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LiveHopeLove
From: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
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Writer and Poet Kwame Dawes explores HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, produced by Outer Voices, in association with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Bought by WSKG, KBRP Community Radio, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, WLRN and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 21
Love treatise
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Cooper Galvin, a high school senior, goes on a quest to find out what love is.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Airlines Would Oppose It
From: Robert Karl Skoglund
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Solutions to spending a weekend alone

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM


  • Added: Sep 02, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
Mondo's
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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A portrait of a local Moab coffee shop as a reflection of community

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:26
The Truffula Trees and WE!
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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revisiting the Seuss classic

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
On the Beach
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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Pondering relationships and nature.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
The 40 Worst Songs From Last Year
From: Robert Karl Skoglund
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They promised to play the 40 worst songs from last year.

  • Added: May 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
The Rabbi
From: Ryan Scammell
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What it means to be 20 Years Old

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 17, 2008
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1
Shofar Blues by Melissa Goldman
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her third year in the competition, Melissa says this piece is about questioning Judaism. Melissa Goldman is 17 years old and was an individual fin...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Nostalgic Daze by FM Supreme
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, Supreme says this piece is about a longing for home (Chicago) and feeling displaced after heading off to college...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Bruised Knights by Team WordPlay
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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This is the group piece (4 poets) performed in-studio by WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. They desc...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Running from Myself
From: 826NYC
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Louis struggles to reconcile bad choices he's made in the past.

Bought by KUT, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound, YouthCast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 14, 2008
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 4
Letters from the Outside
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Getting letters in jail is part of what keeps Randy going. Here he shares some from his friends in Texas.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Change My World
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Steph, a young environmental activist, ponders her role in the movement.

Bought by KOOP, KLCC, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 3
Poems for Manhood
From: David Kates
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Activist poet discusses his work.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 04:06
We Are Still Here: Voices of HIV+ Youth
From: Julia Applegate
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Voices of HIV+ Youth

Bought by KRUA, KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and WFUV


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 4
"Identity Crisis" by Andrew Laluz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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People have such problems being themselves - this piece is about issues with individuality. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Young people in the Middle East talk about the toll of conflict
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Kids in Middle East tell about the lasting effects of the war on the children of the region, with voices from Lebanon, Syria, I...

Bought by AIFM and WUAL


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 2
Austin Life
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Austin youth Mikaela Thomas talks about why she loves living in Austin, Texas, and what makes it unique.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
Coming Home
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2001
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Coming Home features stories from the hearth of gay America

Bought by KQED and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Handcuffs-Observations in a Courtroom
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Observations in a Courtroom

  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
Self Spirals
From: Terin Mayer
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Recalling the epiphany of recognizing yourself in the mirror.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Selling A Papers
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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ATMI reporter Katie Zager looks into turning her "A"s into $.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUNM, and YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 3
Southwest Side Stories: My Girlfriend Stephanie
From: David Diaz
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True love waits beyond the Chula Vista Lounge.

Bought by WFUV, PRX Lovesick Stream, KRCB Voice of Youth, Public Radio Exchange, and KWCW


  • Added: Jan 30, 2006
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 5