that is dispersed throughout the piece helps to connect the listener with a famous figure that was also once a teenage mother. The young women featured in this piece seem honest and intimate, regardless of how socially stigmatizing teenage pregnancy can be. Some of the audio within the piece was a bit unclear, primarily during Valerie's interview. However, the piece as a whole comes full circle. The comparing and contrasting of two women, one supported and the other not, contribute to the piece's balanced nature. Overall, an effective piece that exposes some of the darker truths of teenage pregnancy.