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My Pregnancy
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Dana Hennessey is 17, going to high school, and expecting a baby this spring.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
The First Time
From: Adrianne Mathiowetz
Series: This One Time
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"And then thirty minutes later . . . he told me he thought he was kissing someone else."

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 43:52
Pranks and Hijinks
From: Adrianne Mathiowetz
Series: This One Time
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"Well, yeah - if you don't know what's on the other side of a hole, you don't put your #$%^ in it."

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 22:07
Fear, Hope, and Friendship: Mideast Teen Girls Speak Out (Peace Talks Radio Series) [29:00 / 59:00 / or Newscast Ready 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio - Series of Half-Hours
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Teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel have been gathering each of the last several summers at the Creativity for Peace Camp in New Mexico...

Bought by KSKA and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 01:23:04
  • Purchases: 2
Aspiring Teen Musicians
From: Youth Ideas Radio Project
Series: Youth Ideas Radio Project 2005
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Teen musicians hoping to become successful artists, from the perspective of an aspiring singer.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 21, 2005
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
"I Still Love Him...Oh Well."
From: Curie Youth Radio
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The struggle to accept that your parent didn't put you first.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 2
Dear Mom: I Joined the Marines
From: Curie Youth Radio
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An apology and a plea for a mother's understanding when a son joins the Marines.

Bought by KUOW, WAMC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUOW, WNPR and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2005
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 8
Bi Chic
From: outLoud Radio
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Are bisexuals just "faking it"? An investigation.

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KFAI, KUNM, and Public Radio Exchange


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 4
Alaska Fashion Crisis
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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ATMI reporters Sara Perman and Michael Eddy take a creative look at Alaska fashion and how it fares "Down South."

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Summer on 64th
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Tonette sends an audio postcard from her favorite Chicago block: we eavesdrop on the guys at the corner, see Ms. P come out onto her porch, and hea...

Bought by KSFR, Public Radio Remix, YouthCast, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 6
My Private Music
From: Curie Youth Radio
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18 year old Giancarlo remembers his mother's lullabies.

Bought by KZYX, KSFR, PRX to iTunes, WEKU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2005
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 6
"Uncrowned King" by Fredique Bautista
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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The powerful voice of one Hispanic young man tells it how he sees it: striving for inspiration and encouragement from the man he’s suppose to see a...

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:48
"Church Girl" by Lydia Muñoz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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Hear this remarkable narrative of one girl coming to terms with the sexual molestation she faced “from the man I called ‘tio’.” Powerful, straight...

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
"Can You Hear Me?" by Fredique Bautista, Susana Medina, Jorge Mena, Lydia Munoz
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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This powerful group piece shares facts and statistics of the current state of free speech in the United States, arguing in favor of the 1st Amendme...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Voice Of Warning
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Jade's voice speaks a loud warning to thousands of students.

Bought by KFAI, WBEZ, and KFAI


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 12:59
  • Purchases: 3
"Johnny 5'11" by Matthew Ewing
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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Police brutality in the city of Chicago is the focus of this young teen's poem.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2005
  • Length: 02:51
"Cañon" by Alberto Che Guevara
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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In this poem a young Chicago author tells us about the power of the gun.

Bought by KRZA, WCFM, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
"Humboldt Park" by José Perez, Cassandra Figueroa, Alberto Che Guevara, and Janeida Rivera
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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A poem about a group of young Chicago teens' experience growing up on the west side of Chicago, in the "murder capital of the country."

Bought by KUT and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
"Untitled" by Janeida Rivera
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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A Chicago teen tells a poem of the demise she sees from gentrification as she walks through her own Chicago neighborhood.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:15
"Not Another Race Poem" by Ari Fulton, Daria Shelton, Jessica Supreme Disu, and Jeffery Lewis
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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Four young Chicago authors bring you this poem about not being afraid to write or talk about issues other than oppression though race, religion, an...

Bought by WXDU and KALW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 2
"Baby Girl" by Jeffery Lewis
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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Chicago teen Jeffery Lewis speaks powerfully about the impact of HIV/AIDS.

Bought by Delta College Public Radio, KUCB, KBBI, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
"Encore" by Jessica Supreme Disu
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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A poem by a Chicago teen about her calling to mix the personal with the political, resulting in poetry.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
"Cancer" by Dianna Harris, Shanava Monson, Jon Ortiz, and Jose Olivarez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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Four Chicago teens read a poem that weaves together the stories of three different cancer patients - focusing on their battle between life and death.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
"Bulimia" by Thomas Garcia
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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A young Chicago author powerfully speaks about his deep relationship with God.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
"Daddy" by Shanava Monson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2005
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This young Chicago teen shares a poem about her homosexuality, and the difficulty her father is having accepting her - emotionally taking us throug...

Bought by Vocalo.org and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 2